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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.
First, partly because one would have fit objects to exercise his faculties upon: which if he had not, they would languish, and a wearisomeness would grow upon them.
First, partly because one would have fit objects to exercise his faculties upon: which if hee had not, they would languish, and a wearisomnesse would grow upon them.
Secondly, because he would have knowledge and direction, and help and advice, and comfort brought into his empty heart, by such friends as are able to suggest it to him: and therefore they desire company. Now shall they not find this in the Lord more than in any creature? Is not he then the worthiest and the highest object, on whom they should bestow their thoughts?
Secondly, because hee would have knowledge and direction, and helpe and advice, and comfort brought into his empty heart, by such friends as are able to suggest it to him: and therefore they desire company. Now shall they not finde this in the Lord more than in any creature? Is not he then the worthiest and the highest object, on whom they should bestow their thoughts?
Again, cannot he fill thy heart with joy and comfort? is not he only wise to give thee direction upon all occasions? and is there any then that thou shouldest choose to walk with more than with him? Every man, the more ⟨p. 167⟩faith he hath, and the more wisdom he hath, the more able he is to walk with GOD, and with himself: the more unbelieving, and weak, and unconstant, the more unable he is to be alone. And the ground of it is: By faith a man walks with God, and by reflection he walks with himself. There are two companions which a man needs never to be destitute of, GOD and himself.