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Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life…Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life…
Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life of Christ. Being the substance of several sermons preached at Lincolns Inn: by Edward Reynolds, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton College in Oxford.Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life of Christ. Being the substance of severall sermons preached at Lincolns Inne: by Edward Reynoldes, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Robert Bostocke, 1631
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Which should teach us to beware of Ignorance; It makes the things which we have unuseful to us. If any man have the Law indeed he will labour First to have more acquaintance with it, and with God by it. The more the Saints know of God and his will, the nearer communion do they desire to have with him. We see this heavenly affection in Jacob. Gen. 32. 26. 29. Gen. 49. 18. in Moses. Exod. 33. 12. 18. in David. Psal 119. 18. 125. in the Spouse Cant. 1. 2. in Manoah. Jud. 13. 17. in Paul. 2. Cor. 5. 2. Phil. 3. 13. 14. As the Queen of She ba1 when she had heard of the glory of Solomon was not2 content till she came to see it; or as Absalom being restored from banishment, and tasting some of his Fathers love, was impatient till he might see his face; so the Saints, having something of Gods will and mercy revealed to them, are very importunate to enjoy more. Secondly, to be more conformable unto it, to Judge and measure himself the oftener by it. Psal. 119. 11. The law is utterly in ⟨p. 122⟩vain, no dignity, no benefit nor privilege to a people3 by it, if it be not obeyed. Thirdly, to love and praise God for his goodness in it. Joh. 14. 21.
Which should teach us to beware of Ignorance; It makes the things which wee have unusefull to us. If any man have the Law indeed hee will labour First to have more acquaintance with it, and with God by it. The more the Saints know of God and his will, the neere communion doe they desire to have with him. Wee see this heavenly affection in Iacob.