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A34689 A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first Epistle generall of John by ... John Cotton ... Cotton, John, 1584-1652.; R. D. (Roger Drake), 1608-1669.; Scott, Chr. (Christopher), fl. 1655. 1658 (1658) Wing C6452; ESTC R5113 587,691 443

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and_o bitter_a that_o thou_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n we_o have_v go_v on_o obstinate_o and_o cast_v aside_o god_n yoke_n therefore_o thy_o own_o wickedness_n shall_v corrrect_v thou_o therefore_o know_v and_o see_v and_o learn_v by_o it_o to_o see_v the_o danger_n of_o sin_n and_o if_o thou_o begin_v to_o be_v tendable_a there_o be_v hope_v this_o torment_n will_v end_v well_o know_v that_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a to_o provoke_v god_n to_o such_o fierce_a anger_n for_o as_o you_o have_v press_v god_n amos_n 2.13_o so_o he_o will_v press_v you_o 2._o confess_v thy_o sin_n to_o god_n lay_v open_a thy_o way_n and_o set_v they_o in_o order_n before_o he_o and_o by_o this_o mean_v you_o will_v find_v a_o unmeasurablenesse_n of_o ease_n psal_n 32._o to_o 6._o he_o that_o confess_v his_o sin_n shall_v find_v mercy_n prov._n 28.13_o and_o with_o this_o confession_n add_v prayer_n for_o pardon_n and_o heal_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o god_n ordinary_o will_v heal_v such_o hos_fw-la 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it_o make_v we_o look_v at_o god_n as_o good_a and_o merciful_a to_o we_o and_o therefore_o love_n cast_v out_o all_o fear_n of_o evil_a from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o this_o 19_o verse_n observe_v two_o part_n 1_o the_o freedom_n of_o god_n love_n to_o we_o he_o love_v we_o not_o because_o we_o love_v he_o but_o he_o first_o love_v we_o 2_o the_o root_n and_o spring_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n be_v god_n love_n first_o to_o we_o prevent_v we_o for_o the_o first_o part_n observe_v doct._n 1._o the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o we_o be_v altogether_o free_a un-prevented_n and_o un-deserved_n on_o our_o part_n if_o the_o question_n be_v why_o god_n love_v we_o it_o be_v not_o because_o we_o have_v do_v he_o any_o service_n of_o love_n but_o he_o love_v we_o before_o we_o love_v he_o 2_o tim._n 1.9_o he_o call_v we_o not_o according_a to_o our_o work_n but_o according_a to_o his_o free_a purpose_n and_o grace_n deut._n 7.7_o 8._o the_o lord_n do_v not_o set_v his_o love_n upon_o you_o 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