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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
THE LAW OF SIN and GRACE COMBATING.THE LAVV OF SIN and GRACE COMBATING.
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.
Yea, not only so, it doth not only enlighten us, and give us a strong inclination to do it, but when we come to the performance, it gives us ability to do it. Other men have good desires, and good motions and purposes, but when they come to the birth, they have, no strength, to bring forth. New purposes are in them, as new wine in old bottles, or as new pieces to old clothes.
Yea, not onely so, it doth not onely enlighten us, and give us a strong inclination to do it, but when we come to the performance, it gives us ability to do it. Other men have good desires, and good motions and purposes, but when they come to the birth, they have, no strength, to bring forth. New purposes are in them, as new wine in old bottles, or as new pieces to old cloathes.
When a man hath an old nature still, though he have good desires, and now and then, new purposes and resolutions, yet they abide not there, they are not fruitful there; but this Law doth not only put good intentions into a man, but when they come to the performance, it ⟨p. 362⟩gives the deed as well as the will; He works in us both the will and the deed also. Now as this is a Law you see, and such a Law of the mind.
When a man hath an old nature still, though he have good desires, and now and then, new purposes and resolutions, yet they abide not there, they are not fruitfull there; but this Law doth not onely put good intentions into a man, but when they come to the performance, it ⟨p. 362⟩gives the deed as well as the will; He works in us both the will and the deed also. Now as this is a Law you see, and such a Law of the mind.