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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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Is it so, that humiliation is so necessary, to the 1right receiving of Christ and the Gospel, this should teach us to consider our condition and estate, whether we have this condition in us or no: let every man by this try his condition, whether he hath received Christ or no, and this must not be outwardly but inwardly, not a sorrow in show, but in substance; and think not that a little sobbing and sighing will serve the turn, a little ringing of the hands, a few tears, and a little hanging down of the head; but it must be a deep humiliation, such a humiliation that proceeds from the spirit: in Romans 8. 15. you have not received the spirit again to fear, but the spirit of Adoption: you 2once had a slavish fear, a fear contrary unto this true fear, which was the spirit of bondage; but you shall not have it again: but that humiliation ⟨p. 202⟩shall proceed from another ground; namely, from the spirit of Adoption, whereby you shall fear him, not as a Judge, but as a Father: therefore let every man enter into his own heart: and see whether this condition be in him, or no, and think not to come unto Christ, or to be ingrafted into Christ without it: for as I said, howsoever it is not simply necessary, on Gods part; yet it is necessary on our parts, because we will not receive Christ, and the Gospel, till we be thoroughly humbled. And that you may see the necessity of this duty of humiliation: I will show you in five particulars, that a man cannot receive the Gospel except he be humbled.
Is it so, that humiliation is so necessary, to the 1right receiving of Christ and the Gospell, this should teach us to consider our condition and estate, whether we have this condition in us or no: let every man by this try his condition, whether he hath received Christ or no, and this must not be outwardly but inwardly, not a sorrow in shew, but in substance; and thinke not that a little sobbing and sighing will serve the turne, a little ringing of the hands, a few teares, and a little hanging downe of the head; but it must be a deepe humiliation, such a humiliation that proceeds from the spirit: in