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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.
Secondly, in regard of God there is good reason that we should deny our selves. For what is it to have a God, without worshipping him as God? If we do not deny our selves, we set not God above our selves. Look upon the nature of things, & you shall find, that God hath none above himself. GOD may do all things for his own ends; but look to your selves, you are made for another end; keep the order of nature, do as the order of things requires, you must be subject to him, your desires coming in competition with what GOD requires, you must deny your selves.
Secondly, in regard of God there is good reason that we should deny our selves. For what is it to have a God, without worshipping him as God? If we doe not deny our selves, we set not God above our selves. Looke upon the nature of things, & you shall finde, that God hath none above himselfe. GOD may doe all things for his owne ends; but looke to your selves, you are made for another end; keepe the order of nature, doe as the order of things requires, you must be subject to him, your desires comming in competition with what GOD requires, you must deny your selves.