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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.
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Besides all these generals, think of the particulars, which work most upon us. See all his 1passages to you, how kind he hath been toward you. See how he hath dealt with you from your youth hitherto. Consider all his kindnesses bestowed upon thee: see also what he hath done in forgiving thee. Thou hast sinned often, and greatly, and yet still he hath forgiven thee, and ⟨p. 49⟩this is a great matter. She loved much, because much was forgiven her, Luke 7. He feeds thee, clothes thee thou hast not a nights rest but he gives it thee, he it is that keeps thee from all dangers: that careth for thee when thou canst not take care for thy self. The creature cannot help thee, withou[…]ee command it to help thee, he hath stood close to thee in all exigents. And this most of all affects us: in some great danger when all forsake us, we cannot but love him most dearly that then sticks close unto us. Thus hath the Lord done unto thee, with this Nathan urges David, and aggravates his sin? The Lord hath done thus and thus unto thee, and if that had not been enough, would have done more. 2 Sam. 12. 8. Take up the same practise with your soul; the Lord hath done thus and thus for me, and shall I not love him? would we not hate that man that should not love and respect him from whom he hath his whole maintenance?
Besides all these generals, thinke of the particulars, which worke most upon us. See all his 1passages to you, how kinde he hath beene toward you. See how he hath dealt with you from your youth hitherto. Consider all his kindnesses bestowed upon thee: see also what hee hath done in forgiving thee. Thou hast sinned often, and greatly, and yet still he hath forgiven thee, and ⟨p. 49⟩this is a great matter. Shee loved much, because much was forgiven her, Luke 7. Hee feeds thee, cloathes thee thou hast not a nights rest but hee gives it thee, he it is that keeps thee from all dangers: that careth for thee when thou canst not take care for thy selfe. The creature cannot helpe thee, withouee command it to helpe thee, hee hath stood close to thee in all exigents. And this most of all affects us: in some great danger when all forsake us, wee cannot but love him most dearely that then sticks close unto us. Thus hath the Lord done unto thee, with this Nathan urges David, and aggravates his sinne? The Lord hath done thus and thus unto thee, and if that had not been enough, would have done more.