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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.
There is no Attribute of GOD, that doth need a greater degree of faith than this: therefore reasons are not unnecessary. The first reason therefore is this.
1First, consider, that he that made these great things, he that made the highest heavens, and those heavens that thou seest, he that made the earth, and the deep sea, he that made the wind, and the treasures of snow, and hail, he that made the Angels, he that wrought so many miracles, thou must think that he that doth these things can do the like: as he that hath made a fair picture or statue, he can make another; he that makes a fair house, you are ready to say, that he is able to build another. Look then upon his great works, and you will think that he is able to do the like. This is an argument very frequent in Scripture, when there is any occasion of expressing Gods great power to bring any thing to pass: as he that made heaven and earth, he that brought the children ⟨p. 179⟩of Israel out of Egypt, he that divided the red sea, he that wrought the wonders in Egypt before Pharaoh and all his host; and such like.
1First, consider, that he that made these great things, he that made the highest heavens, and those heavens that thou seest, he that made the earth, and the deepe sea, he that made the wind, and the treasures of snow, and haile, hee that made the Angels, hee that wrought so many miracles, thou must thinke that hee that doth these things can doe the like: as hee that hath made a faire picture or statue, hee can make another; he that makes a faire house, you are ready to say, that he is able to build another. Looke then upon his great workes, and you will thinke that he is able to doe the like. This is an argument very frequent in Scripture, when there is any occasion of expressing Gods great power to bring any thing to passe: as hee that made heaven and earth, he that brought the children ⟨p. 179⟩