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Grace to the humble· As preparations to receive the Sacrament. Preached
Grace to the humble· As preparations to receive the Sacrament. Preached by the late famous preacher John Preston, Doctor of Divinity, and chaplain in ordinary to his Mtie. Master of Immanuel College, and sometimes preacher in Lincolns-Inn.Grace to the humble· As preparations to receive the Sacrament. Preached by the late famous preacher Iohn Preston, Doctor of Divinity, and chaplen in ordinary to his Mtie. Master of Immanuel Colledge, and sometimes preacher in Lincolnes-Inne.
London: printed by Tho. Cotes for Michael Sparke Junior, 1639London: printed by Tho. Cotes for Michael Sparke Iunior, 1639
Sermon 4: GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. The fourth SERMON.Sermon 4: GRACE TO THE HVMBLE. The fourth SERMON.
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.
First the knowledge of God. §2Secondly Faith. §3Thirdly love.
Labour to act them, stir up in you first the knowledge of God, consider that you shall find him worthy, that you should deny any thing for him; consider that he is the fairest often thousand: As a man faith of ⟨p. 77⟩a friend that hath done much for him, that hath ventured his life for him, if that friend should come to him, and ask him any thing, if he have any ingenuity in him, he will say let him have it, for he is worthy of it, so must we do with Christ.1 Thus Paul argues this, I saith that every one of you saith, I am Paul, I am Apollo, I am Cephas, & I am Christ: is Christ divided? was Paul circumcised for you, that is, those men are not to be named with Christ, hath not he been crucified for you? is not worthy to be looked after before other men: So David when he offered a mass of Gold to the building ⟨p. 78⟩of the temple, out of my poverty saith he I have offered unto thee. Why, because he thought God worthy of all, and more then he had, therefore he thought himself poor.
Labour to act them, stirre up in you first the knowledge of God, consider that you shall finde him worthy, that you should deny any thing for him; consider that hee is the fairest often thousand: As a man faith of ⟨p. 77⟩a friend that hath done much for him, that hath ventured his life for him, if that friend should come to him, and aske him any thing, if he have any ingenuity in him, he will say let him have it, for hee is worthy of it, so must wee doe with Christ.