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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, if they proceed from the fountain of life, they are not dead works; compare Gal. 5.6. In Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love, with Gal. 6.15. In Christ Jesus neither Circumcision avails any thing, neither uncircumcision, but a new creature: all that proceeds not from a new heart, and from faith which worketh by love, is nothing: this is the root of all, when all our actions come from faith, which works by love: else though they ⟨p. 115⟩are never so specious, they are but dead works. It is no matter whether ye pray or not, whether ye receive the Sacrament, keep the Sabbaths or not, they help not a jot unless they come from the principle of life, a new creature.
First, if they proceed from the fountaine of life, they are not dead workes; compare Gal. 5.6. In Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love, with Gal. 6.15. In Christ Iesus neither Circumcision availes any thing, neither uncircumcision, but a new creature: all that proceeds not from a new heart, and from faith which worketh by love, is nothing: this is the roote of all, when all our actions come from faith, which workes by love: else though they ⟨p. 115⟩are never so specious, they are but dead works. It is no matter whether ye pray or not, whether ye receive the Sacrament, keepe the Sabbaths or not, they helpe not a jot unlesse they come from the principle of life, a new creature.