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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.
Lastly, look to the variety and change we must run through: Phil. 4.21. We must want and abound, bear good report, and bad report; It is hard to bear prosperity; as hard as it is to drink much wine, and not be giddy: It is hard to bear adversity and not to stoop; hard to bear scorches without shrinking; some can bear want, but abundance makes them leave God: many can bear good report, and cannot away with bad report: some can do both, but yet they will not loose their wealth: some can endure that, but not imprisonment: to go through thick and thin is hard and difficult.
Lastly, looke to the variety and change wee must run thorow: Phil. 4.21. Wee must want and abound, beare good report, and bad report; It is hard to beare prosperity; as hard as it is to drinke much wine, and not be giddy: It is hard to beare adversity and not to stoope; hard to beare scorches without shrinking; some can beare want, but aboundance makes them leave God: many can beare good report, and cannot away with bad report: some can doe both, but yet they will not loose their wealth: some can indure that, but not imprisonment: to goe through thicke and thin is hard and difficult.
But now you may ask me two questions.1 If this be so, how comes Christ to tell men; Matthew 11.30. That his yoke is easy and his burden light? how is that true, Prover. 3.17. That all the ways of wisdom are ways of pleasure? Why promise ye so much joy and peace in Religion, if there be so many crosses following it?
But now you may aske mee two questions.1