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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.
Why,1 that is a strange command you will say: I but though you see not the reason of Gods Commandments, yet there is a great reason in them, which if you saw, you would keep them most willingly. And the reason of this Command is, the greater the trial is, the more will be the good, and therefore the more cause of joy; for if the most painful be the most gainful, then they that have them, have the greatest cause to rejoice in them: It was a trial for Abraham ⟨p. 23⟩to go from his own land, and to cast out his son Ismael; I but this was the greatest, and this brought him the greatest fruit that ever he had.
Why,1 that is a strange command you will say: I but though you see not the reason of Gods Commandements, yet there is a great reason in them, which if you saw, you would keepe them most willingly. And the reason of this Command is, the greater the tryall is, the more will bee the good, and therefore the more cause of joy; for if the most painefull bee the most gainefull, then they that have them, have the greatest cause to rejoyce in them: It was a tryall for Abraham ⟨p. 23⟩to goe from his owne land, and to cast out his sonne Ismael; I but this was the greatest, and this brought him the greatest fruit that ever hee had.
- 1Object. Answ. We ought to rejoice in trials, because the greater the trial is, the more will be the good.Obiect. Answ. We ought to rejoyce in trials, because the greater the tryall is, the more will be the good.