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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
THE SAINTS SPIRITUAL STRENGTH.THE SAINTS SPIRITVALL STRENGTH.
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.
The third means, if you would strengthen the inward man is this, you must get rectified Judgements: 1that is, you must see that your judgements are right: for men do deceive themselves in their judgements; they think that they have strong judgements, and that they are able to judge of things, when indeed they are marvellous weak. Now that you may not deceive your selves, I will lay down some signs of a rectified judgement.
The third meanes, if you would strengthen the inward man is this, you must get rectified Iudgements: 1that is, you must see that your judgements are right: for men doe deceive themselves in their judgements; they thinke that they have strong judgements, and that they are able to judge of things, when indeed they are marvellous weake. Now that you may not deceive your selves, I will lay downe some signes of a rectifyed judgement.
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The first sign of a rectified judgement, is this, you shall know it by your constancy: so much constancy 1in good, and so much is your judgements rectified, and on the contrary so much inconstancy, ⟨p. 115⟩and so much weakness; as for example, when a man hath propounded a rule unto himself, and is not constant in it, it argueth that he is weak in his judgement, because he keeps not close to the rule; or that there are stronger, or more arguments to the contrary, which makes him to fall away, and sit down from the rule; and he is thus posed, because he is but weak in judgement: as for example, if a man should come and proffer a man one hundred pound, not to leave such an action, and another man should come and offer him two hundred pounds to leave it, if the man be weak in judgement, he will be drawn by the greater reward, though it be evil: therefore if you would not be beaten, and made to sit down by stronger seeming arguments, than you have indeed in your self, then you must get your judgements rectified: therefore examine your selves whether your judgements be rectified, which you shall know by your constancy in holy duties: if a little profit or pleasure will draw you away; whatsoever you think of your selves, your judgements are weak.