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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, because every sin is the breach of a just law: now God will have the obedience 1of every creature framed according to his law, and all their actions must be squared by this rule. And the law is this, Do this and live; if thou do it not, thou shall dye: So that the Law is an Injunctive Law, that enjoins either a man to do or to suffer the penalty: that is, enjoins punishment to follow the breach of it: so that if a man break the Law, then he shall be sure to be punished. For God is zealous of his Law, and he will not pass a sinner in the breach of it without satisfaction, because every injunctive Law, as it binds to obedience, so it binds the disobedient unto punishment.
The second reason is, because every sinne is the breach of a just law: now God will have the obedience 1of every creature framed according to his law, and all their actions must bee squared by this rule. And the law is this, Doe this and live; if thou doe it not, thou shall dye: So that the Law is an Injunctive Law, that injoynes either a man to doe or to suffer the penalty: that is, jnjoynes punishment to follow the breach of it: so that if a man breake the Law, then hee shall bee sure to bee punished. For God is zealous of his Law, and hee will not passe a sinner in the breach of it without satisfaction, because every injunctive Law, as it binds to obedience, so it binds the disobedient unto punishment.
- 12. Reason.
The third reason is, because of the Justice of 1God: if he should not punish sinners when they ⟨p. 264⟩sin, if he should not make them to feel that sin is bitter, sooner or latter, he should not be God: therefore saith Abraham, shall not the God of all the earth do right?