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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 third motive to move you to hate sin, is 1this, because sin will take away your excellency; even as a star that falleth to the earth looseth his brightness, so when one that hath been forward in religion, falleth to earthly and carnal delights, then all his beauty, dignity, and excellency vanisheth: Gen. 49. 4. it is Jacobs last speech unto Reuben, Thou hast lost thy excellency, thou art become 2as weak as water, because he had defiled his fathers bed: nothing will take away a mans excellency but sin; afflictions, disgrace, imprisonment, or the like do not hurt a man; nay he may shine the more for these: as the torch appeareth the brighter, the darker the night is: so if a Christian keeps his uprightness he will shine still bright, let men doc or say what they can; but it is sin that blemisheth, and taketh away our dignity, and excellency; when a man keeps his uprightness, he walks in his strength, but when he descends unto any vanity, or folly; it is his impotency and weakness: therefore if you would not loose your excellency, ⟨p. 278⟩you must loose your sins.
The third motive to move you to hate sinne, is 1this, because sinne will take away your excellency; even as a starre that falleth to the earth looseth his brightnesse, so when one that hath beene forward in religion, falleth to earthly and carnall delights, then all his beauty, dignity, and excellency vanisheth: Gen. 49. 4. it is Iacobs last speech unto Ruben, Thou hast lost thy excellency, thou art become 2as weake as water, because he had defiled his fathers bed: nothing will take away a mans excellency but sinne; afflictions, disgrace, imprisonment, or the like doe not hurt a man; nay he may shine the more for these: as the torch appeareth the brighter, the darker the night is: so if a Christian keepes his uprightnesse he will shine still bright, let men doc or say what they can; but it is sinne that blemisheth, and taketh away our dignity, and excellency; when a man keepes his uprightnesse, hee walkes in his strength, but when he descends unto any vanity, or folly; it is his impotency and weaknesse: therefore if you would not loose your excellency,