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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
Samuels support of Sorrowful Sinners.Samuels support of Sorrowfull Sinners.
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. Two ways: first, if thy inordinacy be in the defect, in not fearing when we should 1fear, or not loving when we should love; we must be careful then for to stir it up, for we may sin in the want of affection, as much as in the misplacing of them, as this people here finned as much in not fearing before, as in fearing now, and in their fear now they feared the judgement and not the sin: for had their fear been pitched upon that, Samuel would not have laboured to have taken them off. Secondly, they feared that God would not be reconciled to them any more, so that their fear was misplaced, and therein they sinned, whereas Christ saith, Revel. 2. 10. Fear not the things ye shall suffer; but the sins which brings those crosses.
A. Two waies: first, if thy inordinacy be in the defect, in not fearing when we should 1feare, or not louing when we should loue; we must be carefull then for to stirre it vp, for we may sinne in the want of affection, as much as in the misplacing of them, as this people here finned as much in not fearing before, as in fearing now, and in their feare now they feared the iudgement and not the sinne: for had their feare beene pitched vpon that, Samuel would not haue laboured to haue taken them off. Secondly, they feared that God would not be reconciled to them any more, so that their feare was misplaced, and therein they sinned, whereas Christ saith, Reuel. 2. 10. Feare not the things ye shall suffer; but the sins which brings those crosses.
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Q. But you will say, when as our fears and affections are thus mis-placed, when our hearts 1