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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.
Again, on whom would you bestow it, if you will not give it to the Lord? It must be bestowed on somewhat, and it is the best thing you have to bestow. It sways & commands all in you. Doth thy wealth deserve it? Do men deserve it? Why, they are not to be compared to the Lord. Can any man do for thee that which he doth? besides, he forgives thee thy sins day by day. Think of his excellencies.
Againe, on whom would you bestow it, if you will not give it to the Lord? It must be bestowed on somewhat, and it is the best thing you have to bestow. It swaies & commands al in you. Doth thy wealth deserve it? Do men deserve it? Why, they are not to bee compared to the Lord. Can any man doe for thee that which he doth? besides, he forgives thee thy sinnes day by day. Thinke of his excellencies.
Again, you are engaged to love him. you are married to him; you have given up your names to 1him in your baptism: so that now well may I ⟨p. 48⟩call you an adulterous generation, if you love him not, Ye are witnesses against your selves this day (saith Joshua) Joshua 24. if ye serve not the Lord. He takes great advantage of their promise that they had made to serve the Lord: ye are now witnesses against your selves if you do it not.
Againe, you are engaged to love him. you are married to him; you have given up your names to 1him in your baptisme: so that now well may I ⟨p. 48⟩call you an adulterous generation, if you love him not, Yee are witnesses against your selves this day (saith Ioshua)