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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, consider if it be a turbulent desire: desires of Grace, are as natural desires, gentle and quiet: unnatural heat and thirst, are turbulent and violent; such are the desires of the Flesh.
First, consider if it bee a turbulent desire: desires of Grace, are as naturall desires, gentle and quiet: unnaturall heate and thirst, are turbulent and violent; such are the desires of the Flesh.
Secondly, the desires of the flesh are hasty, it runs without an errand, when as a wise man ponders his ways. The desires of the Spirit do not easily rise; we must take pains with our hearts for good desires; fleshly desires are hasty.
Secondly, the desires of the flesh are hasty, it runs without an errand, when as a wise man ponders his wayes. The desires of the Spirit doe not easily rise; wee must take paines with our hearts for good desires; fleshly desires are hasty.
Thirdly, know it by the satisfaction you give it: doth satisfaction of your desire, make you more heavenly minded; it is right: but doth it make you earthly minded, and indisposed to holy duties; then the desire is from the flesh.