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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 thirteenth motive, to move you to hate sin, is, because sin will make you to come 1weeping home, if ever you come; but if you do not come home, then, as the Apostle saith, your damnation sleepeth not; the longer you go, the nearer you are to hell, and further from God. And therefore it is better for you to come weeping at last, then not at all; and who went ever out from God, that sometimes had enjoyed fellowship with him, but they have come home by the weeping cross: for in this case God commonly drives them home with storms, if they be such as belong unto him. Hence the ways of the Saints are said to be hedged in with thorns; if they keep the right way, it is smooth and plain, but if they step aside, they will meet with thorns that will prick and gall them: the Scripture is full of examples: in David, in Solomon, in Manasseh, in Paul, in Peter. Let this move you to hate sin.
The thirteenth motive, to move you to hate sinne, is, because sinne will make you to come 1weeping home, if ever you come; but if you do not come home, then, as the Apostle saith, your damnation sleepeth not; the longer you goe, the neerer you are to hell, and further from God. And therefore it is better for you to come weeping at last, then not at all; and who went ever out from God, that sometimes had injoyed fellowship with him, but they have come home by the weeping crosse: for in this case God commonly drives them home with stormes, if they bee such as belong unto him. Hence the wayes of the Saints are said to bee hedged in with thornes; if they keepe the right way, it is smooth and plaine, but if they step aside, they will meete with thornes that will pricke and gall them: the Scripture is full of examples: in David, in Salomon, in Manasses, in Paul, in Peter. Let this moove you to hate sinne.
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The fourteenth Motive, to move you to hate sin, is, because you can never have any true content,