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The fullness of Christ for us A sermon preached at the court before King…The fulnesse of Christ for vs A sermon preached at the court before King…
The fullness of Christ for us A sermon preached at the court before King James of blessed memory. By John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, Master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inn.The fulnesse of Christ for vs A sermon preached at the court before King James of blessed memory. By Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Majestie, Master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by M. Parsons for John Stafford, 1639London: printed by M. Parsons for Iohn Stafford, 1639
THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST FOR US: Or a Sermon uponTHE FVLNESSE OF CHRIST FOR VS: Or a Sermon upon
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This error of theirs proceeds from their not distinguishing aright betwixt acquisite ⟨p. 33⟩habits, and those that are infused.
This errour of theirs proceeds from their not distinguishing aright betwixt acquisite ⟨p. 33⟩habits, and those that are infused.
Indeed, in acquisite habits the acts go before the habits, & prepare for it. But in infused habits it is clean contrary. It is with them, as with the natural powers of the soul. We have first the faculty of seeing before we see, and of hearing before we hear: so have we first the infused habits before we exercise the operations of it. For as the wheel doth not run that it may be made round: so the heart doth not first do the action whereby it may be set in a good frame: but it is first fashioned, and made a new creature by grace, & then it doth perform actions, and bring ⟨p. 34⟩forth fruits worthy amendment of life.1 For that which is said of the soul, it doth frame an house for it self, and frame it self a room, is as truly said of grace; it useth no harbinger: for nothing can prepare for grace, but grace.
Indeed, in acquisite habits the acts goe before the habits, & prepare for it. But in infused habits it is clean contrary. It is with them, as with the naturall powers of the soul. We have first the faculty of seeing before we see, and of hearing before wee heare: so have we first the infused habitts before wee exercise the operations of it. For as the wheele doth not runne that it may be made round: so the heart doth not first doe the action whereby it may be set in a good frame: but it is first fashioned, and made a new creature by grace, & then it doth performe actions, and bring