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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
COLLOS. 3.5. And Covetousness which is Idolatry.COLLOS. 3.5. And Covetousnesse which is Idolatrie.
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.
Men are ready to say, that they feel comfort from abundance of outward things; therefore whatsoever you say to the contrary, is but speculations and fancies. Men are guided by sense, which cannot be deceived; we find and feel comfort in these things by experience, we see a reality in these things, and therefore whatsoever you say to the contrary, is but vain, and to no purpose.
Men are ready to say, that they feele comfort from aboundance of outward things; therefore whatsoever you say to the contrary, is but speculations and fancies. Men are guided by sence, which cannot be deceived; we find and feele comfort in these things by experience, we see a reality in these things, and therefore whatsoever you say to the contrary, is but vaine, and to no purpose.
1To this I answer, you must not judge of ⟨p. 21⟩things according to sense, for sense was never made a Judge by God, to judge of these things; but judge of them according to faith and rectified reason, which judgeth of things that are to come, that are past & present all together, and so can best judge of these things as they are.
1To this I answer, you must not judge of ⟨p. 21⟩things according to sence, for sence was never made a Iudge by God, to judge of these things; but judge of them according to faith and rectified reason, which judgeth of things that are to come, that are past & present all together, and so can best judge of these things as they are.
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