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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 fifth Reason is, because where there is true humiliation, there is willingness of mind, and you 1know a willing mind will suffer any thing for Christ, and till then no man will: when a man is willing to do a thing, that which hinders him pinches him; but a man that is humble is willing to do any thing, or suffer any thing for Christ; he will obey Christ in every thing, because he sees and feels the burden of sin; and again, he knows the virtue and excellency of Christ, and prizeth him above all things, sets him at a high rate, and lightly esteems and sets by, either profit or pleasure: What is the reason that men will not obey? but because they value their lusts at a higher rate then they do Christ; and this is because they are not humbled, they are not able to fathom the length and the breadth, the height and the depth of the excellencies that are in Christ; but it is otherwise ⟨p. 259⟩with a regenerate man; nothing so deer and precious unto him as Christ is, he will loose all things, and part with all things, before he will part with Christ, he will yield free obedience unto Christ, because he is throughly humbled.
The fift Reason is, because where there is true humiliation, there is willingnes of minde, and you 1know a willing minde will suffer any thing for Christ, and till then no man will: when a man is willing to doe a thing, that which hinders him pinches him; but a man that is humble is willing to doe any thing, or suffer any thing for Christ; he will obey Christ in every thing, because hee sees and feeles the burthen of sinne; and againe, hee knowes the vertue and excellencie of Christ, and prizeth him aboue all things, sets him at a high rate, and lightly esteemes and sets by, either profit or pleasure: What is the reason that men will not obey? but because they value their lusts at a higher rate then they doe Christ; and this is because they are not humbled, they are not able to fadome the length and the breadth, the height and the depth of the excellencies that are in Christ; but it is otherwise ⟨p. 259⟩with a regenerate man; nothing so deere and precious unto him as Christ is, hee will loose all things, and part with all things, before he will part with Christ, hee will yeeld free obedience unto Christ, because hee is throughly humbled.