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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.
1. Because, though holiness be seated in the spirit, yet it doth & will appear in the body at the same time. You know, the light of the candle is seated in the candle, yet it shines through the lant-horn, if it be there; so, though holiness be seated in the spirit, yet it will appear in the body, if it be there. It is so in all other things, and therefore must needs be so in this: As, take any affections that are in us, as a blushing affection, when occasion is, it will appear in the body, whether we will or no; so an impudent face is discerned and perceived also; so awfulness, and fear, and reverence, they will show themselves, and look out at the windows of the eyes, and appear in the face, except we willingly suppress them. Now, if these will do so; surely it holds in this also. If there be a reverence of the mind, it will be seen in the behaviour of the body. Therefore you see; Elijah, when he prayed earnestly, the disposition of the body went with it, he put his face down between his legs. So Jesus Christ, when he prayed for Lazarus, he groaned in his spirit, and wept. Now if he did so, (who might be exempted, if any might) then do not thou think that ⟨p. 40⟩thou canst have a holy, reverent disposition of the mind, and it not appear in the body, it cannot be. Therefore you shall find, that this is called the heart every where, because the affections are seated there; and now the body is accordingly affected as the heart is affected; for what affections a man hath, such is his heart.
1. Because, though holinesse be seated in the spirit, yet it doth & will appeare in the body at the same time. You know, the light of the candle is seated in the candle, yet it shines through the lant-horne, if it be there; so, though holinesse be seated in the spirit, yet it will appeare in the body, if it be there. It is so in all other things, and therefore must needes be so in this: As, take any affections that are in us, as a blushing affection, when occasion is, it will appeare in the body, whether we will or no; so an impudent face is discerned and perceived also; so awefulnesse, and feare, and reverence, they will shew themselves, and looke out at the windowes of the eyes, and appeare in the face, except we willingly suppresse them. Now, if these will doe so; surely it holds in this also. If there be a reverence of the minde, it will be seene in the behaviour of the body. Therefore you see; Eliah, when he prayed earnestly, the disposition of the body went with it, he put his face downe betweene his legges. So Iesus Christ, when hee prayed for Lazarus, hee groaned in his spirit, and wept. Now if he did so, (who might be exempted, if any might) then doe not thou thinke that