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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.
First, superstition makes men suffer much, as well as true Religion, yet they do it out of a false opinion, the other from faith: the one do it being helped by the holy Ghost, the other have a supernatural help from Satan that extendeth nature beyond his sphere; the one doth it from grace, the other from delusion: the outward acts are alike, but the inward principles differ.
First, superstition makes men suffer much, as well as true Religion, yet they doe it out of a false opinion, the other from faith: the one doe it being helped by the holy Ghost, the other have a supernaturall helpe from Sathan that extendeth nature beyond his spheare; the one doth it from grace, the other from delusion: the outward acts are alike, but the inward principles differ.
Secondly, moral virtue and Christian holiness differ in working, the last is done of a sudden. A man is made a living man suddenly, though there are some previous dispositions, yet the soul is suddenly infused; after this manner the Saints pass from death to life. Others have their habits by frequent acts and education, they are moulded to it by little and little.
Secondly, morrall vertue and Christian holinesse differ in working, the last is done of a sudden. A man is made a living man suddainely, though there are some previous dispositions, yet the soule is suddenly infused; after this manner the Saints passe from death to life. Others have their habits by frequent acts and education, they are moulded to it by little and little.