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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.
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.2
Yes: but of this love in a speciall manner: because love is the most peculiar gift of the Holy 1Ghost. Now the Holy Ghost is obtained by Prayer. Our hearts are so carnall, so fleshly, that we cannot love the Lord; and he is so holy, so good, that we can no more love him, unlesse hee himselfe kindle this flame of love in our hearts, than cold water can heat, unlesse it had another principle. Contend therefore and strive with the Lord for his Spirit which workes this love, who hath declared also unto us your love in the Spirit.2
- 1Answ.
- 2Coloss. 1. 8.
Secondly, desire the Lord to show you himself, that Jesus Christ would manifest himself unto you. And this is the greatest means of all, to work love. He that hath my Commandments, and keepeth them, is he that loveth me, and he 1shall be loved of the Father, and I will love him, and show my self unto him, when Christ shall show himself to you, when he shall open the clouds, and let you see his beauty, his glory, Oh then you cannot but love him.