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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, he abounded in love, which he showed in his readiness both to give and forgive. He showed his love in giving, in that he loved men so, that he gave himself for them. (Act. 20.35.) He saith, It is more blessed to give than to receive. For his love in forgiving, he forgave those that did him the greatest wrong, he had compassion on the souls of men, and on their bodies too; For their souls, he groaned to see them as Sheep without a Shepherd: (Math. 9.36.) So for their bodies he fed many thousands of them often times.
First, he abounded in love, which he shewed in his readinesse both to give and forgive. Hee shewed his love in giving, in that hee loved men so, that hee gave himselfe for them. (Act. 20.35.) Hee saith, It is more blessed to give than to receive. For his love in forgiving, he forgave those that did him the greatest wrong, hee had compassion on the soules of men, and on their bodies too; For their soules, he groaned to see them as Sheepe without a Shepheard: (Math. 9.36.) So for their bodies hee fed many thousands of them often times.
Secondly, For the glory that was set before him, he endured the Cross, and despised the shame. (Heb. 12.2.) that is, he saw God and his glory, and then the good and evil speeches of men were nothing to him: he eyed the glory of God, and despised the glory and shame of men: as you may see, (Luk. 23.8.11.) by comparing them both together. When as Pilate sent him to Herod, Herod was exceeding glad when he saw him, for he was desirous to see him of a long time; because he had heard many things of him, and he hoped to have seen some Miracle done by him; (