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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.
Now the means for mortifying sinful lusts in us, are these.
Now the meanes for mortifying sinfull lusts in us, are these.
First, to make a vow not to commit that sin, nor touch the occasions; for then it is a sign our heart is sincere: this is a comfort to those that have made vows; which should be more used, not to make perpetual vows, but for some short time.
First, to make a vow not to commit that sinne, nor touch the occasions; for then it is a signe our heart is sincere: this is a comfort to those that have made vowes; which should be more used, not to make perpetuall vowes, but for some short time.
Secondly, to fast and pray; for some lusts are not cast out but by these three.
Thirdly, to use godly mens company, for their practise and example helps them to forsake their sins, to fast and pray.
Thirdly, to use godly mens company, for their practise and example helps them to forsake their sinnes, to fast and pray.