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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.
The first means to get the spirit is this, you must labour 1to know the spirit: for what is the reason that men do not receive the spirit, but because they know him not: that is they do not know him in his purity in his free working, in his incomprehensible greatness, in his increase in holiness, and therefore they put off the working of the spirit: when men think now that their sin in this kind is not so great as Simon Magus was; It is true, say they, Simon Magus his sin was a great sin, and worthy of punishment, because he thought to have bought the spirit with money: But if we will consider mens dealing now with the spirit, we shall find that the same sin is committed still. I say men think that they do not commit the sin of Simon Magus, when indeed you do; you know how great the sin was in him, and what a judgement was inflicted against him, and your sins are as great, and the same, but you know them not. Therefore let us compare them together, and you shall see that they are all one, and that in these three particulars.
The first means to get the spirit is this, you must labour 1to know the spirit: for what is the reason that men do not receive the spirit, but because they know him not: that is they do not know him in his puritie in his free working, in his incomprehensible greatness, in his increase in holiness, and therefore they put off the working of the spirit: when men think now that their sin in this kind is not so great as Simon Magus was; It is true, say they, Simon Magus his sin was a great sin, and worthy of punishment, because he thought to have bought the spirit with mony: But if we will consider mens dealing now with the spirit, we shall find that the same sin is committed still. I say men think that they do not commit the sin of Simon Magus, when indeed you do; you know how great the sin was in him, and what a judgement was inflicted against him, and your sins are as great, and the same, but you know them not. Therefore let us compare them together, and you shall see that they are all one, and that in these three particulars.
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