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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.
When he appeared to Jacob, when he fled from his fathers house to his uncle Laban, Gen. 28.17. Jacob saith of the place wherein God appeared to him, Surely this place is exceeding fearful: the reason was, because God appeared there, because he was present there, his presence struck him with an awful reverence, that he said, the place was exceeding fearful. So we should think of his dreadful presence when we come before him. Eccles. 5.2. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou on earth, therefore let thy words be few: that is, he is exceeding great, and he is in heaven, therefore learn to fear him, when you draw nigh unto him. That which may help us in this, is to consider how glorious his apparitions were, when he appeared to Moses, to the Prophets, as Elijah, and Ezekiel: and you must remember, that though you see not these apparitions, yet consider that you have the same GOD to deal withal: and though he doth not show it so now, yet he is as great now as then; and so fear before him. And this is to sanctify GOD in our hearts: that is, when we conceive of him as he is, and do accordingly fear, when we come before him. And thus much in general of this Attribute.
When hee appeared to Iacob, when hee fled from his fathers house to his uncle Laban, Gen. 28.17. Iacob saith of the place wherein God appeared to him, Surely this place is exceeding fearefull: the reason was, because God appeared there, because hee was present there, his presence strooke him with an awefull reverence, that he said, the place was exceeding fearefull. So wee should thinke of his dreadfull presence when we come before him. Eccles. 5.2. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter ony thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou on earth, therefore let thy words be few: that is, he is exceeding great, and he is in heaven, therefore learne to feare him, when you draw nigh unto him. That which may help us in this, is to consider how glorious his apparitions were, when hee appeared to Moses, to the Prophets, as Eliah, and Ezekiel: and you must remember, that though you see not these apparitions, yet consider that you have the same GOD to deale withall: and though hee doth not shew it so now, yet hee is as great now as then; and so feare before him. And this is to sanctifie GOD in our hearts: that is, when wee conceive of him as he is, and doe accordingly feare, when wee come before him. And thus much in generall of this Attribute.