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Life eternalLife eternall
Life eternal or, A treatise of the knowledge of the divine essence and attributes Delivered in XVIII. sermons. By the late faithful and worthy minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston, D. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inn.Life eternall or, A treatise of the knowledge of the divine essence and attributes Delivered in XVIII. sermons. By the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, D. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Majestie, master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inne.
London: printed by Richard, 1631
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.
In the very entrance almost into which, he was carried up so nigh to Heaven, that he came not down again, but dyed in the Mount into which (by Gods appointment) he was ascended; and ⟨image 6⟩before many of Gods glorious backparts were passed by him, he was taken up to view the rest more fully Face to face. So that, as he was often in his sickness wont to say, J shall but change my place, and not my company; we may also truly say, he did but change his studying place, not his thoughts nor studies. God being the only immediate subject about which the studies of men and Angels are wholly taken up for all eternity.
In the very entrance almost into which, hee was carried up so nigh to Heaven, that he came not downe againe, but dyed in the Mount into which (by Gods appointment) he was ascended; and ⟨image 6⟩before many of Gods glorious backparts were passed by him, he was taken up to view the rest more fully Face to face. So that, as he was often in his sicknes wont to say, J shall but change my place, and not my companie; we may also truly say, he did but change his studying place, not his thoughts nor studies. God being the only immediate subject about vvhich the studies of men and Angells are wholly taken up for all eternity.
Which change, though to him full of gain, had been to us more grievous, had not this little piece, like to ELIJAH'S mantle fallen from him, as he was ascending. Wherein we have those lofty speculations of the schools (which ⟨image 6⟩like empty clouds fly often high, but drop no fatness) digested into useful applications, and distilled into Spirit-full and quickening cordials, to comfort and confirm the inward Man.
VVhich change, though to him full of gaine, had been to us more grievous, had not this little peece, like to ELIAHS mantle falne from him, as he was ascending. VVherein wee have those lofty speculations of the schools (which