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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.
He brought in a new religion, and yet he professeth, that he had no miracles, or predictions of things to come. Now, when religion is not confirmed by miracles,1 or predictions of things to come, or holiness of life, it is a token that there is no truth in it.
He brought in a new religion, and yet he professeth, that hee had no miracles, or predictions of things to come. Now, when religion is not confirmed by miracles,1 or predictions of things to come, or holinesse of life, it is a token that there is no truth in it.
- 12 His new religion wanted miracles to confirm it.2 His new religion wanted miracles to confirme it.
We may perceive it by the writing of the Alcoran; It is so barbarous, that there is no sense in it;1 and they say, that he could neither write nor read; and so the writing shows, that it was by one, that was an ignorant man, that had no skill; and those stories that are alleged out of the Scripture, have much falsehood mixed with them; which is a sign that he never read them himself, but that he had them by relation; but only he speaking to a very ignorant people, they received it of him; and having enlarged themselves by the sword; and so they continue to this day.
We may perceive it by the writing of the Alcoran; It is so barbarous, that there is no sense in it;1 and they say, that he could neither write nor reade; and so the writing shewes, that it was by one, that was an ignorant man, that had no skill; and those stories that are alleaged out of the Scripture, have much falshood mixed with them; which is a signe that he never read them himselfe, but that he had them by relation; but onely hee speaking to a very ignorant people, they received it of him; and having inlarged themselves by the sword; and so they continue to this day.