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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.
Not as fools, but as wise.
Not as fooles, but as wise.
It is our wisdom to do so (to speak a 1word or two of that) to do that which God hath appointed a man to do, to do that which the rule of wisdom hath appointed, that must needs be the wisest way; now it is the rule of wisdom that commands us to walk exactly; and as he is the best writer that comes nearest his copy, and he the best Carpenter 2that comes nearest his rule appointed him, so he is the wisest man that comes nearest the rule of wisdom, which is the book of God, which exhorts us to walk exactly.
It is our wisdome to doe so (to speake a 1word or two of that) to doe that which God hath appointed a man to doe, to doe that which the rule of wisdome hath appointed, that must needs be the wisest way; now it is the rule of wisdome that commands vs to walke exactly; and as he is the best writer that comes neerest his copy, and he the best Carpenter 2that comes neerest his rule appointed him, so hee is the wisest man that comes neerest the rule of wisdome, which is the booke of God, which exhorts vs to walke exactly.
- 1It is wisdom to walk exactly.It is wisdome to walke exactly.
- 2Simile.