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…

The fourth deceit or pretence is from their conditions, which keep them from being humble, ¹especially in the younger sort, who think themselves in such condition that they have a kind of ⟨p. 224⟩privilege and need not to be humble, therefore the wise man Eccl. 11. well knowing the folly of youth, and what a vain thing it will be to reclaim ²them from their sins, saith; Rejoice, O young man in thy youth, as if he should say; for you young men it will be a vain thing for me to speak unto you, you will not forgo your pleasures and your lusts and be humbled; therefore for your parts rejoice, that is, take your fill, go on in that course that you will not be reclaimed from, But yet remember that for all these things you must come to judgement: that is, you shall be called to an account for all your vain and sinful pleasures and humbled for them, if not humble.

The fourth deceit or pretence is from their conditions, which keepe them from beeing humble, ¹especially in the younger sort, who thinke themselues in such condition that they haue a kinde of ⟨p. 224⟩priviledge and neede not to bee humble, therefore the wise man Eccl. 11. well knowing the folly of youth, and what a vaine thing it will bee to reclaime ²them from their sinnes, saith; Reioyce, O young man in thy youth, as if hee should say; for you young men it will bee a vaine thing for mee to speake unto you, you will not forgoe your pleasures and your lusts and bee humbled; therefore for your parts reioyce, that is, take your fill, goe on in that course that you will not bee reclaymed from, But yet remember that for all these things you must come to iudgement: that is, you shall bee called to an account for all your vaine and sinfull pleasures and humbled for them, if not humble.