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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
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Fourthly, The Lord doth it, because all that we have,1 we might have as a new gift: Therefore the Lord suffers us, as it were, to forfeit our Leases, that he may renew them; otherwise we should think our selves to be Free-holders. But when we come to see all gone, our health, wealth, and credit to fail us, and in that extremity the Lord to give it us, it is as a thing given on a new gift, and then we take our life as given again of the Lord: and so in any other straight, when there is no help of man left, then we take it wholly from the Lord; and then we give it to him again.
Fourthly, The Lord doth it, because all that we have,1 wee might have as a new gift: Therefore the Lord suffers us, as it were, to forfeit our Leases, that he may renew them; otherwise we should thinke our selves to bee Free-holders. But when wee come to see all gone, our health, wealth, and credit to faile us, and in that extremity the Lord to give it us, it is as a thing given on a new gift, and then we take our life as given againe of the Lord: and so in any other streight, when there is no helpe of man left, then wee take it wholly from the Lord; and then wee give it to him againe.
- 1Reas. 4. Because we might receive it as a new gift