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Sun-beams of gospel-light shining clearly from several texts of Scripture, opened and applied. 1.…Sun-beams of gospel-light shining clearly from severall texts of Scripture, opened and applyed. 1.…
Sun-beams of gospel-light shining clearly from several texts of Scripture, opened and applied. 1. A heavenly [sic] treatise of the divine love of Christ. 2. The Christians freedom. 3. The deformed form of a formal profession. 4. Christs fullness, and mans emptiness. By John Preston, doctor in divinity, chaplain in ordinary to King James, Mr. of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Lincolns Inn.Sun-beams of gospel-light shining clearly from severall texts of Scripture, opened and applyed. 1. A heavemly [sic] treatise of the devine love of Christ. 2. The Christians freedome. 3. The deformed forme of a formall profession. 4. Christs fulnesse, and mans emptinesse. By John Preston, doctor in divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to King James, Mr. of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed for John Stafford, 1644
Sermon 3 › A HEAVENLY TREATISE OF THE DIVINE LOVE OF CHRIST.
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.
This glory God showed to Moses. This is the description of himself, such a one is Jesus Christ, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, and is he not worthy to be beloved?
This glory God shewed to Moses. This is the description of himselfe, such a one is Iesus Christ, O ye daughters of Ierusalem, and is hee not worthy to be beloved?
When thou hast considered the worth that is 1in himself, consider that he sues to thee for thy love. Suppose a Prince should come and ask this at thy hands, wouldest thou deny him? The weak should sue to the stronger, but here the Lord God comes to thee for thy love.
When thou hast considered the worth that is 1in himselfe, consider that hee sues to thee for thy love. Suppose a Prince should come and aske this at thy hands, wouldest thou deny him? The weake should sue to the stronger, but here the Lord God comes to thee for thy love.
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This is that, O Israel, which he requires of thee, that thou love the Lord thy God, Deuter. 10, 16. When such a God shall ask thy love, sue for it, shall he be denied? We (the Ministers) are but Christs spokes-men to woo for Christ. See who it is that requires this? it is thy Sovereign Lord that might have required thee to sacrifice thy children, thy life, thy goods, for his honour, and can he not have thy love? Now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear him, to love him? as if he should say, the Lord hath done great things for you, and might require great things of you again. This may melt thee then, that he requires nothing but thy love.