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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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Thirdly, Similitude is a great hinderance. Exod. 7.22. Pharaohs heart was hardened because the Magicians did the same miracles, that Moses and Aaron did; So similitude hinders men from embracing the ways of Christ, and God. Men seeing Papists austerity like our mortification, their suffering like true martyrdom, they are persuaded of their ways, as we are of ours; so for civility, when as men see it so like religion, as a spark is like the fire, they embrace it: All deceit is from similitude, false wares having the same dye that true have, deceive the buyers: so falling stars ⟨p. 164⟩are like other stars. When we see some men that profess religion to be false hearted, we think all are so: wherefore Phil. 1.10. The Apostle prays, that They might abound in all knowledge, and judgement to discern of things that differ: This proximity makes us deceived.
Thirdly, Similitude is a great hinderance. Exod. 7.22. Pharaohs heart was hardned because the Magicians did the same miracles, that Moyses and Aaron did; So similitude hinders men from imbracing the wayes of Christ, and God. Men seeing Papists austerity like our mortification, their suffering like true martyrdome, they are perswaded of their wayes, as we are of ours; so for civility, when as men see it so like religion, as a sparke is like the fire, they imbrace it: All deceit is from similitude, false wares having the same dye that true have, deceive the buiers: so falling starres ⟨p. 164⟩are like other starres. When wee see some men that professe religion to be false hearted, we thinke all are so: wherefore Phil. 1.10. The Apostle prayes, that They might abound in all knowledge, and iudgement to discerne of things that differ: This proximity makes us deceived.