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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.
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.
Againe, cannot he fill thy heart with joy and comfort? is not he onely wise to give thee direction upon all occasions? and is there any then that thou shouldest choose to walke with more than with him? Every man, the more ⟨p. 167⟩faith he hath, and the more wisedome he hath, the more able hee is to walke with GOD, and with himselfe: the more unbeleeving, and weake, and unconstant, the more unable hee is to be alone. And the ground of it is: By faith a man walkes with God, and by reflection hee walkes with himselfe. There are two companions which a man needes never to be destitute of, GOD and himselfe.
First, a man walks by faith when he sees GOD present, and speaking to him, and he speaks again to the LORD: and the stronger a mans faith is, the more he doth it.
First, a man walkes by faith when hee sees GOD present, and speaking to him, and hee speakes againe to the LORD: and the stronger a mans faith is, the more he doth it.