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Sermons preached before his MajestySermons preached before his Maiestie
Sermons preached before his Majesty; and upon other special occasions viz. 1 The pillar and ground of truth. 2 The new life. 3 A sensible demonstration of the Deity. 4 Exact walking. 5 Samuel's support of sorrowful sinners. By the late faithful and worthy minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inn.Sermons preached before his Maiestie; and vpon other speciall occasions viz. 1 The pillar and ground of truth. 2 The new life. 3 A sensible demonstration of the Deity. 4 Exact walking. 5 Samuels support of sorrowfull sinners. By the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston Dr. in Diuinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by Eliot's Court Press and R. Young for Leonard Greene of Cambridge, 1630
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.
A fourth thing, by which the invisible things, that is, the eternal Power and Godhead is made 1manifest to us by the things that the eye seeth and the ear heareth; it is the provident provision that is made for all the creatures. If you should come into a well ordered Common-wealth, or family, and should see all their things done in order, meat provided for all the family in due order and season, we would not doubt but that ⟨p. 73⟩there is a governor, that casts these things into this order.
A fourth thing, by which the invisible things, that is, the eternall Power and Godhead is made 1manifest to us by the things that the eye seeth and the eare heareth; it is the provident provision that is made for all the creatures. If you should come into a well ordered Common-wealth, or family, and should see all their things done in order, meate provided for all the family in due order and season, we would not doubt but that ⟨p. 73⟩there is a gouernour, that casts these things into this order.
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And shall we not acknowledge this same when we see it done in the great house of the world where so many millions of men & beasts are daily fed, and clothed, and ordered? Take but a small family, if there be but a little improvidence, how soon doth the whole family feel the want of it? and how do we think that the great family of the world could be kept, without a special providence to order it? If there were but a town, or a village to be planted, how many things were necessary to maintain it? I will name but one,