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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.
The second means to be humbled is this, you 1must labour to make your hearts fit to be humble, and that you may do this, you must do these things.
The second meanes to be humbled is this, you 1must labour to make your hearts fit to be humble, and that you may doe this, you must doe these things.
- 12. Means.2. Meanes.
First, you must labour to get some sense of holiness, that is, you must get the heart in a frame of grace, for except a man get the spirit, he will not be humbled, but when there is holiness bred in the heart, then he will see sin to be humble, he will see sin out of his place. Take any heavy thing, especially water, and in its place, it is not heavy, but let it be removed out of its place and it will be a heavy burden; even so will sin be unto you, when you have once gotten the spirit, you will then see sin out of his place, and to be a heavy burden, that you will not willingly bear it, but you will stoop under it, and therefore the more holiness that any man gets, the more will be his sight of sin; and where there is most sight of sin, there will be most grief for sin, and this grief is always accompanied with this humiliation that I speak of; and where there is the greatest humiliation for sin, there is the greatest door of mercy opened; where there is most sense of sin, there the heart is best fitted for grace, and in this case, the more tender of conscience, the better Christian.
First, you must labour to get some sense of holinesse, that is, you must get the heart in a frame of grace, for except a man get the spirit, he will not be humbled, but when there is holinesse bred in the heart, then he will see sinne to be humble, hee will see sinne out of his place. Take any heavy thing, especially water, and in its place, it is not heavy, but let it be remooved out of its place and it will be a heavy burthen; even so will sinne bee unto you, when you have once gotten the spirit, you will then see sinne out of his place, and to be a heavy burthen, that you will not willingly beare it, but you will stoope under it, and therefore the more holinesse that any man gets, the more will be his sight of sinne; and where there is most sight of sinne, there will be most griefe for sinne, and this griefe is alwayes accompanied with this humiliation that I speake of; and where there is the greatest humiliation for sinne, there is the greatest doore of mercy opened; where there is most sence of sinne, there the heart is best fitted for grace, and in this case, the more tender of conscience, the better Christian.