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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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If we are in a strait, and know not what to do, and there come one, and helps us; we should say that it comes from God. So did David when Abigail came and met him; he saith that the Lord sent her. 1 Sam: 25.32. And this would ⟨p. 156⟩easily be believed, if we would think that he is present every where. There is no man that speaks for us or against us, that doth us either hurt or good, but GOD is present with him, and stirs him up to it, whatsoever it be. 1 Chro. 5.26. And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pull King of Assyria, &c. that is, he himself was present with his Spirit, he stirred him up: (for the thoughts of men have their rising up, from their spirit stirring them to good or evil.) So also for their speeches: when Shimei cursed David, David saith, that it was the Lord that sent him. So the Lord is present with the creatures: it is he that acts them, and sets them on work to do us any good. And this is the next use that we are to make of it.
If we are in a strait, and know not what to doe, and there come one, and helps vs; wee should say that it comes from God. So did David when Abigail came and met him; he saith that the Lord sent her. 1 Sam: 25.32. And this would ⟨p. 156⟩easily bee beleived, if we would thinke that hee is present every where. There is no man that speakes for us or against us, that doth us either hurt or good, but GOD is present with him, and stirres him up to it, whatsoever it be. 1 Chro. 5.26. And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul King of Assyria, &c. that is, he himselfe was present with his Spirit, he stirred him up: (for the thoughts of men have their rising up, from their spirit stirring them to good or evill.) So also for their speeches: when Shimei cursed David, David saith, that it was the Lord that sent him. So the Lord is present with the creatures: it is hee that acts them, and sets them on worke to doe us any good. And this is the next vse that wee are to make of it.