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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.
No; my brethren this is not my meaning, they are of very much worth as we said before, Jesus Christ looked 1upon the young man and loved him. There was that in him which was truly amiable within its compass, and sphere. But it is one thing to be lovely to salvation, and another thing to be amiable in its own degree and kind. Therefore we do not say we cast away these, they are ⟨p. 243⟩very necessary, God hath placed them there himself: but as we have said heretofore, Godliness doth make use of all these: these are like the stream, and the wind that must carry along the ship. If it were not for these natural powers and virtues, we should not be able to do the duties of godliness. Only this we say, there must be some what superadded to it, that godliness must sit at the stern, and turn the rudder, and rule the compass, and guide the scope of the ship to the right haven.
No; my brethren this is not my meaning, they are of very much worth as we said before, Jesus Christ looked 1upon the young man and loved him. There was that in him which was truly aimable within its compass, and sphear. But it is one thing to be lovely to salvation, and another thing to be aimable in its own degree and kind. Therefore we do not say we cast away these, they are ⟨p. 243⟩very necessary, God hath placed them there himself: but as we have said heretofore, Godliness doth make use of all these: these are like the stream, and the wind that must carry along the ship. If it were not for these natural powers and vertues, we should not be able to do the duties of godliness. Onely this we say, there must be some what superadded to it, that godliness must sit at the stern, and turn the rudder, and rule the compass, and guide the scope of the ship to the right haven.
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