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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
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Secondly, In performances: all natural strength leads a man unto a form of godliness: but this strength gives a 1man power and ability to do good; labour therefore for this strength, that your heart may be in such a frame in holiness, that you may do Gods will on earth, as the angels do in heaven, which the carnal man cannot do, that is, he that hath not this strength, he will never labour to please God after that manner: because he cares no further for grace, but that he may escape hell, but the spiritual man will not be contented to have the pardon of sin, except he may have Grace and Holiness too.
Secondly, In performances: all natural strength leades a man unto a form of godliness: but this strength gives a 1man power and ability to do good; labour therefore for this strength, that your heart may be in such a frame in holiness, that you may do Gods will on earth, as the angels do in heaven, which the carnal man cannot do, that is, he that hath not this strength, he will never labour to please God after that manner: because he cares no further for grace, but that he may escape hell, but the spiritual man will not be contented to have the pardon of sin, except he may have Grace and Holiness too.
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Thirdly, It enables him to go further in judgement of 1things; that is the natural man cares not if he can get but just so much holiness as will bring him to Heaven, ⟨image 33⟩but the spiritual man will not be content with any measure: but it is with a spiritual man, as it is with the sun; the clearest sun shine shows the most moats: the clearest glass the least spots, and the best water is next the Fountain: even so when the spiritual man is strong in the Inward man: it sees the more moats and bracks in the spiritual strength, and labours for more strength against weakness, which a natural man cannot conceive of: as in the