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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.
Secondly, to us it is the greatest evil: the argument stands thus, that which deprives us of the 1greatest good, is the greatest evil: but this sin doth, Ergo. for it doth deprive us of all things that are good, but especially of two things, wherein standeth our chiefest good. As first it deprives us of the best outward good, which is God: as the Prophet saith, Your sins separate between you, and your God: and they keep good things from you; of 2all other good, especially they hinder the coming of grace into your hearts. Now what greater ⟨p. 209⟩evil can there be, then this, to keep both God and his Grace from us. Secondly, it deprives us of the chiefest good within us; as for example: First, it deforms the beauty and strength of the inward man: Secondly, it weakens that grace that is within, that is, it makes us unable to resist evil; this is the nature of sin.
Secondly, to us it is the greatest evill: the argument stands thus, that which deprives us of the 1greatest good, is the greatest evill: but this sinne doth, Ergo. for it doth deprive us of all things that are good, but especially of two things, wherin standeth our chiefest good. As first it deprives us of the best outward good, which is God: as the Prophet saith, Your sinnes separate betweene you, and your God: and they keepe good things from you; of 2all other good, especially they hinder the comming of grace into your hearts. Now what greater ⟨p. 209⟩evill can there be, then this, to keepe both God and his Grace from us. Secondly, it deprives us of the chiefest good within us; as for example: First, it deformes the beautie and strength of the inward man: Secondly, it weakens that grace that is within, that is, it makes us unable to resist evill; this is the nature of sinne.
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