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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
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Partly it is again, because God is not seen, because God is forgotten in the world: the creatures which should be as a glass to help us to see him more clearly, they become as thick clouds to hide God from us; we look upon the wall of the creatures, but we look not upon him ⟨p. 82⟩that stands behind it, who changeth times, and seasons, as he doth the weather: So that our wisest conjecture of him, is as uncertain as the prognostication is of the rain, snow and wind; we are ready to compute future things, as we compute days and years, and forget that God that is the disposer of these, and so grow bold and careless: But David thought not so, Psal. 31 My times are in thy hands, O Lord; As if he should say, They are not in the hands of Saul, nor in the hands of Doeg, nor in any of mine enemies hands, to do me hurt, nor in the hands of my greatest friend to do me good, but my times are in thy hands; for so thou disposest of them as it pleaseth thee.
Partly it is againe, because God is not seene, because God is forgotten in the world: the creatures which should be as a glasse to help us to see him more clearely, they become as thick clouds to hide God from us; we look upon the wall of the creatures, but we look not upon him ⟨p. 82⟩that stands behinde it, who changeth times, and seasons, as he doth the weather: So that our wisest conjecture of him, is as uncertaine as the prognostication is of the raine, snow and wind; wee are ready to compute future things, as wee compute daies and yeares, and forget that God that is the disposer of these, and so grow bold and carelesse: But David thought not so, Psal. 31 My times are in thy hands, O Lord; As if hee should say, They are not in the hands of Saul, nor in the hands of Doeg, nor in any of mine enemies hands, to do me hurt, nor in the hands of my greatest friend to doe mee good, but my times are in thy hands; for so thou disposest of them as it pleaseth thee.