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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.
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.
A Crown of Righteousness, saith the Apostle, is laid up for all them that love the appearing of the Lord Jesus. 1 Timothy 4 8. And the second time shall Christ appear to salvation, to all them that look for him, Hebrews 9. Art thou then one that looks for Christ, that desires nothing but union with him, he will come to thee to thy salvation. If men look not for him, will he come to them to salvation? It may be in some disease, wh•n thou canst take no pleasure in the world, you wish that you were with Christ. Nature may have a great hand in this.
A Crowne of Righteousnesse, saith the Apostle, is laid up for all them that love the appearing of the Lord Iesus. 1 Timothy 4 8. And the second time shall Christ appeare to salvation, to all them that look for him, Hebrews 9. Art thou then one that lookes for Christ, that desires nothing but union with him, hee will come to thee to thy salvation. If men looke not for him, will hee come to them to salvation? It may be in some disease, wh•n thou canst take no pleasure in the world, you wish that you were with Christ. Nature may have a great hand in this.
But in thy youth, in the midst of all worldly contents, when thou art in thy pleasant Orchard, ⟨p. 25⟩with thy Wife and Children about thee, having what thy heart can wish, canst thou say then, Now would I most willingly leave all these to go to Christ? when you prefer his company above all things, count that delight the best, that comes from communion with him; then thou lovest the Lord Jesus.
But in thy youth, in the midst of all worldly contents, when thou art in thy pleasant Orchard,