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A lifeless lifeA liveles life
A lifeless life: or, Mans spiritual death in sin Wherein is both learnedly and profitably handled these four doctrines the spiritual death in sin. The doctrine of humiliation. Mercy to be found in Christ. Continuance in sin, dangerous. Being the substance of several sermons upon Ephes. 2. 1,2,3. And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins, &c. Whereunto is annexed a profitable sermon at Lincolns Inn, on Gen. XXII. XIV. Delivered by that late faithful preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, master of Emanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns-Inn.A liveles life: or, Mans spirituall death in sinne Wherein is both learnedly and profitably handled these foure doctrines the spirituall death in sinne. The doctrine of humiliation. Mercy to be found in Christ. Continuance in sinne, dangerous. Being the substance of severall sermons upon Ephes. 2. 1,2,3. And you hath he quickned, who were dead in trespasses and sins, &c. Whereunto is annexed a profitable sermon at Lincolnes Inne, on Gen. XXII. XIV. Delivered by that late faithful preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, master of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes-Inne.
London: printed by I. Beale for Andrew Crooke, 1633
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.
1. The filth of sin is not so suddenly revealed §1to those that have been well brought up, and have some knowledge, and therefore they are not so suddenly smitten, as to those that lived in ignorance all their life long: those that have a light on the sudden, it presently amazeth them; even so God strikes down suddenly the gross sinner, and amazes him with a more violent sorrow and humiliation, than he doth the other.
1. The filth of sinne is not so suddenly revealed §1to those that have beene well brought up, and have some knowledge, and therefore they are not so suddenly smitten, as to those that lived in ignorance all their life long: those that have a light on the sudden, it presently amazeth them; even so God strikes downe suddenly the grosse sinner, and amazes him with a more violent sorrow and humiliation, than he doth the other.
2. The Joy is not so sudden, nor flashing, nor §2sensible in him that hath more knowledge; the medicine is known to him as soon as the wound: he knows Christ a Saviour offered up for all that are wounded for sin, and so as soon as he feels the wound he applies the medicine; so is not his trouble so irksome, neither being delivered hath he such sensible joy: For instance, Suppose a man be in the way wounded among thieves, and almost ⟨p. 62⟩killed, so that he saw no means of life; if one, a friend of his, on the sudden should steppe forth and help him, he would be more sensible of it, than such an one as knowing before he shall be robbed, getteth company to go with him, and so escapes the danger. And so much for the fourth question.
2. The Joy is not so sudden, nor flashing, nor §2sensible in him that hath more knowledge; the medicine is knowne to him as soone as the wound: he knowes Christ a Saviour offered up for all that are wounded for sinne, and so as soone as he feeles the wound he applies the medicine; so is not his trouble so irkesome, neither being delivered hath he such sensible joy: For instance, Suppose a man be in the way wounded among theeves, and almost