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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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Secondly, he must go to the utmost of ⟨p. 90⟩every one, we see our Saviour in Mat. 5. he 1sets it down, it is not enough for a man not to murder, but he must not be angry with his brother unadvisedly, there is the extremity of the command, he must not only take care of the main, but to keep the least; so he saith, that a man should not only not swear great oaths, or not forswear himself, but let your yea be yea, and your nay nay, saith our Saviour in the same Chapter. And so for that command, Thou shalt not commit adultery, (I give you the instances in that Chapter, because Christ gives them upon the same occasion; saith he, he that breaks the least commandment, he that doth not keep every jot of the command, he shall not come to Heaven.) As for that command of Adultery, though thou keep the main, if thou lust in thy heart, that is, if a man admit lascivious thoughts, adulterous lustful thoughts, though he keep the main Commandment, the main duty which is there commanded, yet he walks not exactly; there is a necessity laid upon him, He that keeps not every jot of the command, shall not enter into Heaven; so that you must have respect to the whole rule, and to every particular command.
Secondly, hee must goe to the vtmost of ⟨p. 90⟩euery one, we see our Sauiour in Mat. 5. hee 1sets it downe, it is not enough for a man not to murder, but he must not be angry with his brother vnaduisedly, there is the extremity of the command, he must not onely take care of the maine, but to keepe the least; so he saith, that a man should not onely not sweare great oathes, or not forsweare himselfe, but let your yea be yea, and your nay nay, saith our Sauiour in the same Chapter. And so for that command, Thou shalt not commit adultery, (I giue you the instances in that Chapter, because Christ giues them vpon the same occasion; saith he, he that breaks the least commandement, he that doth not keepe euery iot of the command, he shall not come to Heauen.) As for that command of Adultery, though thou keepe the maine, if thou lust in thy heart, that is, if a man admit lasciuious thoughts, adulterous lustfull thoughts, though he keepe the maine Commandement, the maine duty which is there commanded, yet he walks not exactly; there is a necessity laid vpon him, Hee that keepes not euery iot of the command, shall not enter into Heauen; so that you must haue respect to the whole rule, and to euery particular command.