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The doctrine of the saints infirmities Delivered in several sermonsThe doctrine of the saints infirmities Delivered in severall sermons
The doctrine of the saints infirmities Delivered in several sermons by John Preston Doctor in Divinity, Mr. of Emanuel-College in Cambridge. And late preacher of Lincolns Inn.The doctrine of the saints infirmities Delivered in severall sermons by John Preston Doctor in Divinity, Mr. of Emanuel-Colledge in Cambridge. And late preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by Nich. and John Okes for Hen. Taunton, 1636London: printed by Nich. and Iohn Okes for Hen. Taunton, 1636
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In this case we must 1distinguish of infirmities, for infirmities are either occasional, which are occasioned by some other accident, or habitual, wch stay longer by a man, and these are either natural to us, and so proceed either from our parents, and so are hereditary to us, even as some diseases are; and so we are subject to the very same infirmities, that our parents are: else they are such, as arise from the temper of our own bodies.
In this case wee must 1distinguish of infirmities, for infirmities are either occasionall, which are occasioned by some other accident, or habituall, wch stay longer by a man, and these are either naturall to us, and so proceed either from our parents, and so are hereditarie to us, even as some diseases are; and so wee are subject to the very same infirmities, that our parents are: else they are such, as arise from the temper of our owne bodies.
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Such as proceed from our natural complexion, ⟨p. 89⟩1or else such as proceed from custom, which is another nature, now I say that occasional infirmities such as arise from without, as such as come from Satan, these continue but for a fit, and do not last all a mans life, God doth usually set Satan a limited time, he may give him liberty to tempt a man, but he sets him his bounds, thus long he must do it, and no longer, usually I say God doth thus; For he may suffer him to do it longer, but seldom all a mans life. But now for our natural hereditary infirmities these may and do oftentimes continue ⟨p. 90⟩for term of life: for they have a root in us. Now though you do lop off the branches, yet the root will send forth more again: I do not say, that they so prevail, as that they reign in a man; for Grace will continually get ground against it: but it may remain in a man so long as he lives, and GOD hath a good end in it; for he would glorify his Son in us, not only at our first conversion, but all our life after, he would make us depend on CHRIST always, as well for Sanctification as for Justification: he would make