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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
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.
But you will say, What must I forsake father and mother, and wife for Christ, or else I cannot 1have him? this is a hard thing, the work is too great, there is not sure such need of Christ or grace, or at the least, Christ will not impose such a burden upon me.
But you will say, What must I forsake father and mother, and wife for Christ, or else I cannot 1have him? this is a hard thing, the worke is too great, there is not sure such need of Christ or grace, or at the least, Christ will not impose such a burthen upon mee.
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I answer, yea; you must forsake all these things: if you will not, you shall never have him; this was 1the fault of the second ground, there was both a receiving, and a rejoicing in Christ, and this was a good property, but yet there was not joy enough; because there was not humiliation enough, the plough had not gone deep enough, and therefore it was that they continued not, some things he would do, but not all things for Christ, but when the heart is humbled, that is, when the plough hath gone deep enough in humbling a man; then he will and not till then, make Christ his chiefest joy.
I answer, yea; you must forsake all these things: if you will not, you shall never have him; this was 1the fault of the second ground, there was both a receiving, and a rejoycing in Christ, and this was a good propertie, but yet there was not joy enough; because there was not humiliation enough, the plow had not gone deepe enough, and therefore it was that they continued not, some things he would doe, but not all things for Christ, but when the heart is humbled, that is, when the plow hath gone deepe enough in humbling a man; then hee will and not till then, make Christ his chiefest joy.