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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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Secondly, if every one that is in Christ,1 be in an happy estate of life; then let men from hence know their state and condition, let them often reflect on their privileges, behaving themselves as men, that prize them, and bestowing their time as well as may be; let as few rivulets run out of this stream as you can. We pray,2 that we may do Gods Will on earth, as perfect as the Angels do it in heaven; we should therefore practise this as we pray for: their life is without interruption, they are in communion with God; let us then be always doing, having our thoughts above; let not cares and business call us off; but let us comfort our selves in God, acting that ⟨p. 102⟩which is for his glory: wherefore prize this life, esteem it much, know what ye have by Christ, and consider the excellency of this life above all others. That ye may know the excellency of this life, consider it comparatively with this other life, that we live: It hath three properties wherein it differs from, and excels this common life which we all live.
Secondly, if every one that is in Christ,1 be in an happy estate of life; then let men from hence know their state and condition, let them often reflect on their priviledges, behaving themselves as men, that prize them, and bestowing their time as well as may bee; let as few rivulets runne out of this streame as you can. Wee pray,2 that wee may doe Gods Will on earth, as perfect as the Angels doe it in heaven; wee should therefore practise this as we pray for: their life is without interruption, they are in communion with God; let us then be alwayes doing, having our thoughts above; let not cares and businesse call us off; but let us comfort our selves in God, acting that ⟨p. 102⟩which is for his glory: wherefore prize this life, esteeme it much, know what ye have by Christ, and consider the excellency of this life above all others. That yee may know the excellency of this life, consider it comparatively with this other life, that we live: It hath three properties wherein it differs from, and excells this common life which we all live.