A55754:303
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.
Sixthly, When he is easily convicted: but when men will not be convicted, but seek out distinctions to maintain their sin, it is a sign it is prevalent in them. Again, when they will not examine both sides, but run to commit it, and stop their ears like a deaf adder, which refuseth to hear the voice of the Charmer, charm he never so wisely, and will not hear the reasons against that sin, least they should be restrained. Therefore the righteous are said to ponder their ways, and consider their paths, and to try everything, and to take that which is good. Now, he that will but hear reasons against the sin he doth, he is none of these: but when he will not be convinced, which is the first work of the spirit, it is a sign he is under the dominion of sin.
Sixthly, When he is easily convicted: but when men will not be convicted, but seeke out distinctions to maintaine their sinne, it is a signe it is prevalent in them. Againe, when they will not examine both sides, but runne to commit it, and stop their eares like a deafe adder, which refuseth to heare the voyce of the Charmer, charme he never so wisely, and will not heare the reasons against that sinne, least they should be restrained. Therefore the righteous are said to ponder their wayes, and consider their paths, and to try everything, and to take that which is good. Now, hee that will but heare reasons against the sinne he doth, he is none of these: but when he will not be convinced, which is the first work of the spirit, it is a signe he is under the dominion of sinne.
Seventhly, when a man abstaineth from sin not only out of a natural conscience, but out of a spiritual; for a natural conscience may deceive him: for there be three degrees of conscience: First, a profane man hath some conscience; Secondly, a civill man hath more conscience; yet both natural: Thirdly, a godly man hath most conscience.
Seventhly, when a man abstaineth from sinne not onely out of a naturall conscience, but out of a spirituall; for a naturall conscience may deceive him: for there be three degrees of conscience: First, a prophane man hath some conscience; Secondly, a civill man hath more conscience; yet both naturall: Thirdly, a godly man hath most conscience.