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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.
Consider in the second place, what eternity is; here the body is corrupted with diseases, and the soul subject to vexation; but that life is sure, composed and constant, and there is no variableness in it; and if we desire life so much, why do we esteem this life that is but a span long, and neglect that which is so spacious.
Consider in the second place, what eternity is; here the body is corrupted with diseases, and the soule subject to vexation; but that life is sure, composed and constant, and there is no variablenesse in it; and if we desire life so much, why doe we esteeme this life that is but a span long, and neglect that which is so spacious.
Consider the errand, upon which you are sent into this world, and be not put aside from it, by any needless occasions (as they are all when they come into competition with this) which hinder our thoughts, and our actions, as far as they belong to eternity: and indeed all the world spend too much of their time upon by-businesses, and they are hampered with them before they are aware, still making our selves new work; so that we make this life, which is short enough of it self, shorter than it is, wearying our selves with anxious griefs, labour and care: thus men did before us, and thus we are ready to do, therefore we had the more need to take heed unto it.
Consider the errand, upon which you are sent into this world, and be not put aside from it, by any needlesse occasions (as they are all when they come into competition with this) which hinder our thoughts, and our actions, as farre as they belong to eternity: and indeed all the world spend too much of their time upon by-businesses, and they are hampered with them before they are aware, still making our selves new worke; so that we make this life, which is short enough of it selfe, shorter than it is, wearying our selves with anxious griefes, labour and care: thus men did before us, and thus we are ready to doe, therefore we had the more need to take heed unto it.