First Epistle of John Applied Part 1
2 There is only one thing remaineth to be dispatched, and that is, the extent of the Persons, in that the verb is in the first person plural 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 we may have, I and you, whereby the Apostle intimateth, that his confidence or shame at Christ's coming, did much depend upon their abiding, or not abiding in him.
On the one hand, the Peoples constancy shall then be the Pastors glory, in which respect S t . Paul calleth the Philippians, his joy and his crown; and he saith of the Thessalonians, For what is our hope, our joy, our crown of rejoicing, are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? for ye are our glory, and our joy; they were not only his joy, but his glory; not only his glory, but his crown of glorying (for so the Greek is best rendered) of whom he should glory at the last day as his crown; Labor discipuli in opere bono coronam dat Magistro judice Christo, saith S t . Ambrose, the Scholars labor shall be the Masters honor in the Judgment of Christ.
On the other hand, the Peoples Apostasy shall then be the Ministers ignominy; A foolish Son saith the Wise man is a calamity, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , so the Septuagint reads it, a disgrace to his Father; so are a foolish giddy People to their Spiritual Father; indeed if the Minister discharge his duty, he shall not have any cause of shame as to himself, as if he had been negligent or unfaithful; but he shall be ashamed of the People, and as it were unwilling to own them. The barren tree reproacheth the Gardner, the ignorant Scholar disgraceth his Teacher, and though the righteous Judge will not lay the Peoples Apostasy to the charge of the faithful Minister, yet thereby his glorying is made void.
And therefore my dearly beloved, if you have any reverence to the Judge before whom you must appear, if you have any respect to your Minister, who would gladly then have cause to boast of you, and if you have any regard to your own comfort, honor, happiness, in that day when you shall appear before Christ, I exhort, entreat, beseech you, that you would adhere constantly to, and abide firmly in him whom you have believed, to the end of your days.
And thus through Divine assistance, I am come to the end of this excellent period. There is indeed another verse in this Chapter, but as Beza well glosseth, it is, Transitio ad sequentem exhortationem, a passage to the following exhortation, and begins that Discourse which is prosecuted in several verses of the next Chapter, and therefore with Cajetan, I shall look upon it, rather as the first verse of that, than the last of this. Nothing therefore now remainteh, but that as I trust you have hitherto, so to beg of you that you would still renew your prayers to God for me, that (if it be his will, and may be for his glory, and the Churches good ) I may make further progress, and in due time finish this work of expounding this Epistle. And may both you and I so walk in those steps of this way, namely, confessing and forsaking our sins, keeping Christ's commandments, and imitation of his pattern: Love of our Brother, contempt of the World, and perseverance in the faith of Christ, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
An Alphabetical Table of the chiefest things handled in the Book.
A
- THE Abuse of a thing is no just reason of a total disus • . Page 229
- Abiding in Christ, See Perseverance.
- Adultery a lust of the flesh. 347
- The Affections are in themselves indifferent. 325.
- The Age of man threefold. 214
- In what sense Be leevers know All things. 562
- Ambition a great sin. 395. one cause of Heresy. 509
- God's Anger against forgiven sinners is not judicial, but paternal. 246
- To desire what is Another's, how lawful, and unlawful. 371
- Annointing, See Unction.
- Antichrists foretold by Christ. 495. two sorts of them. 497. many of them in the Apostles time. 499 who is so most properly 492, 493
- Antiquity is that which is from the beginning. 91, 94 99
- Apostasy, its causes, 508. how far incident to the true members of the Church. 528, 529. if total, an argument of hypocrisy. 574. by it men are discovered to be Hypocrites. 578. it is either from the Faith or Communion of the Church. 507, 508. we should not be much dismayed although we behold men apostatizing. 527. Apostates shall be ashamed at Christ's coming. 751, 752.
- Apparrel in itself indifferent. 400. when too costly, too fashionable, sinful. 401. a base thing to be proud of. 399
- Appearing of Christ, see Coming, when he shall appear, we must all appear before him. 745, 746
- Arrogancy puffeth men up with self-conceit. 392, 393. a cause of heresy. 510
- Assurance a reflex knowledge, 62. is only in respect of ourselves. 63. it is not merely conjectural, nor yet perfect 64, 65. many have it not who yet are in Christ 66 it is attainable, and being attained exceeding comfortable. 68, 69. by what means. 71, 72, 73
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B.
- BOasting of ourselves an effect of pride. 398
- Blasphemy worse than Atheism. 436
- Brother, in what sense all men, and more especially all Christians are Brethren. 143, 144. more particularly Ministers and People. 79, 80
- Brotherly Love, see Love,
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C.
- CHildren, how great care ought to be taken for their instruction. 222, 223, 312, 313. ought to know their Heavenly Father, and why. 310, 315. in what respects we must be like them, and in what not. 206, 207
- Christ, a perfect pattern of grace. 51. in what sense the Image of God. 622. how from the beginning, 261 to 264. The Holy one. 554, 555. his great Love to us. 118, 119
- Christians how said to be in Christ, 40. and to abide in h • m. 43, 739. the faelicity of their being and abiding in him, 42. They are in vain so called, who are not like to Christ. 58. they are of different degrees. 205. b they have an unction. 553. their state far better than that of the Jews. 7 • 3.
- Church, many in it who are not of it. 524, 525. many in it who depart from it. 504, 505. the degrees of casting out of it. 506. particular Churches have their periods. 488. multitude no note of a true one. 499
- Commands given by Christ as well as promises. 12. they must be obeyed because they are his. 13, 14. in what sense impossible to be obeyed. 16. why they are called his word. 31.
- Coming of Christ threefold. 743. his personal double. 744. one end of his first, is to be an example. 52. the difference between his first and second coming. 745
- Company evil to be avoided. 322, 360, 681. especially that of Heretics. 681
- Confidence whence that ariseth which persevering believers shall have at the last day. 748
- Self -Conceit, see Arrogance.
- Concupiscence, see Lust.
- Confession of Christ when called to it, necessary, and why. 627, 629, 630
- Constancy, see Perseverance.
- Contempt of the world required of Christians. 328.
- Contentation with our condition a choice virtue. 385
- Covetousnes why called a lust of the eyes, in what it consists. 374, to 378. an universal disease, 378, 379. insatiable, 380, 381. enslaving, 382, opposed to all the Beatitudes, 383. breaketh all the Commandments, 424, 425. a cause of Heresies. 509
- Creatures all of them may be our teachers. 201. b.
- Curiosity of knowing of seeing, condemned. 364. &c. one cause of Heresy. 509
D.
- DEath puts an end to all worldly lusts. 449. befalleth the righteous as well as the wicked. 467. ought to be daily meditated on, and that by the youngest. 491
- Delights, the difference between spiritual and carnal. 448. they end in misery. 456
- Denial of Christ how many ways. 617, 614. it is a denial of the whole Trinity. 618. how denied as the Son of God. 626, 627
- Desire after the things of this world when inordinate. 326
- The Devil is subtle as well as malicious. 362, 363. his aim is to hinder us from the word. 293. he taketh advantage against us from ourselves. 363. he stirreth up evil lusts in men. 437. he is the wicked one, how he came to be so and in what respects he is so. 277, &c. we ought to fight with him. 287. our best weapon against him is faith. 289
- Doctrines must be examined in their consequences. 620, 621
- Drunkenness a lust of the flesh, wherein the sin consists. 350, 351
E.
- ENvy, see Hatred.
- Epicures please all their senses. 366
- Epistle the first of St. John a Touch-stone. 1, 2
- Eternity puts a value upon things, 477, 704. this world so much the more transitory when compared with it. 475. Christians of all others obliged to seek after it. 478
- Eternal Life twofold. 657. why that life must be so. 658. it is the choice excellency of that life. 659. it is the promise, 665. made by Christ most clearly, 665. to them that persevere. 670
- Examination of ourselves is that in which we ought to be very serious. 75
- Examples, we are apt to follow bad ones. 437
- Excelling, when the desire of it is sinful. 794, 795
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- FAith why called knowledge. 8, 9. it uniteth us to Christ. 41. it produceth three sorts of effects. 72. in exercising its reflex act we must not neglect its direct. 77. of great use in resisting the Devil. 290 opposed by the Devil. 634. it cometh by hearing. 638.
- Falling away, see Apostasy.
- Father, God cannot be now rightly worshiped but as the Father of Christ, 622. in denying the Son, the Father is denied. 616. several sorts of Fathers. 208. perfect Christians compared to Fathers. 204 b.
- Flesh, a three-fold acception of it. 343. several lusts of the flesh. 344, to 358
- Forgiveness of sin taketh off the obligation to punishment. 241, 242. may be considered three ways. 244. a special mercy. 245. a great honor to God. 248. he is engaged to it by promise. 249. it is for Christ's sake. 250, 251. an obligation to repentance and love. 252, to 254
- Fornication a sinful lust of the flesh. 348
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G.
- GLuttony a sinful lust of the flesh. 349 God from the Beginning. 260 Gospel hath Law in it. 88, 89. the true light, and why. 122, 123. the Truth. 580 of Divine Original. 583. leadeth us to Christ, and by him to God. 649
- Grace, if true, cannot consist with the dominion of any sin. 544. it is of great worth. 545. to be preserved and employed by us. 552, 557, 705. we must concur with it. 7 • 7. it is not always discerned by them who have it. 76. it may be known whether true or counterfeit. 71, 72. all graces are connexe. 60, 61. we must not be proud of it. 405. a little must not content us, nor yet discourage us. 213. we must grow in it. 217, 218
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H.
- HAppiness of that other life cannot be expressed. 654
- Hatred of our Brother an heinous sin, wherein it consists. 166, to 178. he that is guilty of it may yet think his estate good, 180. but he is really very bad. 184
- Heresy, the cause of it. 509. those which are fundamental are to be most opposed. 600
- Heretics being erroneous themselves, seduce others. 679. they are cunning to seduce. 682, 683. very tenacious of their errors. 645. they are liars and Antichrists. 597
- Hearing, the sense of knowledge, faith. 637. it must be with our heart and foot, as well as ear. 639
- Humility, we are obliged to it both as men and Christians. 405
- Hypocrites pretend to great measures of illumination. 21, 22
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- IDleness a sinful lust of the flesh. 355
- Jesus, that such a person there was. 601. that he is the Christ. 602, to 612
- Ignorance, several kinds of it. 588, 589. the causes of it. 591. most odious in old men. 269
- Illumination of the mind, no less needful than the outward Revelation. 568, 570
- Imitation of Christ hath a Limitation. 45, 46. how far extended. 52. it cannot be exact. 53. ought to be endeavored. 54, 55. our relation to, and union with Christ, obligeth to it. 56, 57
- Imputation of Christ's righteousness to us, how it cometh to pass. 42
- Incest a sinful lust of the flesh. 346
- Inconstancy in Religion bemoaned.
- Interpretation of Scripture not to be attempted by every men. 236
- Joy, three things concur to it. 68
- Judgments, God giveth warning of them, before he sends them. 501
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- KIngdoms have their periods. 388
- Knowledge very amiable. 19, 590. especially that of Christ. 20, 266. what it imports to know Christ. 7, 8. twofold. 265, 24. how differenced. 25. if only speculative, it is not right, and will but aggravate our condemnation. 25, 27. it must be joined with obedience. 23, 24, 463. if right, it is the mother of obedience. 5. puts us on love to Christ. 23, 273. in what sense Christians know all things, and with what knowledge. 564, 565. the means of attaining it. 592. we still need instruction. 593
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L.
- LAst Times, those from the first to the second coming of Christ. 484, 485. we must look upon every day as our last. 491
- Law, in comparison of the Gospel, darkness. 124
- Life, why that future bliss so called. 653. that far excels this, 659. this transitory, 450. too much doted on. 659. three-fold. 256
- Love, the nature of it in general. 325
- Love of God twofold. 28. the effect of a right knowledge, 29, 30. it renders our obedience acceptable, 32. what perfection of it is attainable, 33, 34. he is to be loved chiefly as a Father, 415. it cannot consist with, but casts out the love of the world. 416, 417
- Love of our Brother, the old Commandment, 89, 94. nothing added to it by Christ, 105, to 110. in what sense a new Commandment, 110, to 114. it prevents many sins, and scandals, 153 to 155. he that loveth is in the light, 151. wherein Brotherly love consists. 140, 143
- Love of the World, see World.
- Lust three-fold, 338. that which was in us by Creation, was not prone to irregularity. 432. forbidden as well as the outward act, 406. after worldly things many times disappointed, and if fulfilled soon glutted. 448
- Lye, threefold. 23, 580. Liars the vilest of men. 597
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M.
- MAlice, see Hatred.
- Marriage may be unlawfully used. 348
- Memory apt to forget Divine things. 593. we must not only hear • ut remember. 640
- Ministers, how they and the people brethren, 79, 286. must have a futherly affection to the people, 203, &c. they are watch-men, and shepherds, 200. must be faithful and prudent, 274. must preach particularly, 220, 220, 387. seasonably, suitably to their Auditors conditions, capacities. 275. make a distinction between hearers, 593. warn the people of seducers, 597, 690. commend what is good in their people, 134. must win upon them by expressing love, 735. their endeavor shall be accepted, 677. no need of them in Heaven, 716. they are instituted by Christ to continue in the Church to the end of the world, 719. their teaching cannot avail without the Spirit, 717. they must be constant in the faith, 644. their people's constancy their honor at the last day, 753. they must live their Sermons. 120, 121
- Miracles, by true ones the Gospel was confirmed, 580. the show of them made a prop of heresy. 686
- Multitude no note of a true Church. 499
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N.
- NAme, its several acceptions, 249. when changed in Scripture, some spiritual gift conferred, 615 the names of those whom we reprove, not to be mentioned. 257, 673
- Necessity twofold. 647
- Neutrality, and lukewarmness condemned. 425
- Novelty a badge of error, affecting it dangerous. 91, to 94, 100, 101
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O.
- OBedience cannot be without knowledge, 22. the way to increase knowledge, 4, 5. it is according to our knowledge. 17. Negative not sufficient, 11, 474. must be universal, 14, 15, 464. cheerful, 465. by it we know our interest in Christ, 71, 72. it cannot be exact, 16. a bare command should be enough to oblige to it, 429. it is the best trial of our love to God, 472, 473. and perfects it. 33, 35
- Old-men, why called Fathers, 208. to be reverenced, 209. they had need to be good, 212. not too old to learn, 221. ignorance in them inexcusable, 269. they must labor to know Christ. 267, 268
- tOvercome, in what sense we are said to overcome the Devil now, 285. we are not complete victors in this life, 286. how it is to be done. 283, 284
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P.
- PArdon of sin, see Forgiveness.
- Perfection twofold. 33. perfect Christians compared to Fathers. 204. b.
- Perseverance in adhering to Christ, the Church, the truth received, 641, 738. it must be to the end, 740. most commendable in Apostatizing times, 635. it is not by ourselves but God's sustentation, 529. the doctrine of it upon what grounds built, 531, 532. no true cause of security, 535. an attendant of true grace. 633
- Play how unlawful. 356
- Polygamy a lust of the flesh. 347
- Praise due to Virtue. 134, 259, 578
- Preacher, see Minister.
- Predictions, the verity of those which are Divine, 496. especially concerning Christ. 603, 604
- Presumption of an interest in Christ, 74, 75. of our own abilities. 394
- Privileges, the enjoyment of them should not content us. 526
- Pride loveth to show itself. 389. why called pride of life, 390. its several kinds, 390, to 394 a general sin, 402. maketh a man like the Devil. 404. it is attended with shame. 405
- Promises Divine are sometimes matter of precept, 736. suitable to our necessities, 648. most faithful. 666. The promise is Eternal life, 663. first promised and then given, 665. to them that persevere, 670. promised before Christ, but not so clearly as by him. 665. Human ofttimes larger than their performances. 399, 661
- Protestants injustly charged by the Papists as Schismatics. 512, 513
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Q.
- QUakers how irrationally they decry the Ministry, and blasphemously they wrest Scripture. 721, 722
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R.
- REason, of what use in Divine things. 577 insufficient without an higher light, 575. pretended to by Heretics. 686
- Regeneration compared to light. 131
- Remission of sin, see Forgiveness.
- Repentance abstaineth from all sort of lusts, 406, 407. the delay of it dangerous. 304
- Repetition of one and the same thing frequently used in Holy Writ, and why. 131, to 135
- Reproof ought to be with expression of love, 205. a. and yet sharp against notorious sinners, 599. but yet without naming the persons. 257, 673
- Resolution necessary in a Christian, to his combat with the Devil. 290
- Riches, when got and kept sinfully. 376, to 381
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S.
- SAcrament of the Lord's Supper, what gesture was used by Christ is not certain, if it were, we are not bound to follow it. 49, 50
- Saints, their security, dignity, and felicity, by reason of the Annointing. 550 Schism, the causes of it, 508. a great sin, 518. un ustly charged upon the Protestants by the Papists, 512. justly by us upon the Sectaries. 514
- Scripture, why God would have his Word written, 216. man the Penman, God's Spirit the Author, 219. to be read by and to all, 224, 225. with reverence, 220. quoted and wrested by the Devil, 299. by Heretics, 589, 722. a special weapon against seducers. 689
- Sectaries justly accused as Schismatics. 514
- Security greatest, when Judgment is nearest. 490
- Seducers, they often prove such who should be Teachers, 675. the several ways of seducing. 689. &c.
- Sights wanton forbidden, 363. as also such as curiosity prompts to. 367, 368
- Signs, three sorts of them. 499
- Sin, God cannot be the Author of it, 433, 434. men are apt to transfer it on God, 436. it maketh us like the Devil, 282, 484. it ruineth Churches, and Kingdoms. 489. How many ways to be considered. 237, 238
- Sleep, when a lust of the flesh. 355
- Soul, no proportion between it and the world, 454. hath its diseases as well as the Body. 733
- Son of God, Christ was in such a way as proveth him higher than men, nay Angels, yea the high God. 625, 626. he that denieth Christ, denieth God's Son, 617. how much God is offended with it. 624, 625
- Spirit of God compared to Oil, and why, 514, &c. given by Christ, 557, 701. the Author of Scripture, 219. is not only illuminating but confirming. 731. his grace needful to overcome the Devil▪ 91 his teaching extraordinary and ordinary, internal and external, 707, 708. his inward teaching agreeth with that in the word, 709. it is faithful, 727. effectual, 729. how he concurreth to assurance. 73, 74
- Strength spiritual, needful to our fight with the Devil, 288. wherein it consists, 290 strong Christians compared to young-men. 210, 211
- Superfluity, what measure of Riches is so. 372, 373
- Superiors ought to be exemplary. 38
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T.
- TEaching, see Spirit. Ministers.
- Tempting God a great sin. 367
- Types fulfilled in Christ. 579
- Truth of the Gospel proved. 580, 581
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V.
- VAin-glory a branch of pride. 396
- Victory, see Overcome.
- Unction of the sick in the primitive times, for another end than that of the Papists, 696. in Baptism, ancient but not Apostolical, 695. Spiritual is not of ourselves, 700 abideth in the Church and every true member. 707
- Union with Christ intimate and indissoluble, 41, to 44. expressed by three phrases. 739
- Unregeneracy a state of darkness. 130. of walking in darkness. 187
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W.
- WEak Christians, in what respects compared to little Children. 209, 210
- Will both in good and evil is looked upon, though there be no deed, 287, 465, 677. of God's decree done by wicked men against their will. 460. of his command ought to be done by us willingly. 464, 466
- Wisdom divine teacheth the vanity of the world. 452
- World taken two ways. 320. a Book, 713. it passeth away. 441. an Impostor, 443. it seemeth permanent in our eye, 451. a dangerous enemy. 481
- Worldly things, the having them dangerous. 413. occasions of lust. 438. to be used, not loved, 324. they pass away in themselves from their owners, and that suddenly 444 to 447 they leave us when most need, 455. how of God, how not. 431
- Worldly love, wherein it consists, 323. how discovered. 329, to 332. an epidemical disease, 328. unsuitable to a Christian, 439. cannot consist with the love of God, 416. hardly subdued, 411. hindereth the efficacy of the Word, 420. a cause of Apostasy, profaneness. 421
- Word of God, consists of three parts, 295. it must abide in us, and how we may know whether it do, 296. overcometh the Devil. 298
- Writings, what commendeth them, 214, 215. why God would have his Word written. 216
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Y.
- YEars, there are members of the Church of all years. 212
- Young-men, the Devil a great enemy to them, 301. prone to many lusts, 302. put off the serving of God, 304. persuaded to resist the Devil. 305, 306
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- Souls solace.
- The sum of all. By Chibbal.
- Helvius Colloquies.
Protestants practice, or the Compleat Christian, being the true and perfect way to the Celestial Canaan, necessary for the bringing up of Youth, and establishing the Old Christians in the faith of the Gospel. By a reverend Father of the Church of England.
A method and instruction for the Art of Divine Meditation, together with instances of the several kinds of solemn meditation. By Tho. White.
There is now in the Press a Practical Commentary on the whole seventeenth Chapter of St. John, by Master George Newton of Taunton, in Somersetshire.
Errata.
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Take notice, that the Pages 201, 204, 205▪ are double, the latter of which have a b. annexed to them in the Table. As also that the figures 545, 54 • , &c. to the end of that sheet • should be 481, 482, &c to 489.