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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 4 › 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.
But especially prayer doth this by prevailing 1with God, as we see the prayers of the blind man prevailed with Christ. And do you think that Christ now in Heaven hath put off these kind affections which he had on the earth? will he not also hear, if you should pray to him?
But especially prayer doth this by prevailing 1with God, as we see the prayers of the blinde man prevailed with Christ. And doe you thinke that Christ now in Heaven hath put off these kinde affections which he had on the earth? will hee not also heare, if you should pray to him?
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Yes: but of this love in a special manner: because love is the most peculiar gift of the Holy 1Ghost. Now the Holy Ghost is obtained by Prayer. Our hearts are so carnal, so fleshly, that we cannot love the Lord; and he is so holy, so good, that we can no more love him, unless he himself kindle this flame of love in our hearts, than cold water can heat, unless it had another principle. Contend therefore and strive with the Lord for his Spirit which works this love, who hath declared also unto us your love in the Spirit.