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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.
La••ly,1 if no man hath any interest in Christ unless he deny himself; then see the way of drawing near to CHRIST: The more we deny our selves, the less distance is betwixt him and us; the nearer our wills are brought together, the nearer we come to him; the more fully we empty us of our selves, the more perfectly we deny our selves, and the nearer we come to him. And thus much for the first Point; that who ever looks for any interest in Christ, must deny himself. The second follows which is this.
La••ly,1 if no man hath any interest in Christ unlesse hee deny himselfe; then see the way of drawing neare to CHRIST: The more wee deny our selves, the lesse distance is betwixt him and us; the nearer our wills are brought together, the nearer we come to him; the more fully we empty us of our selves, the more perfectly wee deny our selves, and the nearer wee come to him. And thus much for the first Point; that who ever lookes for any interest in Christ, must deny himselfe. The second followes which is this.
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That the ways of God are full of Crosses; 1they have much difficulty in them: Christ tells men, They must deny themselves, take up their daily Cross: they must go through crosses, and look for them: the ways therefore of God are full of crosses. And this must needs be so, for three reasons.
That the wayes of God are full of Crosses;