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 sixth sign whereby you shall know whether ¹you be truly humbled or no, is this, examine how you stand affected with worldly pleasures, worldly profits, & worldly joys: are these delightsome to you, do you make these your only delight and joy; then it is a sign that you were never as yet throughly humbled, because sin as yet is not a burden unto you; for if a man apprehend sin deeply, if he sees sin as it is sin, contrary unto the nature, purity, and holiness of, God he will not mind earthly things so highly or principally as to rejoice in them only; therefore examine your hearts how you stand affected with the things of the world: and therefore the Apostle saith, Let him that is great in the world be low in his own eyes: ²he that is truly humble, he will prize Christ, and grace, and holiness, as the greatest and most precious and excellent things in the world: as for example, a man that is sick, when he is sick then he will take no pleasure in any earthly thing, because he is humble; but if you tell him that Christ is merciful, that he will receive humble sinners unto favour, he delights in nothing so much, nothing is so excellent unto him as this; but when he is well again, then he delights in the world again, and the reason is because he was never truly humbled, ⟨p. 260⟩but prizes the world, & takes more pleasure in the things of the world, then he doth in grace: but it is otherwise with an humbled soul, that is truly humbled; and it will delight more in Christ, and grace, and holiness, then in all the pleasures and profits in the world: therefore examine your selves whether you are more affected with the world or with grace, and accordingly you may judge of your estates, whether you be truly humbled or no: and thus much for this means, and for this point, we now proceed unto that which follows.

The sixt signe whereby you shall know whether ¹you be truely humbled or no, is this, examine how you stand affected with worldly pleasures, worldly profits, & worldly joyes: are these delightsome to you, doe you make these your onely delight and joy; then it is a signe that you were never as yet throughly humbled, because sinne as yet is not a burthen unto you; for if a man apprehend sinne deepely, if he sees sinne as it is sinne, contrary unto the nature, puritie, and holinesse of, God hee will not minde earthly things so highly or principally as to rejoyce in them only; therefore examine your hearts how you stand affected with the things of the world: and therefore the Apostle saith, Let him that is great in the world bee low in his owne eyes: