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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.
The scope of the holy Apostle in this Chapter, is to set forth some of those principal privileges we have by Jesus Christ. One main and principal (which is the greatest of all the rest) is, that through him we have eternal life; And therefore (saith he) know this, that when you have the Son once, you have life in the 12. verse, He that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath not the Son, hath not life. Therefore (saith he) have I written this Epistle to you for this purpose, that you might consider well what gain you have by Christ ⟨p. 266⟩Jesus. These things have I written, (saith he) in the verses before this that I have now read unto you, to you that believe in the Name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. After this he names another great privilege, that we have by Christ; mentioned in this verse, that I have now read unto you. This (saith he) is the assurance we have in him, that whatsoever we ask according to his will, he heareth us. This is the second great privilege we have by Christ, we shall be heard in all our requests: it is no more but ask and have […] up what petition you will, if you be […] once, you have this assurance, that he […] you: but he delivers it with this […] must first be in him: We have […] him (saith he) that if we ask any […] to his will, he heareth us. So that […] are two plain points lying […] us.
THe scope of the holy Apostle in this Chapter, is to set forth some of those principall priviledges we have by Iesus Christ. One maine and principall (which is the greatest of all the rest) is, that through him we have eternall life; And therefore (saith hee) know this, that when you have the Sonne once, you have life in the 12. verse, He that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath not the Sonne, hath not life. Therefore (saith he) have I written this Epistle to you for this purpose, that you might consider well what gaine you have by Christ ⟨p. 266⟩Iesus. These things have I written, (saith he) in the verses before this that I have now read unto you, to you that beleeve in the Name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternall life. After this he names another great priviledge, that wee have by Christ; mentioned in this verse, that I have now read unto you. This (saith he) is the assurance we have in him, that whatsoever wee aske according to his will, hee heareth us. This is the second great priviledge we have by Christ, we shall be heard in all our requests: it is no more but aske and have up what petition you will, if you bee once, you have this assurance, that he you: but he delivers it with this must first bee in him: We have him (saith he) that if wee aske any to his will, he heareth us. So that are two plaine poynts lying us.