A09977:167
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 latter times there have been great confusions, but the greatest evidence, that is to be found, is the Tables of Ptolemy, lately found, which doth exactly agree with the Scripture; he exactly sets down the time that Nebuchadnezzar and Cyrus reigned; compare them with the Scripture, and you shall find these agree with Daniel and Jeremiah, otherwise Chronologers differ very much: for in Joseph Scaligers time, that Table they had not, but it was found since: So in the time when Jerusalem was taken, they agree exactly; and this is the greatest testimony that the Scripture can have from Heathen men.
In latter times there have beene great confusions, but the greatest evidence, that is to be found, is the Tables of Ptolomy, lately found, which doth exactly agree with the Scripture; he exactly sets downe the time that Nebuchadnezzar and Cyrus reigned; compare them with the Scripture, and you shall finde these agree with Daniel and Ieremie, otherwise Chronologers differ very much: for in Ioseph Scaligers time, that Table they had not, but it was found since: So in the time when Ierusalem was taken, they agree exactly; and this is the greatest testimony that the Scripture can have from Heathen men.
Quest. But this Question may now be made; How should we know that these books, which we have, as written by Moses, that these are they, that there is no alteration in them, or supposititious prophecies put in?
Quest. But this Question may now be made; How should we know that these bookes, which wee have, as written by Moses, that these are they, that there is no alteration in them, or supposititious prophecies put in?
Answ. You have the Jews agreeing with the Christians, who were enemies, and the Jews kept it exactly, yet theirs agree with ours.