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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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Here,1 by the way, observe, that this Doctrine teacheth ⟨p. 45⟩us not to be idle (though all grace be received from Christ) we must not therefore leave all to God (as we are slandered to say and do:) but as St. Paul makes the consequence, because God worketh in you the will and the deed, 2therefore work out your salvation with fear and trembling. Others may be thought contrarily to infer, our selves work in our selves the will & the deed, therefore we need not work out our salvation wth such fear & trembling, seeing we may do it at our pleasure.
Here,1 by the way, observe, that this Doctrine teacheth ⟨p. 45⟩us not to be idle (though all grace be received frō Christ) we must not therefore leave all to God (as we are slandered to say and doe:) but as St. Paul makes the cōsequence, because God worketh in you the will and the deed, 2therefore worke out your salvation with feare and trembling. Others may be thought contrarily to inferre, our selves work in our selves the will & the deed, therefore we need notwork out our salvatiō wth such feare & trēbling, seeing we may do it at our pleasure.
- 1Though grace be received, we must not be idle.
- 2Phil. 2.