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The saints submission and Satan's overthrowThe saints submission and Sathans overthrow
The saints submission and Satan's overthrow. Or, Sermons on James 4.7. By that faithful and reverend divine, John Preston, Doctor in divinity, Chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, Master of Emmanuel College, sometime preacher of Lincolns-InnThe saints submission and Sathans overthrow. Or, Sermons on James 4.7. By that faithfull and reverend divine, Iohn Preston, Doctor in divinitie, Chaplaine in ordinarie to his Majestie, Master of Emmanuel Colledge, sometime preacher of Lincolnes-Inne
London: printed by J. Dawson, 1638
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This renewing ⟨p. 16⟩of Gods image is also called the new man, the new birth, Ephes. 4. 24. Now we know that a child in the womb hath all the parts that a man hath, but only there wants the strength of these parts: so it's likewise in the new regenerate man.
This renewing ⟨p. 16⟩of Gods image is also called the new man, the new birth, Ephes. 4. 24. Now we know that a child in the wombe hath all the parts that a man hath, but onely there wants the strength of these parts: so it's likewise in the new regenerate man.
Here it will be objected, that no man is able to come to ⟨p. 17⟩this perfect renewing of Gods image.
To which I answer, that a man may, and every man must attain to it, otherwise all his labour is in vain, the heart had as good never a whit be changed, as not wholly; an instrument unless all the strings be in tune, will make no good harmony, one string out of tune will mar ⟨p. 18⟩the harmony as well as more.
To which I answer, that a man may, and every man must attaine to it, otherwise all his labour is in vaine, the heart had as good never a whit be changed, as not wholly; an instrument unlesse all the strings be in tune, wil make no good harmonie, one string out of tune will marre