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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.
Again, all the sins whereby evil men provoke him, and all the punishments that they suffer for sin, it moves not him; but as when a glass falls against the wall, the wall is not hurt, but the glass is broken: so wicked men, they hurt themselves, but he is not moved.
Againe, all the sinnes whereby evill men provoke him, and all the punishments that they suffer for sinne, it moves not him; but as when a glasse falls against the wall, the wall is not hurt, but the glasse is broken: so wicked men, they hurt themselves, but hee is not mooved.
Therefore hence observe, that GOD must needs be most holy, and righteous, and just in all his ways, 1because there is neither love, nor hatred, nor grief in him, nor joy, which should make crooked, or bend the rule of his will, or alter it in any action. Men are therefore unjust, because in all that they do, there is something that bends their wills this way, or that way, they are capable of love, joy, grief: but GOD, seeing he is capable of none of these, therefore he must needs be most just and righteous in all his works. Therefore whatsoever he doth, though thou seest no reason for it, yet justify thou him in all; when thou seest him overthrowing the Churches, denying his grace to many thousands, and the like, yet do thou ⟨p. 80⟩justify him in all his ways: because there is no grief or trouble can come to him, as to the creature, therefore he must needs be holy in all ways, and righteous in all his works.
Therefore hence observe, that GOD must needes be most holy, and righteous, and just in all his wayes, 1because there is neither love, nor hatred, nor griefe in him, nor joy, which should make crooked, or bend the rule of his will, or alter it in any action. Men are therefore unjust, because in all that they doe, there is something that bends their wills this way, or that way, they are capable of love, joy, griefe: but GOD, seeing he is capable of none of these, therefore he must needes be most just and righteous in all his workes. Therefore whatsoever he doth, though thou seest no reason for it, yet justifie thou him in all; when thou seest him overthrowing the Churches, denying his grace to many thousands, and the like, yet doe thou