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…

Thirdly, consider that it is the inward man that enables a man to do those things that are honourable ¹unto God and profitable unto men; no man can truly honour God that doth it not by the strength of the inward man; neither can any man truly be said to profit another, except what he does, flows from the inward man unto him, therefore the Apostle saith, Col. 3. 2. Set your affections on things above, and not on things below: but Satan comes and robs us of all the good that otherwayes we might do: and first he robs us of our selves, by stealing from us the strength of the inward man: and then secondly, he robs our parents of us, making us the objects of their grief: and thirdly, he robs the Church, and Commonwealth of us, by making us unprofitable instruments? and beloved, if you look into the world, you shall find it true; as for example, look unto young men, they are busied in eating and drinking, and rising up to play, but never regard at all the strengthening of the inward man; whereby they may become profitable unto all. When the soul is unto some, but as salt is unto meat, only to keep it from Putrefaction: and the body, that is put into the souls place: but what is the reason we put it thus, doth not this prove that true, which Solomon saith, I have seen servants ride, and Masters go afoot. When you employ your selves and spend your time and pains in getting of outward dignity, in decking the outward man, and little regard the ⟨p. 79⟩beautifying of the inward man, you prefer dross before Gold, Copper before Silver: you set the body in the souls place, you set the servant on horseback, but the Master must go on foot; in a word, you do not things like or beseeming Christians, and on the contrary you do things like your selves, when you prefer the inward man first.

Thirdly, consider that it is the inward man that enables a man to doe those things that are honourable ¹unto God and profitable unto men; no man can truely honour God that doth it not by the strength of the inward man; neither can any man truely be said to profit another, except what hee does, flowes from the inward man unto him, therefore the Apostle saith,