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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
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, he that pleaseth GOD in all his actions, and doth what is acceptable to him, that doth what he hath commanded, and abstains from what he hath forbidden, he which behaves himself after this manner, makes himself present with the Lord. For this last, you shall see, if you compare that in Genesis, of Enochs walking with GOD, with that in Heb. 11.5. To make our actions agreeable to the rule of his will, this is to walk with the Lord: for Enoch is said to walk with God, in Genesi; and in the Hebrews he is said to please of the Lord.
Thirdly, he that pleaseth GOD in all his actions, and doth what is acceptable to him, that doth what he hath commanded, and abstaines from what hee hath forbidnen, he which behaves himselfe after this manner, makes himselfe present with the Lord. For this last, you shall see, if you compare that in Genesis, of Enochs walking with GOD, with that in Heb. 11.5. To make our actions agreable to the rule of his will, this is to walke with the Lord: for Enoch is said to walke with God, in Genesi; and in the Hebrewes he is said to please of the Lord.
And, as we must be thus present with the Lord, So §2secondly, we must make him present with us. §1As first, we must look upon him, as one who observeth all that we do. When a man hath this full persuasion in his heart, not only habitually, but actually, that the Lord looks upon him in all that he speaks, and doth, he makes the Lord present with him; §2So secondly, when a man shall observe the Lord speaking to him, which a man doth in meditating in the word. But this is not enough: but you ⟨p. 162⟩