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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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though God requireth the blood of the people at those Pastors hands, that do not feed them, yet the people perish notwithstanding. God oftentimes complains that his people perish for want ⟨p. 94⟩of knowledge: but poor silly people persuade themselves that to have much knowledge is not required of them, but of Scholars and Pastors; This obstacle will be taken away if we compare 1 Cor. 1. 5, 27, 28. with Heb. 6. 1. and 5. 12. We know although a man take no poison nor lay violent hands upon himself, yet if ⟨p. 95⟩he refrain the taking of his meat, he will soon famish, though a man abstain from murder, adultery, and such heinous sins as will bring destruction to his soul yet if he take not the food of the soul, the word of God, his soul must needs famish.
though God requireth the blood of the people at those Pastours hands, that doe not feed them, yet the people perish notwithstanding. God oftentimes complaines that his people perish for want ⟨p. 94⟩of knowledge: but poore silly people perswade themselves that to have much knowledge is not required of them, but of Schollers and Pastors; This obstacle will be taken away if we compare 1 Cor. 1. 5, 27, 28. with Heb. 6. 1. and 5. 12. We know although a man take no poyson nor lay violent hands upon himselfe, yet if ⟨p. 95⟩he refraine the taking of his meate, he will soone famish, though a man abstaine from murder, adultery, and such heinous sinnes as will bring destruction to his soule yet if he take not the food of the soule, the word of God, his soule must needes famish.