by John Cotton
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Or, Sundry Choice Sermons on part of the fifth Chapter of the first Epistle of St. John.
He that hath the Son, hath life, and he that hath not the Son, hath not life. - 1 John 5.12
These words contain the Third part of the record that God bare of his Son, to whom this eternal life is communicated, and that is to all such, as to whom the Son is communicated; amplified by the contrary, He that hath not the Son, hath not life.
Doctrine According to, or upon our having, or not having of Christ, depends our having or not having of life.
The note is of special weight in our Christian experience, and therefore let us take so much the more care in opening of it; He that findeth me (which is all one with, he that hath me) he hath life, Prov. 8.34. but he that is estranged from me, he loveth death, ver. 36. So that, find Christ, and find life. Find him not, but be estranged from him, and find death. So, Eph. 2.12. In times past ye were without Christ being aliens from the Commonwealth of Israel, strangers from the Covenant of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world, and Eph. 4.18.19. There he speaks of some that were alienated from the life of God; but in ver. 20. Ye have not so learned Christ, if so be you have been taught by him as the truth is in Jesus.
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Table of Contents
SERMON I. - 1 JOHN 5.12.
SERMON II. - 1 JOHN 5.12.
SERMON III. - 1 JOHN 5.12.
SERMON IV. - 1 JOHN 5.12.
SERMON V. - 1 JOHN 5.12.
SERMON VI. - 1 JOHN 5.12.
SERMON VII. - 1 JOHN 5.12.
SERMON VIII. - 1 JOHN 5.12.
SERMON IX. - 1 JOHN 5.12.
SERMON X. - 1 JOHN 5.12.
SERMON XI. - 1 JOHN 5.12.
SERMON XII. - 1 John 5.13.
SERMON XIII. - 1 JOHN 5.13.
SERMON XIV. - 1 JOHN 5.14, 15.
SERMON XV. - 1 JOHN 5.14, 15.
SERMON XVI. - 1 JOHN 5.16, 17.