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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.
So look how he did deal in John Baptists time, and as it was with them, Now the axe is laid to the root of the tree, when the Gospel, and the means of grace, and the spring-time of the word began; because they did not regard it then, they were cast off: the time of their ignorance God regards not so much; but then he called upon every one to repent, and because they did not come in then, he deferred not his judgement. That upon which I ground this, you ⟨p. 101⟩shall find in two places of Scripture. 2 Pet. 2.4. If the LORD did so with the Angels, spared not them, saith he, he is the same GOD, and therefore he knows how to reserve the unjust to the day of judgement, and especially those that are unclean: the ground of it is his unchangeableness. The other place is in 1 Cor. 10. You know what he did to the Israelites, saith he, he will do the same to you: therefore do you take heed, that you do not commit fornication, as some of them committed, and died in the wilderness, &c.
So looke how hee did deale in Iohn Baptists time, and as it was with them, Now the axe is laid to the roote of the tree, when the Gospell, and the meanes of grace, and the spring-time of the word began; because they did not regard it thē, they were cast off: the time of their ignorance God regards not so much; but then hee called upon every one to repent, and because they did not come in then, hee deferred not his judgement. That upon which I ground this, you ⟨p. 101⟩shall finde in two places of Scripture. 2 Pet. 2.4. If the LORD did so with the Angels, spared not them, saith he, he is the same GOD, and therefore hee knowes how to reserve the unjust to the day of judgement, and especially those that are uncleane: the ground of it is his unchangeablenesse. The other place is in 1 Cor. 10. You know what he did to the Israelites, saith hee, hee will doe the same to you: therefore doe you take heede, that you doe not commit fornication, as some of them committed, and died in the wildernesse, &c.