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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.
1But it will be objected, why is this said so generally? That we must in nothing be careful, but in all things make our request known? For then if a man were but a poor man, it is but going to the Lord, and asking riches, and he shall have them; If a man were sick of an incurable disease, it were no more but going to the Lord, and he should be sure to be recovered; If a man hath an enterprise to bring to pass, it is no more but go to him, and it shall be done: what is the reason then, that godly and holy men have not these things granted to them?
1But it will be objected, why is this said so generally? That wee must in nothing be carefull, but in all things make our request knowns? For then if a man were but a poore man, it is but going to the Lord, and asking riches, and hee shall have them; If a man were sicke of an incurable disease, it were no more but going to the Lord, and hee should be sure to be recovered; If a man hath an enterprise to bring to passe, it is no more but goe to him, and it shall be done: what is the reason then, that godly and holy men have not these things granted to them?
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1To this I answer, you must understand it with this condition, even as it is with a Father (I will prove it to you by that,) suppose he should say to his son, I will deny thee nothing, whatsoever I have, I will deny thee nothing but thou shalt have part in it; Though he say no more, yet we understand it with these conditions.
1To this I answer, you must understand it with this condition, even as it is with a Father (I will prove it to you by that,) suppose he should say to his sonne, I will deny thee nothing, whatsoever I have, I will deny thee nothing but thou shalt have part in it; Though he say no more, yet we understand it with these conditions.