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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.
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.
But how shall I know Gods Will, and what my portion is?
1I answer, by the event: see in what estate and condition God hath set you, see what estate he hath given you, this is your Portion, and with it you must be contented. GOD hath a Sovereignty over us, we are but his subjects, and must be contented with what he gives us: you are contented with that which your Father or your Prince gives you; therefore you must receive that which God bestows upon you, with all humility and thankfulness. If we be soundly humbled, we confess our selves worthy to be destroyed, Ezech. 36.32. We confess with Jacob, Gen. 32.10. That we are unworthy of the least of Gods mercies; that the least Portion is more than we deserve. The Prodigal being humbled, was contented with the lowest place in his fathers house, to be as one of his Fathers household servants:2 and so we ought to be content with that Portion which God hath given us, be it never so small, because it is more than we deserve; and if we ⟨p. 33⟩desire or seek for more, this desire is sinful.
1I answer, by the event: see in what estate and condition God hath set you, see what estate he hath given you, this is your Portion, and with it you must bee contented. GOD hath a Soveraigntie over us, wee are but his subjects, and must be contented with what he gives us: you are contented with that which your Father or your Prince gives you; therefore you must receive that which God bestowes upon you, with all humility and thankfulnesse. If we be soundly humbled, wee confesse our selves worthy to be destroyed,