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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
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Fourthly, if there were a general grace, what is the reason that Paul made it such matter of difficulty to answer that question of election, Rom. 9. If Aristotle and other Heathen, if every one have such a general sufficiency, Paul would not have made such a scrupulous answer,1 and have cried out of the depth.
Fourthly, if there were a generall grace, what is the reason that Paul made it such matter of difficulty to answer that question of election, Rom. 9. If Aristotle and other Heathen, if every one have such a generall sufficiency, Paul would not have made such a scrupulous answer,1 and have cried out of the depth.
Fifthly, there is no such universal ability, because that which is borne of flesh is flesh, 1and that which is borne of the Spirit is Spirit; we are all borne of the flesh, and cannot therefore have this spiritual sufficiency.
Fithly, there is no such universall ability, because that which is borne of flesh is flesh, 1and that which is borne of the Spirit is Spirit; we are all borne of the flesh, and cannot therefore have this spirituall sufficiency.