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…

Now there is a two-fold neglect, the first is a total, the second is a particular neglect.

Now there is a two-fold neglect, the first is a totall, the second is a particular neglect.

First, I say, men neglect Christ totally, when they refuse all the offers of grace, when they will ¹not have Christ upon any condition: they will not speak when the spirit calls, they will not believe that they may be saved; these are the same with ⟨p. 189⟩them in the Gospel, That were invited unto the marriage: they excuse themselves, they have other employments, that they must look unto; let Christ and grace go where they will, both farms and Oxen and wives must first be looked after, that is, they mind earthly things more then Christ: and if Christ will not be had without they loose the love of these, they will not come, they know the feast was ready, but they mind it not: and this is the condition of many men in the world, they will not come in within the lists of the Gospel, least they should be catched with the hook: though they generally believe, yet they will not outwardly profess Christ: this is a fearful condition if they continue in it, he hath sworn that they shall never enter into his rest.

First, I say, men neglect Christ totally, when they refuse all the offers of grace, when they will ¹not have Christ upon any condition: they will not speake when the spirit cals, they will not beleeve that they may be saved; these are the same with ⟨p. 189⟩them in the Gospell, That were invited unto the marriage: they excuse themselves, they have other imployments, that they must looke unto; let Christ and grace goe where they will, both farmes and Oxen and wives must first bee looked after, that is, they minde earthly things more then Christ: and if Christ will not bee had without they loose the love of these, they will not come, they know the feast was ready, but they mind it not: and this is the condition of many men in the world, they will not come in within the lists of the Gospell, least they should be catcht with the hooke: though they generally beleeve, yet they will not outwardly professe Christ: this is a fearefull condition if they continue in it, hee hath sworne that they shall never enter into his rest.