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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
Christ's Fullness, and Man's Emptiness, &c.Christ's Fulnesse, and Man's Emptinesse, &c.
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All the Revelations which Adam, Abraham, and Noah ever had; All the Visions which Isaiah, Jeremiah, and the rest of the Prophets ever saw; All the mysteries which ever were declared to Paul and John, came from him, they all received their light from this Sun, which from the first morning of time shone to the dark world, without setting more or less, though the darkness comprehended it not. Secondly, he was full as a Priest, full of favour with God, whence he hath audience, always full of Compassion to man, whence he is ready to entertain any suits or Suitors; full of merit, whence sure to prevail in all his requests and Intercessions [3. He was full as a King, full of authority, all power was given him, in Heaven & in Earth, full of strength and might to defend his Servants, and to resist his enemies till he hath made them his foot-stool. Lastly, full of royal Munificence, whence ready to supply the wants of his Servants, and to give them in the end a large recompense of reward.
All the Revelations which Adam, Abraham, and Noah ever had; All the Visions which Esaias, Ieremy, and the rest of the Prophets ever saw; All the mysteries which ever were declared to Paul and Iohn, came from him, they all received their light from this Sun, which from the first morning of time shone to the darke world, without setting more or lesse, though the darkenesse comprehended it not. Secondly, hee was ful as a Priest, full of fauour with God, whence he hath audience, alwais full of Compassion to man, whence he is ready to entertaine any suits or Suitors; full of merit, whence sure to prevaile in all his requests and Intercessions [3. He was full as a King, full of authority, all power was given him, in Heaven & in Earth, full of strength and might to defend his Servants, and to resist his enemies till he hath made them his foot-stoole. Lastly, full of royall Munificence, whence ready to supply the wants of his Servants, and to give them in the end a large recompence of reward.
Thirdly, this Fullness is attributed unto Christ in regard of righteousness, 1he was full of all righteousness original & actual, active and passive general and particular, whence we have these b sis, following, [1. That he who was so full himself is able to make us full, if we want faith or love, or any other grace. [2. By this we know what a Mediator we have to deal withal even with one fall of love, fall of patience, full of tender compassion which may invite us to come to him. [Lastly, we have this comfort, that