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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.
PART II.
The Fourth ATTRIBUTE. God is a SPIRIT. Page 2 Four properties of a Spirit. Ibid. USE 1. Gods eye chiefly on our spirits, therefore they must be kept fit for communion with him. Page 4 How to fit our spirits for communion with God. Page 6 Directions for cleansing the spirit. Page 10 USE 2. Gods government chiefly on the spirits of men. Page 25 Proved by 3 Demonstrations. Page 28 USE 3. To worship God in spirit. Page 32 Which consists in three things. Page 33 ⟨image 13⟩What necessity of the gestures of the body in Gods service. Page 38 How to conceive of God in prayer. Page 44 The Simplicity of GOD. Gods simplicity proved by six reasons. Page 48 Consec. 1. To see what a stable foundation faith hath. Page 51 Consec. 2. God cannot be hindered in his works. Page 52 Consec. 3. The Attributes of God are equal. Page 53 USE 1. To labour to be content in a simple condition. Page 54 USE 2. To labour for singleness of heart. Page 59 Two things in simplicity. Page 60 USE 3. To go to God rather than to the creatures. Page 67
The Fourth ATTRIBVTE. God is a SPIRIT. Page 2 Foure properties of a Spirit. Ibid. VSE 1. Gods eye chiefly on our spirits, therefore they must be kept fit for communion with him. Page 4 How to fit our spirits for communion with God. Page 6 Directions for cleansing the spirit. Page 10 VSE 2. Gods government chiefly on the spirits of men. Page 25 Proved by 3 Demonstrations. Page 28 VSE 3. To worship God in spirit. Page 32 Which consists in three things. Page 33 ⟨image 13⟩What necessity of the gestures of the bodie in Gods service. Page 38 How to conceive of God in prayer. Page 44 The Simplicitie of GOD. Gods simplicity proved by sixe reasons. Page 48 Consec. 1. To see what a stable foundation faith hath. Page 51 Consec. 2. God cannot be hindred in his workes. Page 52 Consec. 3. The Attributes of God are equall. Page 53 VSE 1. To labour to bee content in a simple condition. Page 54 VSE 2. To labour for singlenesse of heart. Page 59 Two things in simplicitie. Page 60 VSE 3. To goe to God rather than to the creatures. Page 67