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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.
Use 5 Again, consider with thy self, that if thousand thousands perish, it is nothing to him;1 he cares no more for the destruction of the whole world, than thou doest for the throwing away of a little dust; he is full of excellency and perfection; you see how often he sweeps away whole kingdoms with the besom of destruction, nay, he swept away the whole world by the Flood, as you do sweep a little dust out of your houses. Therefore do not thou dispute with God, and ask, why are so many damned? why are so many swept away? think with thy self, that he, that was before all things were, will be when they are gone: therefore learn with Paul, to reverence his judgements, to fear and tremble before him. He is full of being, and though thou perish, what is that to him? Wilt thou dispute with God? thou art but a particle of dust. What art thou that contendest with him? let the Potsherd strive with potsherds of the earth, but not with God. Shall the clay say to him that fashions it, what makest thou?
Vse 5 Againe, consider with thy selfe, that if thousand thousands perish, it is nothing to him;1 hee cares no more for the destruction of the whole world, than thou doest for the throwing away of a little dust; he is full of excellencie and perfection; you see how often he sweepes away whole kingdomes with the besome of destruction, nay, he swept away the whole world by the Floud, as you doe sweepe a little dust out of your houses. Therfore do not thou dispute with God, and aske, why are so many damned? why are so many swept away? thinke with thy selfe, that he, that was before all things were, will be when they are gone: therefore learne with Paul, to reverence his judgements, to feare and tremble before him. He is full of being, and though thou perish, what is that to him? Wilt thou dispute with God? thou art but a particle of dust. What art thou that contendest with him? let the Potsheard strive with potsheards of the earth, but not with God. Shall the clay say to him that fashions it, what makest thou?
- 1That many perish is nothing to him.