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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
Sermon 2 › A HEAVENLY TREATISE OF THE DIVINE LOVE OF CHRIST.
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This is a Doctrine of much moment; if GOD would convey it with Majesty, by the pow•r of his Spirit, it would amaze and startle the stoutest ⟨p. 21⟩stomach to hear, Cursed is he, that loves not the Lord. If you love the Lord, he will bear much with you: see what a testimony he gives of David, for all his failing. But do what you will for him, without love, and he will regard it but as a Complement. As men count that a Complement not to be regarded, with which the heart go's not, o doth God: look therefore, that you love the Lord Jesus, for it is a thing of great consequence, the curse follows you, if you do it not.
This is a Doctrine of much moment; if GOD would conveigh it with Majestie, by the pow•r of his Spirit, it would amaze and startle the stoutest ⟨p. 21⟩stomacke to heare, Cursed is he, that loves not the Lord. If you love the Lord, hee will beare much with you: see what a testimony hee gives of David, for all his failing. But doe what you will for him, without love, and hee will regard it but as a Complement. As men count that a Complement not to be regarded, with which the heart go's not, o doth God: looke therefore, that you love the Lord Iesus, for it is a thing of great consequence, the curse follows you, if you doe it not.
You are now therefore to examine your self, Whether you love or no? And to help you in it, I will lay down some marks of this love; bu• first set down with your self this conclusion, If I love not the Lord Jesus, I am an accursed man.
You are now therefore to examine your selfe, Whether you love or no? And to helpe you in it, I will lay downe some markes of this love; bu• first set downe with your selfe this conclusion, If I love not the Lord Iesus, I am an accursed man.