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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
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 man must not sit still and say, if such a thing had come in my way, I would have helped the Lord; but you must go out and seek occasions; this is to do it with willingness and propenseness of mind. Therefore the Apostle, Rom. 15. 12 I •aused the Gospel to abound from Jerusalem 1to […]: ••r I was exceeding ambitious to preach the Gospel, not where Christ had been preached, &c. that is, as an ambitions man, whether he be young or old is never well, but is always seeking all occasions for his honour and preferment; so saith he, I was ambitious to preach the Gospel every where, therefore I caused the Gospel to abound: that is the thing you must consider that it is not enough to do these things, but to do them willingly, there is that necessity put upon you. You shall see what an accent and Emphasis David puts upon it, 1 Chron. 29. 14. […] I thank thee that thou hast put 2[…] the heart […] […] people to offer willingly: he repeats it five times; as it he should say, this is all in all that they […] willingly. So that therein it is seen that a man doth that he doth for God with a perfect heart, when he doth it willingly; when he doth it otherwise, it is done with an hypocritical and unsound heart. That is the first thing we must do in seeking the things of Jesus Christs we must do them with much intention of mind, wi•• […] willingness and forwardness.
A man must not sit still and say, if such a thing had come in my way, I would have helped the Lord; but you must go out and seek occasions; this is to do it with willingnesse and propensnesse of mind. Therefore the Apostle, Rom. 15. 12 I •aused the Gospel to abound from Ierusalem 1to 〈…〉: r I was exceeding ambitious to preach the Gospel, not where Christ had been preached, &c. that is, as an ambitions man, whether he be young or old is never well, but is alwayes seeking all occasions for his honour and preferment; so saith he, I was ambitious to preach the Gospel every where, therefore I caused the Gospel to abound: that is the thing you must consider that it is not enough to do these things, but to do them willingly, there is that necessity put upon you. You shall see what an accent and Emphasis David puts upon it,