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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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The Scripture is evident for this, Phil. 2. 13. The Deed is wrought in us by God, and not the deed only, but the Will also ⟨p. 9⟩which produces that deed, nor that only, but the thought also which begat that well. For we are not able so much as to thinks a good thought of our selves. 2 Cor. 3. 5. So that all grace, yea all preparation to grace, and ability to accept grace are all from God: contrary to what Arminius affirmeth: and not of our selves, and that for these reasons.
The Scripture is evident for this, Phil. 2. 13. The Deed is wrought in us by God, and not the deed onely, but the Wil also ⟨p. 9⟩which produces that deed, nor that onely, but the thought also which begat that wel. For we are not able so much as to thinks a good thought of our selves. 2 Cor. 3. 5. So that al grace, yea al preparation to grace, and ability to accept grace are al from God: contrary to what Arminius affirmeth: and not of our selves, and that for theise reasons.
Because nothing can work beyond the Sphere of us own reach, the effect exceedeth not the Cause, therefore it is impossible for corrupt nature either to beget Supernatural grace, or to do any Action preparing, or bending, or inclining the will to it: For as the water cannot heat (which is an Action above the nature of it) until an higher principle of heat be first infused into it; no more can mere nature do any thing tending to saving grace, having no principle in it self whence it can raise it.1