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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 reason is this, because till a man be 1cut off, that is, till he be humbled, he will not ⟨p. 204⟩grow strong in Christ, but he will grow upon some lodgments of his own, he will rest upon some thing of his own: but when he is truly humbled, and so cut off and ingrafted into Christ, he will grow peremptory in the profession of Christ, depend wholly upon Christ for grace and salvation and every thing else; he will apply strong resolutions unto himself to do good; he will not for sake Christ and loose the sweetness that he hath in Christ, for all the profits, pleasures, and delights in the world: and hence he will draw such virtue from Christ that will make him withstand all losses, and crosses, reproaches, and disgrace that he shall meet withal, that will seek to disjoint him from Christ; but this virtue none can draw from Christ till he be humbled; you will not grow strong till you be humbled: for felt weakness to good, is the way to strengthen grace.
The second reason is this, because till a man be 1cut off, that is, till he be humbled, hee will not ⟨p. 204⟩grow strong in Christ, but hee will grow upon some ledgiments of his owne, hee will rest upon some thing of his owne: but when hee is truely humbled, and so cut off and ingrafted into Christ, he will grow peremptory in the profession of Christ, depend wholly upon Christ for grace and salvation and every thing else; hee will apply strong resolutions unto himselfe to doe good; he will not for sake Christ and loose the sweetnesse that he hath in Christ, for all the profits, pleasures, and delights in the world: and hence hee will draw such vertue from Christ that will make him withstand all losses, and crosses, reproches, and disgrace that hee shall meete withall, that will seeke to disjoynt him from Christ; but this vertue none can draw from Christ till he be humbled; you will not grow strong til you be humbled: for felt weaknesse to good, is the way to strengthen grace.
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