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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.
Fifthly, it must needs be so, in regard of mens conditions and themselves; they must have crosses to prevent sin: Christ the good Shepherd sets Dogs on his sheep sometimes to bark at them, and if that will not serve the turn, to bite them too: Partly, for sins present which they contract. And partly to prevent future sins. Prosperity makes them rust sometimes; therefore God sets scullions to rub them over and makes them bright, though they make themselves black. God sends afflictions on the good to make them better; Threshing makes the corn though it were good before, to be much better: the fire though the gold be good before, yet it makes it much purer: health though it be good, yet exercise makes it better.
Fiftly, it must needs be so, in regard of mens conditions and themselves; they must have crosses to prevent sinne: Christ the good Shepheard sets Dogs on his sheepe sometimes to barke at them, and if that will not serve the turne, to bite them too: Partly, for sinnes present which they contract. And partly to prevent future sinnes. Prosperity makes them rust sometimes; therefore God sets scullio•s to rub them over and makes them bright, though they make themselves blacke. God sends afflictions on the good to make them better; Threshing makes the corne though it were good before, to be much better: the fire though the gold be good before, yet it makes it much purer: health though it be good, yet exercise makes it better.
Now as the ways of God are full of crosses, so they have much difficulty in them; and that for these reasons.
Now as the wayes of God are full of crosses, so they have much difficulty in them; and that for these reasons.