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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.
Let a man be persuaded that such a thing will hurt him, or that such a thing will do him good, he doth the one and leaves the other. Receive therefore the Word with full assurance, consider what is delivered, if it be the Word or no; consider that it which ye hear, is either the Word or not the Word, it belongs to me or not. Men take things overly, and are not rooted and grounded in faith, and that makes them hear unprofitably. See then if your particular actions agree with the Word, so ye shall be rooted in faith; this makes the Word a Word of life.
Let a man be perswaded that such a thing will hurt him, or that such a thing will doe him good, hee doth the one and leaves the other. Receive therefore the Word with full assurance, consider what is delivered, if it be the Word or no; consider that it which yee heare, is eyther the Word or not the Word, it belongs to me or not. Men take things overly, and are not rooted and grounded in faith, and that makes them heare unprofitably. See then if your particular actions agree with the Word, so yee shall be rooted in faith; this makes the Word a Word of life.
The third rule and means to hear with profit, is that which is set down of the fourth ground, in the parable of the seed, in the eight of Luke, the 15. verse, that is, To receive the Word with honest and good hearts; having heard the Word to keep i•, and to bring forth fruit with patience. Hear the word with honest hearts; this is done when as a man is resolved to practise whatsoever God will reveal; when he ⟨p. 175⟩hath no reservations or exceptions to himself; when he is resolved to practise what he hears with an humble heart: being humbled we will do this, and not before.
The third rule and meanes to heare with profit, is that which is set downe of the fourth ground, in the parable of the seed, in the eight of Luke, the 15. verse, that is, To receive the Word with honest and good hearts; having heard the Word to keepe i, and to bring forth fruite with patience. Heare the word with honest hearts; this is done when as a man is resolved to practise whatsoever God will reveale; when he