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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.
And this you must remember in both these, that though he doth the same things, yet he doth them in a different manner, time, and way: he hath divers judgements, and afflictions; and as there are divers means to attain to the same end, as some may ride, some go on foot, and yet all come to one journeys end: So the judgements and afflictions may be different, yet the end the same; and that this caution being taken in, thou mayest be sure, that the same judgements that he did execute in former time, he is ready to execute them still. As he hath given them up to open sins, that did neglect him in secret, so he will do to thee; as he hath stricken some men in their sins, so the same wrath is gone out against and remains for thee, if thou do not repent and turn to him: for the kinds, as whether by sickness, or death, &c. these we cannot determine of; the ways of GOD are infinite, and exceeding divers, unsearchable, and past finding out: but though in regard of his particular ways it doth not follow, he did thus to this man, therefore he will do the very same to thee; yet because he did this to them, he will do the same thing to thee in the same or in a different manner.
And this you must remember in both these, that though hee doth the same things, yet hee doth them in a different manner, time, and way: he hath divers judgements, and afflictions; and as there are divers meanes to attaine to the same end, as some may ride, some go on foot, and yet all come to one journeys end: So the judgements and afflictions may be different, yet the end the same; and that this caution being taken in, thou maist be sure, that the same judgements that he did execute in former time, he is ready to execute them still. As he hath given them up to open sinnes, that did neglect him in secret, so he will doe to thee; as he hath stricken some men in their sinnes, so the same wrath is gone out against and remaines for thee, if thou doe not repent and turne to him: for the kindes, as whether by sicknesse, or death, &c. these we cannot determine of; the wayes of GOD are infinite, and exceding divers, unsearchable, and past finding out: but though in regard of his particular wayes it doth not follow, he did thus to this man, therfore he will doe the very same to thee; yet because he did this to them, he will doe the same thing to thee in the same or in a different manner.