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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.
1I answer, that God is best; trust him, leave the keeping of other things to him: if ye are to lose a friend to keep a good Conscience, commit it to Gods keeping; so if ye are to lose an estate. Besides, if ye have not these things from his favour, what is it to you? Ye may have them by his Providence, and not out of his favour, and then they will be a snare unto you, ye will set your minds too much on them, and they will lead you to hell; or else they will be a cross unto you: What comfort can you have in them, if God be absent? If God bid such a thing comfort us, we have comfort: but if he bids it not to comfort us, though we have it, yet we want comfort; Therefore reckon these things but as dross and dung, as PAUL did, Phil. 3.8. add not to them, but to Gods favour; forsake them if they come in Competition with him, and his laws.
1I answere, that God is best; trust him, leave the keeping of other things to him: if yee are to lose a friend to keepe a good Conscience, commit it to Gods keeping; so if yee are to lose an estate. Besides, if yee have not these things from his favour, what is it to you? Yee may have them by his Providence, and not out of his favour, and then they will bee a snare unto you, yee will set your mindes too much on them, and they will leade you to hell; or else they will bee a crosse unto you: What comfort can you have in them, if God bee absent? If God bid such a thing comfort us, wee have comfort: but if he bids it not to comfort us, though wee have it, yet we want comfort; Therefore reckon these things but as drosse and dung, as PAVL did, Phil. 3.8. adde not to them, but to Gods favour; forsake them if they come in Competition with him, and his lawes.
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