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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 for this, we must do these two things. First, weaken sin. Secondly, pray to God to make us watchful.
Now for this, we must doe these two things. First, weaken sinne. Secondly, pray to God to make us watchfull.
And so I have also done with the second doctrine. Again, from the latter part of these words, or reason of the promise made unto them in the former part of this verse, that sin shall not have dominion over them, because they are not under the Law, but under grace: I gather this conclusion, viz. That the way to overcome sin, is to get assurance of the love and grace of 1God, and that it is forgiven them: the reason why the Apostle promises them sin shall not have dominion over them, is, because they are not under the Law, but under grace, that is, they had assurance of Gods love, and that their sin is forgiven them: this is proved from that, Faith purifieth the heart; and, You repent and believe the Gospel.
And so I have also done with the second doctrine. Againe, from the latter part of these words, or reason of the promise made unto them in the former part of this verse, that sinne shall not have dominion over them, because they are not under the Law, but under grace: I gather this conclusion, viz. That the way to overcome sinne, is to get assurance of the love and grace of 1God, and that it is forgiven them: the reason why the Apostle promises them sinne shall not have dominion over them, is, because they are not under the Law, but under grace, that is, they had assurance of Gods love, and that their sinne is forgiven them: this is proved from that, Faith purifieth the heart; and, You repent and beleeve the Gospel.
- 1Doct. 3.