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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
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.
Secondly, because he that lieth in any known sin, will be unconstant in the serving of God: now God rejecteth such an one; for though the temptation to that sin being removed, he serve God; yet that sin setting upon him, he forsakes Gods service, and obeyeth it, and when soever occasion is offered, he turneth to obey it: now such unconstancie God hateth. As among men a flower though it be more beautiful than a pearl, yet it is not regarded so much, because it is fading; and a ship may sail safe a great while, but yet falling upon a rock maketh shipwreck: so a man may make shipwreck of faith and a good conscience; and such a one cannot be in the state of grace.
Secondly, because he that lyeth in any knowne sinne, will be unconstant in the serving of God: now God rejecteth such an one; for though the temptation to that sinne being removed, hee serve God; yet that sinne setting upon him, hee forsakes Gods service, and obeyeth it, and when soever occasion is offered, hee turneth to obey it: now such unconstancie God hateth. As among men a flower though it be more beautifull than a pearle, yet it is not regarded so much, because it is fading; and a ship may saile safe a great while, but yet falling upon a rock maketh shipwrack: so a man may make shipwrack of faith and a good conscience; and such a one cannot be in the state of grace.
Thirdly, because he that lieth in any known sin, will, if he had like strong temptations, commit all the sins in the world; as be a man inclined to covetousness or uncleanness, he would commit any other if he were as much inclined to ⟨p. 7⟩any other: now, such an one cannot be in the state of grace.
Thirdly, because hee that lyeth in any knowne sinne, will, if he had like strong temptations, commit all the sinnes in the world; as be a man enclined to covetousnesse or uncleannesse, hee would commit any other if hee were as much enclined to ⟨p. 7⟩any other: now, such an one cannot be in the state of grace.