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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.
Christs coming is compared to a Spring time, wherein the flowers appear on the earth, and the birds begin to sing, and the trees put out their green fruit: that is, when Christ makes himself known, it is Spring time: do you spring when the Word comes, when the messages of salvation are made known unto you? If not, ye are dead. Our end in speaking this is not to trouble you, but to bring you to salvation. I will therefore show you what keeps men off from hearing Christs voice, that knowing the impediments ye may remove them. Now the impediments are seven.
Christs comming is compared to a Spring time, wherein the flowers appeare on the earth, and the birds begin to sing, and the trees put out their greene fruite: that is, when Christ makes himselfe knowne, it is Spring time: doe you spring when the Word comes, when the messages of salvation are made knowne unto you? If not, yee are dead. Our end in speaking this is not to trouble you, but to bring you to salvation. I will therefore shew you what keeps men off from hearing Christs voyce, that knowing the impediments yee may remove them. Now the impediments are seven.
The first, is self-wisdom; this is a great impediment from hearing the voice of the Son of God: self conceitedness hinders men much, because it breeds a despising of the ways of God. 1 Cor. 2.14. The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness with him: therefore, 1 Cor. 3.18. If any man seem to be wise in the world, let him become a fool that he may be wise: that is, let him lay aside that wisdom which begetteth pride in his heart. Michals disposition is in every one of us more or less, she despised David: so men chalk out a way to themselves, in which they will go, they will seek their own ways, and will not be subject ⟨p. 162⟩to the Law of God.