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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.
all other things habilitate us but to the things of this life, but grace makes thee strong, and makes thee to serve the Lord with fear and reverence, Heb. 12.28.1 And therefore this is to be sought of us. Phil. 4.8.2 The world seeks other things after their own fancy, but seek you these things, this is the excellency ⟨p. 19⟩that we should seek; for this adorns thy spirit. And now if I should ask any man, whether is it not better to have Gods image renewed in him, and to be like to him, than to have the excellency of humane knowledge? every one would say, that to have Gods image renewed in them, were the best: but then why doest thou not busy thy self about it? why doest thou not labour for it? why do you study much, and pray so little? So if I should ask another, whether grace, or outward excellency were better? he would say, grace: but then why do you not bestow some time about it, to get it? It is a great sign that the heart is right, when we can judge aright of the excellency, that is to be sought by us. 2 Cor. 5.3 It is made a sign of a new creature, that he doth judge aright of spiritual things. Jam 1..10.4 It is made a sign of a man converted to God, when he is brought low, that is, he is drawn from that high esteem of outward excellency, which before he had; when he sees that they are but fading flowers, things of no worth: and thus the soul gets strength to it self.
all other things habilitate us but to the things of this life, but grace makes thee strong, and makes thee to serve the Lord with fear and reverence, Heb. 12.28