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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
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and then he proves in the third Chapter, that we are justified by faith without the works of the Law, and this he doth to humble them; and then in the rest of the Chapters he preaches of Justification and Reconciliation by Christ; because men will not receive Christ, till they be humbled. And thus, I say, humiliation is the first step to happiness, and the first beginning of grace and bringing to Christ; and therefore it is, that we generally labour to humble men in preaching of the Law, and then after persuade them by the promises to come unto Christ, because men care not for Christ, they esteem not of him; they find no need of him, till they be humble: therefore if you would receive the Gospel and Christ offered in the Gospel; if you would be ingrafted into Christ, then you must labour to be humble. But for the more full explaining of this thing, some questions are to be answered, which will make plain what this humiliation is, and what a necessary condition it is unto salvation.
and then he prooves in the third Chapter, that wee are justified by faith without the workes of the Law, and this he doth to humble them; and then in the rest of the Chapters hee preaches of Iustification and Reconciliation by Christ; because men will not receive Christ, till they be humbled. And thus, I say, humiliation is the first step to happinesse, and the first beginning of grace and bringing to Christ; and therefore it is, that wee generally labour to humble men in preaching of the Law, and then after perswade them by the promises to come unto Christ, because men care not for Christ, they esteeme not of him; they finde no need of him, till they be humble: therefore if you would receive the Gospell and Christ offered in the Gospell; if you would be ingrafted into Christ, then you must labour to be humble. But for the more full explaining of this thing, some questions are to bee answered, which will make plaine what this humiliation is, and what a necessary condition it is unto salvation.
The first question is this, upon what ground, or for what reason is humiliation so necessary unto salvation.1
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