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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.
As I say for prayer, so for other duties: when a man comes to hear the word, he saith, my mind is intent enough, though I make not such a show; yet notwithstanding know this, that thou must behave thy self reverently when thou comest before God. You shall see in Luke 4. when Christ preached,1 it is said, that the eyes of all the people were fastened upon him. Why is such a corporal gesture noted in the text? is it in vain? No, because it is a comely gesture, therefore it is to be regarded.
As I say for prayer, so for other duties: when a man comes to heare the word, hee saith, my minde is intent enough, though I make not such a shew; yet notwithstanding know this, that thou must behave thy self reverently when thou commest before God. You shall see in Luke 4. when Christ preached,1 it is said, that the eyes of all the people were fastened upon him. Why is such a corporall gesture noted in the text? is it in vaine? No, because it is a comely gesture, therefore it is to be regarded.
- 1Luke 4.
Quest. 2 How should we conceive of GOD in prayer, seeing he is a Spirit, and a Spirit we never saw: what conceit and apprehension of GOD should we have then when we come to call upon his name?