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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.
I therefore now ask thee, Wouldst thou turn to God? Wouldst thou overcome such and such a lust of uncleanness, drunkenness? &c. be it what it will be: if thou answer, No; then thou art justly condemned, thy blood be upon thy own head: but if thou sayest, Yes, thou wouldst; then come but to God, be resolute to be religious in good earnest, and I will assure thee, he will vouchsafe thee power to do it. The Apostle saith, that God would confirm them unto the end, that they might be blameless in ⟨p. 15⟩the day of the Lord Jesus; for, saith he, God is faithful, he hath said, he hath promised it, he shall break his word if he do not: let me reason it a little with you; Is it not an acceptable request to go to God with all thy heart, and to say, Lord, I desire but the power and strength to go through with thy own work? Dost thou think he will not hear thee? Remember Christ, the only Physician, how ready he was to heal men of their bodily diseases when they came unto him; and he hath not put off his nature now: Dost thou think the power of his death & resurrection were but fancies, or a notion? If not, go on and fear not; for as God said to Joshua, so shalt thou find him to deal with thee, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
I therefore now ask thee, Wouldst thou turne to God? Wouldst thou overcome such and such a lust of uncleannesse, drunkennesse? &c. be it what it will be: if thou answer, No; then thou art justly condemned, thy blood be upon thy owne head: but if thou sayest, Yes, thou wouldst; then come but to God, be resolute to be religious in good earnest, and I will assure thee, hee will vouchsafe thee power to doe it. The Apostle saith, that God would confirme them unto the end, that they might be blamelesse in ⟨p. 15⟩the day of the Lord Iesus; for, saith he, God is faithfull, he hath said, he hath promised it, hee shall break his word if he do not: let me reason it a little with you; Is it not an acceptable request to goe to God with all thy heart, and to say, Lord, I desire but the power and strength to goe through with thy owne work? Do'st thou think hee will not heare thee? Remember Christ, the only Physician, how ready he was to heale men of their bodily diseases when they came unto him; and hee hath not put off his nature now: Do'st thou think the power of his death & resurrection were but fancies, or a notion? If not, goe on and feare not; for as God said to Ioshua, so shalt thou finde him to deale with thee, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.