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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
COLLOS. 3.5. And Covetousness which is Idolatry.COLLOS. 3.5. And Covetousnesse which is Idolatrie.
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Thirdly, ye may love them with a dependent ⟨p. 24⟩affection; they are things of a dependent nature, they have no bottom of their own to stand on, they only depend on God, and so ye may love them as depending on him: eyeing the Fountain, and not the Cistern from whence they flow▪ take not the light from the air only, but look to the Sun from whence it comes.
Thirdly, yee may love them with a dependent ⟨p. 24⟩affection; they are things of a dependent nature, they have no bottome of their owne to stand on, they onely depend on God, and so yee may love them as depending on him: eyeing the Fountaine, and not the Cesterne from whence they flow▪ take not the light from the aire onely, but looke to the Sunne from whence it comes.
1The third Deceit, is false reasoning: We find it otherwise by experience: we see that a diligent hand maketh rich, and bringeth comfort: we see that labour bringeth learning; and for the labour which we take to get it, in recompense of it, it makes us happy.
1The third Deceipt, is false reasoning: We finde it otherwise by experience: we see that a diligent hand maketh rich, and bringeth comfort: we see that labour bringeth learning; and for the labour which we take to get it, in recompence of it, it makes us happy.
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