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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.
To this I answer,1 Afflictions, as the plough, make way,2 but it is the seed of the Law sown in our hearts that must humble us: indeed those notions, which they had before, are in afflictions made to seem otherwise then before: but we must take heed that afflictions cause not worldly sorrow, for that is the applying of the corrosive to a whole place.
To this I answer,1 Afflictions, as the plow, make way,2 but it is the seed of the Law sowne in our hearts that must humble us: indeed those notions, which they had before, are in afflictions made to seem otherwise then before: but we must take heed that afflictions cause not worldly sorrow, for that is the applying of the corrosive to a whole place.
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- 2How afflictions and the Law concur to humiliationHow afflictions and the Law concurre to humiliation
Now you must know that there is an extraordinary humiliation which God at some times works in some men; we urge not to that, (God ⟨p. 65⟩works that in whom he pleaseth, and intendeth to make extraordinary,) we urge to the ordinary humiliation. Now the means to attain that, are these five:
Now you must know that there is an extraordinary humiliation which God at some times workes in some men; we urge not to that, (God