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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.
Again, to be guided by God, who is the wisest, is it not the wisest way? it is Gods appointment that we should walk exactly, examine the properties of wisdom, and we shall fee what cause there is to reckon it to be wisdom to walk exactly.
Againe, to be guided by God, who is the wisest, is it not the wisest way? it is Gods appointment that we should walke exactly, examine the properties of wisdome, and we shall fee what cause there is to reckon it to be wisdome to walke exactly.
First, the main property of wisdom is, 1when a man looks to the general universal end of his life, and frames all things according to that, for therein properly wisdom or prudence consists; when a man looks aright to the utmost and general end of his life, for a 2man either to look to no end, or to be as those that roll up and down at random, men that have no particular scope to which they direct all their actions, this is gross folly.
First, the maine property of wisdome is, 1when a man lookes to the generall vniuersall end of his life, and frames all things according to that, for therein properly wisdome or prudence consists; when a man lookes aright to the vtmost and generall end of his life, for a 2man either to looke to no end, or to bee as those that roll vp and downe at randome, men that haue no particular scope to which they direct all their actions, this is grosse folly.
- 1The properties of wisdom.The properties of wisdome.
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