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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.
Thirdly, By the works of his providence. 1Ezek. 36.23. And I will sanctify my great Name which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the middest of them, and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. As if he should say; They make no account of me now, but when they shall see me to bring down great Babel, then they shall know and believe, that I am a great GOD. So else where in Ezekiel he compareth Ashur, and Tire, to a Lyon and Eagle, and a Cedar: and he saith, that he will put a hook into the Lyon, and deplume the Eagle, and overtop the Cedar: that is, he will show forth his greatness, at that time, when he shall bring down those great nations. So the greatness of GOD is seen in his providence over every thing: when he shall overthrow a whole kingdom, and a great battle by a little accident, as great ships are turned about by a little rudder, then his might appears. So in his ruling the winds and seas, and weather, all this shows the greatness of his excellency. Therefore look upon his judgements, and likewise ⟨p. 126⟩upon his mercies, when you see, how he raiseth men out of the dust &c. All this shows the greatness of God.
Thirdly, By the workes of his providence. 1Ezek. 36.23. And I will sanctifie my great Name which was prophaned among the heathen, which yee have prophaned in the middest of them, and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. As if hee should say; They make no account of me now, but when they shall see me to bring downe great Babel, then they shall know and beleeve, that I am a great GOD. So else where in Ezechiel hee compareth Ashur, and Tire, to a Lyon and Eagle, and a Cedar: and hee saith, that hee will put a hooke into the Lyon, and deplume the Eagle, and overtop the Cedar: that is, hee will shew forth his greatnesse, at that time, when he shall bring downe those great nations. So the greatnesse of GOD is seene in his providence over every thing: when he shall overthrow a whole kingdome, and a great battell by a litle accident, as great ships are turned about by a litle rudder, then his might appeares. So in his ruling the winds and seaes, and weather, all this shewes the greatnesse of his excellency. Therefore look vpon his judgements, and likewise