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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 16 › Part 7 › The Jnfinitenesse of his presence, Or, His Jmmensity.
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Use 2 Secondly, If GOD be every where present in his own essence and person, we should the rather choose him to be our GOD, and rejoice much in the ampleness of our portion, seeing we have such a GOD that is every where:1 we can go no whither, but he is present with us; we have nothing to do a thousand miles hence, but he is there, and doth our business for us. We seek a multitude of friends, because one cannot do it, because one doth one thing, and another another; one friend may be a comfort to us in one place, but if you come to another place, there you may be destitute; friends cannot be every where, hence we need many friends: but if you look upon the Lord, and his omnipresence, all this is supplied in him; he is in every place, and he can do your businesses for you, though you be distant from the place, where they are to be done; and GOD is with you every where, as it was his promise to Jacob, when he went to Padan Aram, I will be with thee, saith the Lord. So he said to David; and when Joseph went into prison, the Lord went with him. When Abraham was called out of his Country, the Lord bid him to go, I will be with thee. Beloved, when you consider this, that GOD is every where ⟨p. 153⟩present, and can do every thing for you, whereby he hath the sweetness of a thousand friends in him, and the ability of as many; I say, when we consider this, it should teach us not only to be content, but to say that we desire no more.
Vse 2 Secondly, If GOD be every where present in his owne essence and person, wee should the rather choose him to be our GOD, and rejoyce much in the amplenesse of our portion, seeing wee have such a GOD that is every where:1 we can goe no whither, but he is present with us; wee have nothing to doe a thousand miles hence, but he is there, and doth our businesse for us. We seeke a multitude of friends, because one cannot doe it, because one doth one thing, and another another; one friend may be a comfort to us in one place, but if you come to another place, there you may be destitute; friends cannot be every where, hence we neede many friends: but if you looke upon the Lord, and his omnipresence, all this is supplied in him; hee is in every place, and hee can doe your businesses for you, though you be distant from the place, where they are to be done; and GOD is with you every where, as it was his promise to Iacob, when he went to Padan Aram, I will be with thee, saith the Lord. So he said to David; and when Ioseph went into prison, the Lord went with him. When Abraham was called out of his Country, the Lord bid him to goe, I will be with thee. Beloved, when you consider this, that GOD is every where