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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 fourth means, to get humiliation, is this, 1we must labour to bring things unto a propinquity, that is, let us look upon sin past, as present, and so near at hand: for this is our folly, we look upon sin, great way off, and that is the reason, that sin is so little regarded of us, because we cannot, as we might, see how odious it is: the Philosopher saith, that things a great way off, are as if they were not, they do not hurt us, and this is the cause why men are not humbled: experience proves this, you know death is the terriblest thing in the world, but yet because we look upon it a far off: therefore it is, that it doth not affright us now: to help you to bring things to a propinquity, that you may be humbled, you must observe these two rules.
The fourth meanes, to get humiliation, is this, 1we must labour to bring things unto a propinquity, that is, let vs looke upon sinne past, as present, and so neere at hand: for this is our folly, wee looke upon sinne, great way off, and that is the reason, that sinne is so little regarded of us, because we cannot, as we might, see how odious it is: the Philosopher saith, that things a great way off, are as if they were not, they doe not hurt us, and this is the cause why men are not humbled: experience proves this, you know death is the terriblest thing in the world, but yet because we looke upon it a farre off: therefore it is, that it doth not affright us now: to helpe you to bring things to a propinquity, that you may be humbled, you must observe these two rules.
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