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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.
First, that it doth you no good at all: what good did the Laodiceans luke-warmness do them: they had as good bin cold: yea, God wisheth, that they were either hot or cold: Rev. 3.15. What good did all that Amafiah did to him; seeing that he did it not with a sincere & perfect heart? These dowbaked services (as I may so stile them,) these carcasses without life; these slight services profit not: therefore there are conditions added to them in the Word: prayer prevails, If it be fervent: Jam. 5.16. If thou believest with all thine heart, Act. 8. Effectual faith; diligent hope, and fruitful love: 1 Thess. 1.3.1 It is a good observation of Divines, that God loves adverbs, better than verbs; well doing, above doing: those that came to the wedding, not having wedding garments, were shut out, Math. 22.11.12.13. as well as those that came not: those that offered strange fire, as Nadab and Abihu, and their company, were consumed, ⟨p. 234⟩as well as they that did not offer at all.
First, that it doth you no good at all: what good did the Laodiceans luke-warmnes doe them: they had as good bin cold: yea, God wisheth, that they were either hot or cold: Rev. 3.15. What good did all that Amafiah did to him; seeing that he did it not with a sincere & perfect heart? These dowbaked services (as I may so stile them,) these carkases without life; these slight services profit not: therefore there are conditions added to them in the Word: prayer prevailes, If it be fervent: Iam. 5.16. If thou beleevest with all thine heart,