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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.
We take it not immediately out of the fountain, but it is derived to us by certain conduit-pipes, therefore 1take heed of that, of expecting to receive grace from Christ without these means.
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Again, we must not think that these means will do it without him; we must not break off the conduit-pipes from the Well-head, as we must not go to the Well-head without them. Now the means whereby we receive grace, is by the Word and Sacraments: we are not born of him by carnal generation as Adam, but instead of that generation, when we have taken him, there is a spiritual relation instead of it in Gods sight, and by virtue of that we receive grace and strength from him.
Again, we must not think that these means will do it without him; we must not break off the conduit-pipes from the Well-head, as we must not go to the Well-head without them. Now the means whereby we receive grace, is by the Word and Sacraments: we are not born of him by carnal generation as Adam, but instead of that generation, when we have taken him, there is a spiritual relation instead of it in Gods sight, and by vertue of that we receive grace and strength from him.
Therefore if ye would receive more grace, increase of 1grace, labour to draw near him, and then you drawn near him when your will is brought to a greater degree of willingness to have him for your husband.
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