Commentary on 1 John, Index
THE TABLE. The Firſt Figure notes the Chapter, the ſecond Figure notes the Verſe.
A
Abiding in Chriſt is joyned with avoyding of ſin, 3. 6.
Chriſt an Advocate for Gods Children, yea a righteous Advocate, 2. 1.
Anabaptiſme examined, 2. 19.
Why Chriſt was not an Angel, 1. 1.
Primary Antiquity a certain note of Divine verity, 2. 24.
True Antiquity fetches its Originall from the beginning, 2. 7. The Antiquity of the Doctrin of imitating Chriſt, 2.7. Miniſteriall Application muſt be made to ſeverall ſorts and ages, 2. 13.
Antichriſt foretold, 2. 18.
In Johns dayes there were many Antichriſts, nor can the laſt times be long without ſuch Antichriſts, Ib. In petty Antichriſts the praediction of the great Antichriſt is in ſome meaſure fulfilled, Ib.
Antichriſt denyes Jeſus to be the Chriſt, 2. 22. and how? Ib. Antichriſtian Teachers deny the Father and the Son, Ib. Every Antichriſtian doctrine is a lye, 2. 21.
Apoſtates are in the Church, 2. 19. were never Members of the Church Ib. Apoſtacy is a note of a Seducer, and of an Antichriſtian ſpirit, 2. 19. Its the puniſhment of Hypocriſie, Ib.
B
Beginning, what it ſignifies, 1. 1.
Believers may be aſſured their prayers are heard, 5.19.
Blood of Chriſt, how it cleanſes, 1. 7. For Chriſt came by Blood, 5. 6.
Boldneſſe with God, and peace of Conſcience goe together, 4. 3.
Boldneſſe mortifies fear and ſhame, 4. 17. Perfect love aſſures of Boldneſſe at the day of judgment, Ib.
The ſight of our Brother is a ſtronger inducement to love him, then any hater of his Brother can have to love God, 4. 20.
He that hates his Brother will find leſſe cauſe to love God then his Brother, Ib.
C
Cards and Dice unlawfull, 2. 16.
Certainty is a property of the Apoſtles Doctrine, 1. 3.
The Chiefeſt creatures may be wicked, 2. 13.
Gods Children muſt be as little Children. 2. 12.
Its comfortable to know we are Gods Children, 5. 1.
God hath his Children among all Ages of men, 2. 13.
Little Children may know that God is their Father, Ib. note this againſt the Anabaptiſts.
How little Children, muſt be trained up, Ib.
Chriſts active and Paſſive obedience muſt not be ſeperated in cleanſing, 1. 7.
Chriſt pure from ſin, 3. 5. this ſhould be an effectuall means to purge us, Ib. Christ came to diſſolve the work of the Devill, 3. 8. Chriſts death the manifeſtation of Gods love, 3. 16.
Chriſtians muſt be ready to dye for their Brethren, Ib.
True Church-members never depart from the Church, 2. 19.
Communion of Saints, what it is, 1. 3. The ſame Command that requires love to God requires love to our Brethren, 4. 21.
Confeſſion to God, not ſimply to the Miniſter the way to pardon, 1. 9. Confeſſion that Chriſt is the Son of God, a ſure note of Gods dwelling in us, and our dwelling in him, 4. 15.
The office of Conſcience, 3. 20. according to the teſtimony of Conſcience will God judge us, Ib.
A fearfull Conſcience is voyd of true hearted Love, 4. 18.
Converſion why called a New-birth being but an alteration, 2. 29.
Converters are ſpirituall Fathers, 2. 1.
The Covenant of grace how without condition, 2. 19.
D
As Darkneſſe-paſſing is the Eſtate of Gods Children in this life, 2. 8.
Difference between a ſin unto death and deadly ſins, 5. 16.
Falſe Teachers muſt be looked at as Deceivers, 2. 26. Sometimes they may be reproved and confuted but not named, Ib. The deſire and indeavour to deceive is deceit, Ib.
He that denyes the Son hath neither the Father nor the Son, and contra. 2. 23.
The Devill ſins continually, 3. 8. of him ſinners are, Ib.
Difference between the Children of God and the Children of the Devill, 3. 10.
The Diſproportion between worldly luſts and Gods Children ſhould wean us from the love of the world, 2. 17.
E
The Eaſineſſe of Gods Commands a ſure note of our Love to God, 5. 3.
Eaſie is the yoake of obedience to them that overcome the world, 5. 4.
The Epiſtles were written to Believers only, 5. 13.
A permanent Eſtate is their portion who doe the will of God, 2. 17.
Eternall life is the gift of God, 5. 11. Is laid up for us in Chriſt, Ib. Good example an effectuall motive to purge ſin, 3. 6.
A Believer muſt Eye the ſins of his Brethren, 5. 16. and with what Eye, Ib.
We muſt be wean'd from the luſts of the Eye, 2. 16. wherein this ſtands, Ib.
F
How Chriſt was with the Father, 1. 2.
Faith is the great Commandement 3. 23. Faith in Chriſts Divinity helps to overcome the World, 5. 4, 5.
Faith in God and in the Son of God goe together, 5. 10. Difference between the three acts of Faith, namely, learning in Chriſt, rouling towards Chriſt, and coming to Chriſt, 5. 10.
Why Fathers may be ſuſpected, 2. 7. The Feaſt of Chriſts Nativity no command, but a cuſtom, 2. 5.
Fellowſhip with God is inward and conſiſts in love, 4. 12.
G
The future Glory of Gods Children is hid at preſent, 3. 2. Till Chriſt appear, Ib.
Chriſt is God, 1. 1.
God is the Author of no ſin, 2. 16. Gods accidental work about ſin, Ib. Gods Children muſt be the men of our Love, 3. 2.
God knows us better then we know our ſelves, 3. 20.
Growth in Faith and Love effectuall in order to audience, 3. 23. Is one end of writing the Scripture, 5. 13.
H
He that Hates his Brother is and ever was in Darkneſſe, 2. 9.
Hatred of the Brethren in any ſhould effectually move us to love them, 3. 12. The world is given to Hate Gods Children, 3. 13. At which Gods people marvaile, Ib. but ſhould not, Ib.
Hatred is murder, 3, 15. and ſuch are devoyd of eternall life, Ib.
Hatred of our Brethren argues our Love to God to be Hypocriticall, 4. 20.
As we hear God, ſo he hears us, 3. 22.
Every childe of God Hopes to be like Chriſt, 3. 3.
Every Hoper is a ſelf-purger, Ib.
I
Idleneſſe is a luſt of the fleſh, 2. 16.
Its danger, Ib.
Ignorance of Chriſt and reigning ſin are inſeperable companions, 3. 6.
Imitation muſt accompany profeſſion of Chriſt, 2. 6.
In judging who are righteous be not deceived, 3. 7.
K
Gods Children Know they ſhall be like Chriſt, 3. 2.
Saving Knowledge is able to wean old men from the love of the world, 2. 14. yea though backt with Antiquity and Authority, Ib. Not ignorance Knowledge occaſioned the Apoſtles writings, 2. 21.
How Knowledge and faith differ, 4. 16.
L
The days of the New-Teſtament are the Laſt times, 2. 18.
Life, Signs and means thereof, 5. 12. Why Chriſt is called Life eternall, 1. 2.
Life eternall is given by promiſe, 2. 25.
Gods people have paſt from death to Life, 3. 14. this is evidenced by Love, Ib.
How God is called Light, 1. 5. Light, how taken, 1. 7.
By ſeeing Chriſt we ſhall be Like him, 3. 2.
Little children muſt be acknowledged as Brethren, 2. 7.
He that Loves walks conſtantly and inoffenſively in the ſtate of grace, 2. 10.
Our love muſt be wean'd from that which is not of the Father. Love muſt be reall and not only verball, 3. 18.
The ſincerity of our Love is the ſecurity of our Eſtate, 3. 19.
Love is a great Commandement, 3. 23. The rule of brotherly Love under the Goſpel, is not ſelf-Love, but Chriſts Love, Ib.
We muſt exhort to mutuall love, and why, 4. 7.
As is our Love, ſo is our knowledge of God, 4. 8.
God doth both Love his people, and manifeſts his Love to them. 4. 9.
God Loved his people before he ſent his Son to make reconciliation for them, Ib.
Gods Love to us is free, 4. 10. 19. and a preſident of our Love to our Brethren, 4. 11.
Where Love dwells, God dwells, 4. 12. By mutuall Love we ſee and teſtifie that the Father hath ſent his Son, 4. 14.
Loving Chriſtians doe not only believe, but alſo know Gods Love to them, 4. 16.
God is ſo Loving, that he is love it ſelf, Ib. Conſtant Love is a ſure evidence that God dwells in us, and we in him, Ib.
Such as Love each other are in this world as God himſelfe is, 4. 17.
Thoſe who love perfectly may have boldneſſe in the day of judgement, Ib.
True hearted Love caſts out all fear of evill from the hand of God, 4. 18.
An heart poſſeſſed of Love is diſpoſſeſſed of fear, Ib.
Gods preventing Love to us is the effectuall cauſe of our love to him, 4.19. Its behovefull for our comfort, that we know we Love Gods Children, 5. 1. The Love of God and keeping his Commandements is an undoubted evidence of our Love to our Brethren, Ib.
What makes a Lye, 2. 21.
M
Chriſt true Man, 1. 1. 1. 2.
How Chriſt was manifeſted, Cauſes of Marvaile, 3. 13.
What requiſite to Merit, 5. 11.
The Goſpel is a Meſſage, 1. 5.
The doctrine of mutuall love is an ancient Meſſage, 3. 11.
…ry Miniſter is carried away with one Spirit or other, 4. 1.
Miniſters are diſcovered by their confeſſion about Chriſt, 4. 2. As alſo by their holding forth Chriſt veyled, under humane infirmities, 4. 3.
According to the deſcent or extraction of Miniſters, ſuch are their ſeverall doctrines and ſeverall hearers, 4. 5, 6.
In what caſes people may leave their Miniſters, 4. 4.
Playing for Money, how far forth lawfull, 2. 16.
N
Two Natures in Chriſt, 1. 1.
Neglect of a Chriſtian courſe a manifeſt ſign of a Childe of the Devill, 3. 10.
Newneſſe of doctrine in what caſe commendable, 2. 7.
In what ſenſe the Commandement is New, 7. 8.
Novelty in faith and manners muſt be avoyded, 2. 7.
O
Obedience keeps a good conſcience and Gods favour together, 3. 22. Preſerves fellowſhip with Chriſt, Ib.
Sincere Obedience a clear evidence of our fellowſhip with Chriſt, 2. 3. and of our perfect love to God, 2. 5. and of our being in Chriſt, 2. 6. Old men muſt be honoured as Fathers, by all, yea, even by Miniſters, 2. 13.
Its the honour of Old men to know him that was from the beginning, Ib.
Opinion of perfect holineſſe is pernicious, 1. 8. yea a blaſphemous errour, v. 10.
Opinion no ſure ſigne of Piety, 1. 6.
Opinion of knowledge without obedience a ſure ſign of a Lyar, and Hypocrite, 2. 4.
P
God Pardons for his Names ſake, 2. 12. Pardon is the portion of all Gods Children, Ib.
Pardon and cleanſing goe together, 1. 9.
Perfection what, 2. 5. and 4. 12. The love of God is Perfect in ſuch as act Brotherly love, 4. 12.
There are three Perſons, yet but one God, that witneſſe the Divinity of Chriſt, 5. 7.
Perſeverance in the Apoſtles doctrine, a ſure pledge of Perſeverance in grace, and of attaining glory, 2. 24. The promiſe of Perſeverance opens no door to carnal liberty, 2. 28.
Perſeverance is the duty of all Chriſtians, Ib. Such expect Chriſt with boldneſſe, and receive him without ſhame at his coming, Ib.
Prayer made well never ſpeeds ill 5. 14.
What it is to Pray according to Gods will, and in the Spirit, 5. 15.
Prayer obtains life for a fallen Brother, 5. 16.
No warrant to Pray for thoſe who have committed the ſin againſt the Holy Ghoſt, 5. 16.
Prevention of ſin is the end of conviction and illumination, 2. 1.
We muſt be wean'd from Pride of life, 2. 16. Motives and means thereunto, Ib.
Profeſſion, See Opinion.
A ſincere Profeſſour yeilds obedience to one Command as well as an other, 4. 21.
Chriſt a Propitiation for the whole world, 2. 2.
Chriſt was ſent to be a Propitiation, 4. 10.
There were falſe Prophets in Johns dayes, 4. 1.
We may receive any thing by way of Ordinance, not ſo by way of Providence, 2. 16.
Chriſts Purity is our Paterne, 3. 3.
R
Reading converts not, 5. 13. It promotes evidence, Ib.
A Regenerate Chriſtian is a victorious Chriſtian, 5. 4.
Its a ſinfull conceit to hold a man may be ſaved in any Religion, 2. 23.
Riches without an heart to help our Brethrens neceſſities, argue there dwells no love of God in us, 3. 17.
Jeſus Chriſt is Righteous, 2. 29.
Such as worke Righteouſneſſe are born of Chriſt, Ib. They who know Chriſt to be Righteous, know Righteous ones are born of God, Ib.
None, can know Chriſt to be Righteous, but he that is ſenſible of his own unrighteouſneſſe, Ib.
S
The Seed within preſerves from ſin, 3. 9. A double uſe of Scripture, 2. 26. The properties of Scripture, 1. 3. All ſorts and Ages muſt be converſant in it, 2. 13.
The Sending of Gods Son is a manifeſt token of his love to us, 4. 9. God Sent his Son that we might live by him, Ib.
This Sending of Chriſt was a token of Gods free love, 4. 10.
Seperation from our Churches examined, 2. 19. Reading of prayers no juſt ground of Seperation, Ib.
Upon Sight of Sin in a Brother we muſt pray for him, 5. 16.
Sin is the tranſgreſſion of the Law, 3. 4. and this ſhould be motive enough againſt Sin, Ib.
Sin unpardoned is filthy, 1. 9. is unrighteouſneſſe, Ib. Sin pardoned is cleanſed, Ib.
Sins removall the end of Chriſts coming, 3. 5.
Sinners, have enemies pleading againſt them, 2. 1.
Why the Sin againſt the Holy Ghoſt is unpardonable, 5. 16.
Sonſhip a note of wonderfull love, 3. 1.
The Spirit received dwells in Gods Children for ever, 2. 27. Its no Spirit of deluſion, but of truth, Ib.
The Spirit beſtowed on us is an evident ſign of Chriſt dwelling in us, 3. 24. & 4. 13.
The Spirit is given to them who love each other, 4. 13.
The Spirit breathing in the Conſcience bears witneſſe that Chriſt came by water and blood, 5. 6. This witneſs-bearing Spirit is a Spirit of truth, Ib.
The Spirit, water and blood are three principall witneſſes, 5. 8.
How the Spirit certifies the hearing of our prayers, 5. 15.
Spirits muſt be tried before truſted, 4. 1.
T
There is no better Teaching for matter or manner then the Teaching of the Spirit, 2. 27.
Teachers of two ſorts, 4. 4. worldly Teachers, and godly hearers have a conflict, Ib.
What is required to a Teſtimony, 5. 9. A fearfull Conſcience lyes in Torment, 4. 8.
The World and its luſts are Tranſitory, 2. 17.
U
The leaſt of Gods Saints have an Ʋnction. 2. 20. By it they know all things, Ib. and the truth, 2. 21. and true Religion, Ib.
This Ʋnction is received from the Father, 2. 27. It teaches or aſſures of perſeverance, Ib.
W
Walking what, 1. 7.
Want of love a manifeſt ſign of the Devils Childe, 3. 10.
Chriſt came to execute his Office by water and blood, 5. 6.
Why Chriſtians are ſo troubled with Withdrawings of the Spirit, 2. 27.
Unlearned men why Witneſſes of the truth, 1. 2.
The ſix Witneſſes are divine and inward Witneſſes, 5. 9.
Why Chriſt is called the Word, 1. 1.
The Word abiding in us and pardon goe together, 2. 14. The Word abiding makes us ſtrong and victorious, Ib.
The Word read and heard is a meſſage from God, 3. 11.
World, what it means, 2. 15. & 2. 2. Its not to be loved, Ib. Love to our own luſts, and to Worldly luſts is in us, Ib. Love of the World is enmity with God, Ib.
The three capital luſts of the World, 2. 16. All the luſts of the World are of the World, Ib.
We muſt be wean'd from what comes from the World, Ib. Means to mortifie Worldly luſts, Ib.
The World knows not Gods Children, 3. 1. Thence they ſuffer the more in and from the World, 3. 2.
The Apoſtles when abſent taught Gods people by Writing, 2. 12.
None were converted by the Writings of the Apoſtles, 2. 21.
Y
Sathan is an eſpeciall enemy to young men, 2. 13. Is often overcome by them, Ib.
Spirituall ſtrength in Young men is a grace highly acknowledged, 2. 14.
FINIS.
End of the text · John Cotton, Commentary on 1 John (1658)