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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.
1Fourthly, if all that have interest in Christ must deny themselves; then try whether you have interest in Christ or no: are ye willing to deny the flesh? Are ye willing to undergo the cross? To crucify the flesh for Christ? Else ye are not in him. He must deny himself that is in Christ: all are ready to say, that they deny themselves, when as it is spoken in general; but if ye will know whether you deny your selves or no, consider but these three things.
1Fourthly, if all that have interest in Christ must deny themselves; then try whether you have interest in Christ or no: are ye willing to deny the flesh? Are ye willing to undergoe the crosse? To crucifie the flesh for Christ? Else ye are not in him. He must deny himselfe that is in Christ: all are ready to say, that they deny themselves, when as it is spoken in generall; but if yee will know whether you deny your selves or no, consider but these three things.
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First, are ye willing to be informed? Will ye try and sift thing to the bran? Try ye if the thing be lawful which ye desire? If ye stop your eyes and ears, and will not examine it, you do not deny your selves; it is all one to stop the light, as to have it and not to follow it: Is there not a secret light within you, that tells you, this and this is a sin? doth your conscience whisper within you? if it doth, ye deny not your selves, except ye desire to be informed. Num. 22.20. Balaam would not go upon any terms to curse Israel, at the first and second request; he had a secret light within him that told him that he should not go, though God bade him go; but yet God who knows the ways of the flesh and Spirit, saw that he lingered after Balacks wages; and therefore he bids him go,