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An elegant and lively description of spiritual life and death Delivered in divers sermons…An elegant and lively description of spirituall life and death Delivered in divers sermons…
An elegant and lively description of spiritual life and death Delivered in divers sermons in Lincolns-Inn, November the 9.th, M.DCXXIII. upon John, 5.25. By John Preston then Bachelor of Divinity, and chaplain in ordinary to the Prince his Highness.An elegant and lively description of spirituall life and death Delivered in divers sermons in Lincolnes-Inne, November the 9.th, M.DCXXIII. vpon Iohn, 5.25. By Iohn Preston then Bachellor of Divinitie, and chaplaine in ordinarie to the Prince his Highnesse.
London: printed by Tho for Michael Sparke, 1632London: printed by Tho for Michaell Sparke, 1632
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The first means to get and maintain this life, which is all one, (for that which begets it doth likewise nourish it) is knowledge: abound ⟨p. 81⟩in knowledge, get much light; this life consists in light, when a man judgeth aright. The understanding enlightened is the primū vivens, the first living part: and therefore ye shall find, that life and light are put one for the other, Ephese. 4.14. Stand up from the dead, and Christ shall give you light: and Joh. 1.4. Christ was that light, and that light was the life of men, this life stands in enlightening the mind: add to this light, ye add to life. The reason why men are dead, is, because there is a darkness in their souls, they see not the ways of God: therefore they act not, they step not forwards, because they are in the dark: All shining is from light, as ye increase light, so ye increase life. Ephe. 4.18. it is said of the Gentiles, that they were strangers from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them. The knowledge of God, brings men nearer to the life of God. Ephe. 4.24. holiness is said to proceed from truth, the words are; put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and holiness, which proceeds from truth.
The first meanes to get and maintaine this life, which is all one, (for that which begets it doth likewise nourish it) is knowledge: abound ⟨p. 81⟩in knowledge, get much light; this life consists in light, when a man judgeth aright. The understanding enlightened is the primū vivens, the first living part: and therefore yee shall finde, that life and light are put one for the other, Ephese. 4.14. Stand up from the dead, and Christ shall give you light: and Ioh. 1.4. Christ was that light, and that light was the life of men, this life stands in inlightning the mind: adde to this light, yee adde to life. The reason why men are dead, is, because there is a darknesse in their soules, they see not the wayes of God: therefore they act not, they step not forwards, because they are in the darke: All shining is from light, as yee increase light, so ye increase life.