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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.
First, because that sin and Gods wrath are in 1themselves the greatest evil, as righteousness and Gods favour are the greatest good: Men may think that punishment were the greatest evil, but it is not; for that is but the effect of sin, sin is the cause thereof; now we know that the cause is always greater than the effect: Now when God shall open our eyes to see this sin and Gods wrath, then it will be an insupportable burden. This is the reason that at the day of Judgement the wicked shall cry, Hills and Mountains fall upon us, to hide us from the presence of the Judge, because that then God shall open their eyes to see their sins; which if he should do now while they are here on earth, would make them cry out as much. As it is with comfort, so it is with grief: If we know not of it, it affects us not: As the Army that was about Gebezai, it comforted not him, because he saw it not: So for grief; although hell and damnation be about us, yet if we see it not, we do not regard it.
First, because that sinne and Gods wrath are in 1themselves the greatest evill, as righteousnesse and Gods favour are the greatest good: Men may thinke that punishment were the greatest evill, but it is not; for that is but the effect of sinne, sinne is the cause thereof; now we know that the cause is alwayes greater than the effect: Now when God shall open our eyes to see this sinne and Gods wrath, then it will be an insupportable burthen. This is the reason that at the day of Judgement the wicked shall cry, Hils and Mountaines fall upon us, to hide us from the presence of the Judge, because that then God shall open their eyes to see their sinnes; which if hee should doe now while they are here on earth, would make them cry out as much. As it is with comfort, so it is with griefe: If we know not of it, it affects us not: As the Army that was about Gebezai, it comforted not him, because hee saw it not: So for griefe; although hell and damnation be about us, yet if we see it not, wee doe not regard it.
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