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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, we must resolve to do or suffer any thing that he commands,1 we must except nothing; we must resolve to obey and do all righteousness, and to abstain from all unrighteousness: we must resolve to go through thick and thin, rough and smooth; we must do as the Romans did, Rom. 6.17. Obey that form of Doctrine that is delivered to us; not one part only, but every particular, from the very heart. The reason for which we were delivered by our Saviour from the hands of our enemies, was, that we might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our lives, Luke 1.75. Let the passage be what it will, safe or dangerous, pleasant or difficult, by poverty or abundance; let Christ lead us thorough good report & bad report, we must follow him. I put in the definition, to do or suffer; suffering is but an higher kind of action, to do, though you suffer for it: Suffering of it self, (as the Philosopher well observeth) is not commendable; but to suffer in doing Gods will in simple obedience, is to obey without any difficulty.
First, wee must resolve to doe or suffer any thing that he commands,1 we must except nothing; wee must resolve to obey and doe all righteousnesse, and to abstaine from all unrighteousnes: we must resolve to go through thicke and thin, rough and smooth; we must do as the Romans did, Rom. 6.17. Obey that forme of Doctrine that is delivered to us; not one part onely, but every particular, from the very heart. The reason for which we were deliuered by our Saviour from the hands of our enemies, was, that wee might serve him without feare, in holinesse and righteousnesse before him all the dayes of our lives, Luke 1.75. Let the passage be what it wil, safe or dangerous, pleasant or difficult, by poverty or aboundance; let Christ leade us thorough good report & bad report, we must follow him. I put in the definition, to do or suffer; suffering is but an higher kinde of action, to do, though you suffer for it: Suffering of it selfe, (as the Philosopher well observeth) is not commendable; but to suffer in doing Gods will in simple obedience, is to obey without any difficulty.