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Four godly and learned treatises Entitled, I. A remedy against covetousness. II. An elegant…Foure godly and learned treatises Intituled, I. A remedy against covetousnesse. II. An elegant…
Four godly and learned treatises Entitled, I. A remedy against covetousness. II. An elegant and lively description of spiritual death and life. III. The doctrine of self-denial. IV. Upon the sacrament of the Lords Supper. Delivered in sundry sermons, by that late famous preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, John Preston, Doctor of Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty; master of Emanuel College, and sometime preacher of Lincolns Inn.Foure godly and learned treatises Intituled, I. A remedy against covetousnesse. II. An elegant and lively description of spirituall death and life. III. The doctrine of selfe-deniall. IV. Vpon the sacrament of the Lords Supper. Delivered in sundry sermons, by that late famous preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, Iohn Preston, Doctor of Divinitie, chaplaine in ordinarie to his Majestie; master of Emanuel Colledge, and sometime preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by Thomas for Michael Sparke, 1633
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For first, those who are naturally dead, understand nothing at all; but in those who are spiritually dead, there is a life of understanding, by which they themselves may know that they are dead; men who are naturally dead, cannot know they are dead.
Secondly, those who are spiritually dead, may understand the ways of life: though they relish them not, yet they may hear and receive them, which those who are naturally dead cannot do.
Secondly, those who are spiritually dead, may understand the wayes of life: though they relish them not, yet they may heare and receive them, which those who are naturally dead cannot doe.
Thirdly, those who are spiritually dead, may come to the means, to the pool in ⟨p. 63⟩which the Spirit breathes the breath of life; whereas naturally dead men cannot come to the means of life.
Thirdly, those who are spiritually dead, may come to the meanes, to the poole in ⟨p. 63⟩which the Spirit breathes the breath of life; whereas naturally dead men cannot come to the meanes of life.