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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 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.
This is that, O Israel, which hee requires of thee, that thou love the Lord thy God, Deuter. 10, 16. When such a God shall aske thy love, sue for it, shall he be denied? We (the Ministers) are but Christs spokes-men to wooe for Christ. See who it is that requires this? it is thy Soveraigne 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 feare him, to love him? as if he should say, the Lord hath done great things for you, and might require great things of you againe. This may melt thee then, that hee requires nothing but thy love.
Again consider, he hath planted this love in thy heart: shall he not have his own then when 1he requires? shall not he which planted the tree, eat of the fruit? shall not he which gave this fountain of love taste of the waters of it?
Againe consider, he hath planted this love in thy heart: shall hee not have his owne then when 1hee requires? shall not hee which planted the tree, eate of the fruit? shall not hee which gave this fountaine of love taste of the waters of it?