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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.
Our repairing again, the restoring of the creature, must be by learning to be altogether Gods, to magnify God, to look to God, and to look to him altogether: for that is indeed only prized and magnified by him. And this is the second reason wherefore godliness is only accepted by God; because it teacheth a man only to mind him, to look to him, to draw near to him; it makes a man altogether his, and not his own.
Our repairing again, the restoring of the creature, must be by learning to be altogether Gods, to magnifie God, to look to God, and to look to him altogether: for that is indeed onely prized and magnified by him. And this is the second reason wherefore godliness is only accepted by God; because it teacheth a man onely to mind him, to look to him, to draw near to him; it makes a man altogether his, and not his own.
We will add one more, the Lord regards only godliness and nothing else, because it gives him all the glory. 1Now only the Lord may seek his own glory, because he hath no other end beyond himself. Every creature you know is made for a further end, and therefore is bound to seek something above it self, even as it stands subordinate to that. Every man is subordinate; a man ⟨p. 241⟩in the Common-wealth must seek the good of that. Every man is subordinate to God, therefore he must seek the glory of God; for the subordination will so carry it. But now the Lord, he hath none above himself, therefore he may and doth seek his own glory; now nothing gives glory to God but godliness.
We will add one more, the Lord regards onely godliness and nothing else, because it gives him all the glory. 1Now onely the Lord may seek his own glory, because he hath no other end beyond himself. Every creature you know is made for a further end, and therefore is bound to seek something above it self, even as it stands subordinate to that. Every man is subordinate; a man