William Burkitt Notes and Observations - 1 John 1:4

William Burkitt Notes and Observations - 1 John 1:4 - 1:4

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William Burkitt Notes and Observations - 1 John 1:4 - 1:4

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Observe here, The great end for which the apostles penned and wrote the doctrine of the gospel, namely, that their joy may be full who do believe it and obey it. The joy which good men experience in the word of God, is a solid joy, a substantial joy, a full joy, a lasting joy.

Worldly joy is nauseating, but not satisfying; glutting, but not filling: But that joy that is found in the holy Scriptures, in the word and promise of God, is better experienced than expressed.

Christianity doth not extirpate our joy, but regulate and refine it; it shews us the proper object of our joy, what to rejoice in, and the manner how, that we may not sin in rejoicing.