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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
Sermon 14: THE FOURTEENTH SERMON.Sermon 14: THE FOVRTEENTH SERMON.
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.
the use that we should make of it is this; If GOD should pass such a decree of rejection upon me, it cannot be changed; therefore I would fear before him, and take heed of that stubbornness and course of disobedience, that may bring that curse upon me, and such a stroke upon my soul; and for this purpose is this doctrine revealed to us. And this use the Apostle makes of it, Heb. 3. when he had delivered Gods unchangeable decree, declared by his swearing in his wrath, that they should never enter into his rest: therefore defer not, saith he, while it is called to day, lest that you continuing in a course of rebellion, the door of mercy be shut upon you, and GOD do swear in his ⟨p. 98⟩wrath, as he did to them, that you shall never enter into his rest. Beloved, there is a double time: a time of the coming forth of this decree, and a time of preparing and trying, while the door stands open. Therefore take heed that that acceptable time do not pass away, lest thou be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
the use that we should make of it is this; If GOD should passe such a decree of rejection upon me, it cannot be changed; therefore I would feare before him, and take heede of that stubbornesse and course of disobedience, that may bring that curse upon me, and such a stroke upon my soule; and for this purpose is this doctrine revealed to us. And this use the Apostle makes of it, Heb. 3. when he had delivered Gods unchangeable decree, declared by his swearing in his wrath, that they should never enter into his rest: therefore deferre not, saith he, while it is called to day, lest that you continuing in a course of rebellion, the doore of mercy be shut upon you, and GOD doe sweare in his ⟨p. 98⟩wrath, as he did to them, that you shall never enter into his rest. Beloved, there is a double time: a time of the comming forth of this decree, and a time of preparing and trying, while the doore stands open. Therefore take heede that that acceptable time doe not passe away, lest thou be hardened through the deceitfulnesse of sinne.