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…

as we see in Judas, he saw the wrath of God, and then sin became bitter unto him: now there is a time when God bears the burden of his children, and keeps it off from them; else with Judas they would sink under them: again, sometimes he doth not lay it upon them, but they lay it upon themselves; but if God lay it on, they shall see sin to be a bitter thing.

as wee see in Iudas, he saw the wrath of God, and then sinne became bitter unto him: now there is a time when God beares the burthen of his children, and keepes it off from them; else with Iudas they would sinke under them: againe, sometimes hee doth not lay it upon them, but they lay it upon themselves; but if God lay it on, they shall see sinne to be a bitter thing.

Secondly, as sin is bitter, so it shall appear to be so, unto all men sooner or later, and that for ¹these reasons.

Secondly, as sinne is bitter, so it shall appeare to be so, unto all men sooner or later, and that for ¹these reasons.

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The first Reason, is, because otherwise God should loose his glory; I do not say, that this glory ¹shall be taken away: for nothing neither sin nor Satan shall take away Gods glory; because all things work for his glory: neither can any ⟨p. 263⟩