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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.
1Secondly, if all that look for any interest in Christ must follow him, this excludes all those, who say they are Jews and are not, (Rev. 2.9.) Such as profess themselves to be Christs and are not: they wear his livery and badge, but yet are false hearted. We follow Christ, you say, but if you do, let me put you to some Interrogatories.
1Secondly, if all that looke for any interest in Christ must follow him, this excludes all those, who say they are Iewes and are not, (Rev. 2.9.) Such as professe themselves to be Christs and are not: they weare his livery and badge, but yet are false hearted. Wee follow Christ, you say, but if you doe, let me put you to some Interrogatories.
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First, are you contented to be divorced from all else, and to make Christ your self? To deny your pleasures and your profits, like James and John, Matthew 4, Who left Fathers, Nets, and Ships; and like the Apostles, Who forsook all and followed him? Will you part with every thing, with every sin and vanity for Christ?1 The young Man must sell all, if he will follow Christ, and this he was loath to do.
First, are you contented to bee divorced from all else, and to make Christ your selfe? To deny your pleasures and your profits, like Iames and Iohn,