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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.
Where observe this, by the way. A man would wonder why Moses, that went to such a one as Pharaoh, should complain, that he was a man of uncircumcised lips. One would think that Pharaoh being a carnal man, that uncircumcised words would please him better; but it is, as if he should say; Lord, when there is any circumcisednesse in my lips, then there is no authority in my speech. The less circumcision there is in any mans lip▪ the less authority there is in his speech; as it is said of Christ, that he spake with authority, for his lips were circumcised. But to take this objection away; saith the LORD, I am Jehovah, I will be with thee, I will circumcise thy lips.
Where observe this, by the way. A man would wonder why Moses, that went to such a one as Pharaoh, should complaine, that he was a man of uncircumcised lips. One would thinke that Pharaoh being a carnall man, that uncircumcised words would please him better; but it is, as if he should say; Lord, when there is any circumcisednesse in my lips, then there is no authority in my speech. The lesse circumcision there is in any mans lippe▪ the lesse authority there is in his speech; as it is said of Christ, that he spake with authoritie, for his lips were circumcised. But to take this objection away; saith the LORD, I am Iehovah, I will be with thee, I will circumcise thy lips.
Object. Yea, but will Pharaoh be moved with words?
Answ. I am Jehovah, saith the LORD, I will make that to be, which is not: I will send plagues among them, and then he will let them go.