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…

For this I commend unto you Davids practice, ¹I considered my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. So look thou first upon thy sin before thou commit it, and labour to see his cunning therein. If David had seriously looked on the sin of adultery before he had committed it, he would never have done it; hence is it that the Wise man counselleth us, Prov. 4. last. Ponder thy ways aright, &c. And this is commonly the greatest deceit of all.

For this I commend unto you Davids practice, ¹I considered my wayes, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. So looke thou first upon thy sinne before thou commit it, and labour to see his cunning therein. If David had seriously looked on the sinne of adultery before he had committed it, he would never have done it; hence is it that the Wise man councelleth us, Prov. 4. last. Ponder thy wayes aright, &c. And this is commonly the greatest deceit of all.

1. 1Answ. Psalm 119.Answ. Psalme 119.

Seventhly, He labours to draw men on to sin ¹by degrees, by a little and a little; he never aggravates the sin at the first, but extenuates it.

Seventhly, Helabours to draw men on to sinne ¹