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…

there they took away his strength; and it weakens us, because it draws the affections away from God, but when the spirit comes, then it casts us into another frame; as appears, if we do but compare these two places together, James 4. 5. with Act. 20. 22. Saint James saith, that the spirit ¹lusteth after envy: it labours to carry us head long unto the committing of sin, and to the doing of that which is evil; but then comes the sanctifying spirit, and it stays us and makes us to lust after good, that is, it binds up our hearts, and suffers us not to do that which otherwayes we would do: therefore examine whether you are bound with another spirit that you do not the evil that you would: then it is certain that you have the holy spirit; Therefore Paul in the place before named said, that he was bound in the spirit for Jerusalem: as if he should say, the Spirit of God bound up my Spirit to go, that I cannot otherwise choose, therefore what do you mean to break my heart, do you mean to hinder me, I tell you there is a kind of necessity laid upon me by the spirit, and I must go whatsoever doth befall me: for it is the office of the spirit to bind up our spirits, and therefore in Revel. 1. 10. It is said, that John was in the spirit: that is, he was compassed ²about with the spirit: he was in the spirit as a man is in Armour, it keeps I say our hearts in a spiritual disposition, that it shall not do the evil that it would.

ther they tooke away his strength; and it weakens us, because it drawes the affections away from God, but when the spirit comes, then it casts us into another frame; as appeares, if wee doe but compare these two places together, Iames 4. 5. with Act. 20. 22. Saint Iames saith, that the spirit ¹lusteth after envy: it labours to carry us head long unto the committing of sinne, and to the doing of that which is evill; but then comes the sanctifying spirit, and it stayes us and makes us to lust after good, that is, it binds up our hearts, and suffers us not to doe that which otherwayes wee would doe: therefore examine whether you are bound with another spirit that you doe not the evill that you would: then it is certaine that you have the holy spirit; Therefore Paul in the place before named said, that he was bound in the spirit for Ierusalem: as if he should say, the Spirit of God bound up my Spirit to goe, that I cannot otherwise choose, therefore what doe you meane to breake my heart, doe you meane to hinder mee, I tell you there is a kind of necessity laid upon me by the spirit, and I must goe whatsoever doth befall me: for it is the office of the spirit to bind up our spirits, and therefore in