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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.
3. We see much mercy in men, and in the mother of a child: now, it is but as a drop out of the ocean of Gods mercy, but as a spark to the whole element of fire. If you being evil, can give good things to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father, &c. See what the Scripture saith, I am merciful, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin: the first word signifies original sin, the second actual, the third rebellion; all which God can forgive.
3. We see much mercy in men, and in the mother of a childe: now, it is but as a drop out of the ocean of Gods mercy, but as a spark to the whole element of fire. If you being evill, can give good things to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father, &c. See what the Scripture saith, I am mercifull, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sinne: the first word signifies originall sinne, the second actuall, the third rebellion; all which God can forgive.
Secondly, because it is the end of Christs coming 1into the world: now, no man will do any thing, especially so great a matter as to kill himself, for no end: Christ then dyed for the forgiveness of sins. This S. Paul urgeth: the end ⟨p. 24⟩of Christs coming was to save sinners; otherwise 2the cross of Christ had been of none effect, and his mediation of no use, if men did not commit sins, or if God should not forgive them: therefore God must needs be ready to forgive.
Secondly, because it is the end of Christs comming 1into the world: now, no man will doe any thing, especially so great a matter as to kill himselfe, for no end: Christ then dyed for the forgivenesse of sinnes. This S. Paul urgeth: the end