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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.
Thirdly, they care not what they lose to get advantage to God; they are content to be despised, contemned, to suffer Torments, 1imprisonments and death; they are content to do that which is the ruin of their lives, which they would not do, had they not a more special-life within them. 2. Cor. 4.11. We which live are always given up to death for Jesus sake, that the life also of Jesus, might be made manifest in our mortal flesh: That is, for this cause God suffered his children, to be in danger, that men might know, that they live an other life, and have other comforts: this appears by our readiness to be exposed to death; all which shows, that there are some that lead an other life.
Thirdly, they care not what they lose to get advantage to God; they are content to be despised, contemned, to suffer Torments, 1imprisonments and death; they are content to doe that which is the ruine of their lives, which they would not doe, had they not a more speciall-life within them. 2. Cor. 4.11. We which live are alwayes given up to death for Iesus sake, that the life also of Iesus, might bee made manifest in our mortall flesh: That is, for this cause God suffered his children, to be in danger, that men might know, that they live an other life, and have other comforts: this appeares by our readinesse to bee exposed to death; all which shewes, that there are some that leade an other life.