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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, you had more need to be humble, because your knowledge is, or should be the more: 1and therefore in Jer. 5. 5. saith God, I will go into 2the house of the great men, for they know my name; that is, they have more time to get knowledge then others have that are in meaner conditions; they have not such means, such time, such opportunity to get knowledge as you have; they have many outward hinderances which you have not; but these have broken the yoke, wherefore a Lyon shall slay them, and that is, because they be ignorant I will not excuse them, I will take a strict account of them, because they ought to know me better then others that have not the like means; that are not freed from the distracting cares of the world as they were: therefore let all in high places labour to excel in grace, and abound above others in spiritual knowledge, and take an example from the Nobles of Berea; as they were more honourable then others in regard of place, so they were above others in regard of grace; they searched ⟨p. 226⟩the Scripture, they abounded in spiritual knowledge.
Secondly, you had more neede to bee humble, because your knowledge is, or should be the more: 1and therfore in Ier. 5. 5. saith God, I will goe into 2the house of the great men, for they know my name; that is, they have more time to get knowledge then others haue that are in meaner conditions; they haue not such meanes, such time, such opportunitie to get knowledge as you haue; they have many outward hinderances which you have not; but these have broken the yoke, wherefore a Lyon shall slay them, and that is, because they be ignorant I will not excuse them, I will take a strict account of them, because they ought to know me better then others that have not the like meanes; that are not freed from the distracting cares of the world as they were: therefore let all in high places labour to excell in grace, and abound above others in spirituall knowledge, and take an example from the Nobles of Berea; as they were more honorable then others in regard of place, so they were above others in regard of grace; they searcht