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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.
Lastly, learn from hence to do what you do from an inward principle: we must not be ⟨p. 264⟩drawn after Christ as beasts, but we must go on our own legs. Many do follow Christ, but other respects do carry them: some mens company carries them; and these are but carried in the stream. Some are set on with other respects, some other wheels set them on work, as the spring doth the clock: such as these do not follow Christ.
Lastly, learne from hence to doe what you doe from an inward principle: we must not be ⟨p. 264⟩drawne after Christ as beasts, but wee must goe on our owne legs. Many do follow Christ, but other respects doe carry them: some mens company carries them; and these are but carried in the streame. Some are set on with other respects, some other wheeles set them on worke, as the spring doth the clocke: such as these doe not follow Christ.
Now the means to follow Christ are these.
Now the meanes to follow Christ are these.
First, seek to Christ; None can come to me, except the Father draw him, John 6.44.
First, seeke to Christ; None can come to mee, except the Father draw him,