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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.
Object. But how shall I do to know this?
Object. But how shall I doe to know this?
Answ. Beloved, never an Angel, nor I, nor any creature can tell you; you see that he took Saul at the beginning of the kingdom, when he was young and strong; he took the Jews at the beginning of Jeremies preaching; only the use that you are to make of it is this: Take heed ⟨p. 84⟩of neglecting God, or good admonitions, take heed of contemning the word from day to day, and saying, that I will repent hereafter; for the Lord perhaps will not give thee a heart to repent, he will not hear you, as he said before, though you cry never so much to him, as in time of extremity you are likest to do.
Answ. Beloved, never an Angel, nor I, nor any creature can tell you; you see that he tooke Saul at the beginning of the kingdome, when hee was young and strong; hee tooke the Iewes at the beginning of Ieremies preaching; onely the use that you are to make of it is this: Take heede ⟨p. 84⟩of neglecting God, or good admonitions, take heede of contemning the word from day to day, and saying, that I will repent hereafter; for the Lord perhaps will not give thee a heart to repent, he will not heare you, as he said before, though you cry never so much to him, as in time of extremity you are likest to doe.
Use 2 The second use I take out of Rom. 11.28, 29. As concerning the Gospel, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the Fathers sake. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.