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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
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.
Thirdly, converting and saving knowledge is not of our own fetching in or gathering, but it is [Greek or Hebrew], a Doctrine that comes unto us, and is brought by that sacred blast of the spirit which bloweth where he lifteth. We do not first come and are then taught, but first we are taught and then we Come. Joh. 6. 45. Isaiah. 55. 5. 65. 1. we must take heed of attributing to our selves, boasting of our own sufficiencies, congruities, preparations, concurrencies, contributions unto the word in the saving of us; Grace must prevent, follow, assist us, preoperate and cooperate, Christ must be All in All, the Author and the Finisher of our faith; of our selves we can do nothing but disable our selves, resist the spirit, and pull down whatever the word doth build up within us. Ever therefore in humility wait at the pool where the spirit stirs, Give that honour to Gods ordinances as when he bids thee do no great thing, but only wash and be clean, hear and believe, believe and be saved, not stoutly to cast his Law behind thy back, but to humble thy self to walk with thy God, and to see his name and power1 ⟨p. 124⟩in the voice which cries unto thee.
Thirdly, converting and saving knowledge is not of our owne fetching in or gathering, but it is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, a Doctrine that comes unto us, and is brought by that sacred blast of the spirit which bloweth where he lifteth. We doe not first come and are then taught, but first we are taught and then we Come. Ioh. 6. 45. Esai. 55. 5. 65. 1. we must take heed of attributing to our selves, boasting of our owne sufficiencies, congtuities, preparations, concurrencies, contributions unto the word in the saving of us; Grace must prevent, follow, assist us, preoperate and cooperate, Christ must be All in All, the Author and the Finisher of our faith; of our selves we can doe nothing but disable our selves, resist the spirit, and pull downe whatever the word doth build up within us. Ever therefore in humility waite at the poole where the spirit stirres, Give that honour to Gods ordinances as when hee bids thee doe no great thing, but onely wash and be cleane, heare and beleeve, beleeve and be saved, not stoutly to cast his Law behinde thy backe, but to humble thy selfe to walke with thy God, and to see his name and power