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Remains of that reverend and learned divine, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in…Remaines of that reverend and learned divine, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in…
Remains of that reverend and learned divine, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, master of Emanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns-Inn Containing three excellent treatises, namely, Judas's repentance. The saints spiritual strength. Pauls conversion.Remaines of that reverend and learned divine, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Majesty, master of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes-Inne Containing three excellent treatises, namely, Iudas's repentance. The saints spirituall strength. Pauls conversion.
London: printed by John Beale for Andrew Crooke, 1634
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.
What is that to us, look thou to it. From hence again learn this Doctrine, That for the most part, in the time of our extremity, we have least comfort from those which were our 1companions in evil.
What is that to us, looke thou to it. From hence againe learne this Doctrine, That for the most part, in the time of our extremity, wee have least comfort from those which were our 1companions in evill.
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Judas here comes to the High Priests, which were his companions in the betraying of Christ; but they give him poor comfort, What have we to to do with that, look thou to it: Miserable comforters to a man in his extremity.
Iudas here comes to the High Priests, which were his companions in the betraying of Christ; but they give him poore comfort, What have wee to to doe with that, looke thou to it: Miserable comforters to a man in his extremity.
Now the Reasons are taken, first, From Gods Justice; it's just with God, when men join against 1him, to set them one against another. Thus he set Abimilecke and the men of Shechem one against another: God sends an evil spirit between them; he can make enemies to be friends, and friends to be enemies. There are abundance of such examples in histories.