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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.
yet no man sees it, no not he himself, but he comes to Church, and hears the word from day to day. But yet remember that GOD is unchangeable; for, you see, the Jews in Jeremies time, they lived under Jeremies Ministry almost twenty years, but yet at the last he rejected them, and he would not be entreated, though Jeremiah and the people did pray to him. There are three places for it: Jer. 7.16. Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift thou up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me, for I will not hear thee. But what if the Jews were moved with the calamity when it came, should cry, and be importunate with the Lord, would not their tears move him? No, saith he: Jerem. 11.14. Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
yet no man sees it, no not he himselfe, but he comes to Church, and heares the word from day to day. But yet remember that GOD is unchangeable; for, you see, the Iewes in Ieremies time, they lived under Ieremies Ministery almost twenty yeares, but yet at the last hee rejected them, and hee would not be intreated, though Ieremy and the people did pray to him. There are three places for it: Ier. 7.16. Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift thou up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me, for I will not heare thee. But what if the Iewes were moved with the calamity when it came, should cry, and be importunate with the Lord, would not their teares move him? No, saith he: Ierem. 11.14. Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not heare them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
But what if they fast and pray? No; if they do that, I will not hear them.