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…

That which is to be desired of every Christian ⟨p. 67⟩¹and to be sought for above all things, is this, that he may be strengthened in the inward man. I gather it •••r it thus. Paul was now to pray for some good to the Ephesians, and considering what might be most profitable for them, he makes choice of this above all other good things, making it the sum, and substance of his prayer, that they may be strengthened by the Spirit in the inward man: I shall not need to prove it by any other place of Scripture, because this in hand sufficiently proves the point, as being the main scope and intent of the Spirit in this place, to show the necessity of this doctrine of strengthening the inward man. But for the more fuller explaining of this point, we will first show you what this strength is, and then we will come ²to the uses.

That which is to be desired of every Christian ⟨p. 67⟩¹and to be sought for above all things, is this, that he may be strongthened in the inward man. I gather it •••r it thus. Paul was now to pray for some good to the Ephesians, and considering what might bee most profitable for them, he makes choice of this above all other good things, making it the summe, and substance of his prayer, that they may be strengthened by the Spirit in the inward man: I shall not need to prove it by any other place of Scripture, because this in hand sufficiently proves the point, as being the maine scope and intent of the Spirit in this place, to shew the necessity of this doctrine of strengthening the inward man. But for the more fuller explaining of this point, we will first shew you what this strength is, and then we will come ²to the uses.

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