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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 first means to get the Spirit, is this, you must labour to know the Spirit: for what is the 1reason that men do not receive the spirit, but because they know him not: they do not know him in his purity, in his free working, in his incomprehensible greatness, in his increate holiness; and therefore they put off the working of the Spirit. Men think that now their sin in this kind is not so great as Simon Magus was; it is true say they, Simon Magus sin was a great sin, and worthy of punishment, because he thought to have bought the Spirit with money; but if we well consider mens dealings now with the Spirit, we shall find that the same sin is committed now: I say, men think they do not commit this sin of Simon Magus, when indeed you do; you know how great the sin was in him, and what a judgement was inflicted by pronunciation against him, and your sins are as great and the same, but ⟨p. 172⟩you know them not: and therefore let us compare them together, and you shall see that they are the same, and all one, and that in these three particulars.
The first meanes to get the Spirit, is this, you must labour to know the Spirit: for what is the 1reason that men doe not receive the spirit, but because they know him not: they doe not know him in his purity, in his free working, in his incomprehensible greatnesse, in his increate holinesse; and therefore they put off the working of the Spirit. Men thinke that now their sinne in this kind is not so great as Simon Magus was; it is true say they, Simon Magus sinne was a great sinne, and worthy of punishment, because hee thought to have bought the Spirit with money; but if wee well consider mens dealings now with the Spirit, wee shall finde that the same sinne is committed now: I say, men thinke they doe not commit this sinne of Simon Magus, when indeed you doe; you know how great the sinne was in him, and what a judgement was inflicted by pronunciation against him, and your sinnes are as great and the same, but ⟨p. 172⟩you know them not: and therefore let us compare them together, and you shall see that they are the same, and all one, and that in these three particulers.