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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.
what spiritual heat is there in us, where are these men that at such a time would have been hot and zealous? nay, where are the generation of these men? surely, they are all gone, for there is no heat and zeal ⟨p. 139⟩left: it is true we abound in knowledge; we have the same knowledge that they had, but we want their zeal and spirit, and we have the same gifts but we want their Spirit: but let us now at length show our selves to be in the spirit, to have the Spirit in us, by our zeal against evil.
what spirituall heate is there in us, where are these men that at such a time would have beene hot and zealous? nay, where are the generation of these men? surely, they are all gone, for there is no heate and zeale ⟨p. 139⟩left: it is true we abound in knowledge; we have the same knowledge that they had, but we want their zeale and spirit, and we have the same gifts but we want their Spirit: but let us now at length shew our selves to be in the spirit, to have the Spirit in vs, by our zeale against evill.
But you will say that many holy men that have 1the Spirit, yet are not so hot and zealous against evil but are marvellous mild and patient: therefore a man may have the Spirit, and yet not be zealous.
But you will say that many holy men that have 1the Spirit, yet are not so hot and zealous against evill but are marvellous milde and patient: therefore a man may have the Spirit, and yet not bee zealous.
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