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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.
I answer, That this extremity of horror which Judas here tasted of, never befalls the child God 1after he is in the estate of grace; and my reason is this, Because that as perfect love casteth out all fear; so where there is some love left, there is no perfect fear. Indeed Gods children are never wholly without fear, Rom. 8. yet in their greatest fear there is in them the root of comfort remaining. There are many examples that may be brought to prove the same, but I know none like that of our Saviour Christ, who although he was in such unspeakable horror of conscience, that it made him cry out, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? yet this horror was mingled with faith, comfort, and the assurance of Gods favour. So Gods Children may have such sorrow, and be so drunken with wormwood, that it may make them not to know what to do; yet in all this grief the fire of Gods love is not quite extinguished, but there are some sparks thereof remaining under these ashes.
I answer, That this extremity of horror which Iudas here tasted of, never befals the childe God 1after he is in the estate of grace; and my reason is this, Because that as perfect love casteth out all feare; so where there is some love left, there is no perfect feare. Indeed Gods children are never wholly without feare, Rom. 8. yet in their greatest feare there is in them the root of comfort remaining. There are many examples that may bee brought to prove the same, but I know none like that of our Saviour Christ, who although he was in such unspeakeable horror of conscience, that it made him cry out, My God, my God, why hast thou for saken mee? yet this horror was mingled with faith, comfort, and the assurance of Gods favour. So Gods Children may have such sorrow, and be so drunken with wormewood, that it may make them not to know what to doe; yet in all this griefe the fire of Gods love is not quite extinguished, but there are some sparkes thereof remaining under these ashes.
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