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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09977	Life eternall or, A treatise of the knowledge of the divine essence and attributes Delivered in XVIII. sermons. By the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, D. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Majestie, master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inne.	Preston, John, 1587-1628.; Ball, Thomas, 1589 or 90-1659.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1631 (1631)	STC 20231; ESTC S115069	220,964	434

all men Such ingenuous simplicitie lodged in depth of wisedome Holinesse of life so set in honour and esteeme and immoveably settled with evennesse of vvalking in midst of all vanities Such humilitie in height of parts gratiousnesse of heart in greatnesse of minde So rare fixt and happy a conjunction in an house so eminent doth not fall out without a generall observation To your Name and Honour therefore wee present it most Noble LORD as the last Legacie bequeathed by him to the Church as a pledge of our service and a counterpane of your Lordships most raysed thoughts and resolutions And likewise unto others as honoured vvith your Lordships name that those vvho studie either men or bookes may reade these SERMONS together with your Lordships VERTVES each as the coppie of the other to invite them to the imitation of the same And that the VVorld which like that Indian Monarch accounts such true Pictures of the beauty of Holinesse as this to bee but counterfeit because not tawnie like their owne and looke upon so high Principles of Godlinesse as emptie notions raised up by art and fancie to make a shew may see and know in you the true reall uniform subsistence of them and that God hath indeede some such living walking Patternes of his owne Great Holinesse and more transcendent Graces VVhich Graces Hee who is the God of all Grace increase and perfect in your Lordship here that hereafter you may be filled with all the fulnesse of him So pray Your Honours ever to be commanded THOMAS GOODWIN THOMAS BALL THat there is a God proved Page 5 1 By the Creation Ibid. By the law written in mens hearts Page 13 By the Soule of man Page 15 VSE 1. To strengthen faith in this Principle Page 22 VSE 2. What consequences to draw hence Page 28 Objections against this Principle Page 30 2 That there is a God proved by faith Page 19.45 The Scripture proved true by foure things Page 48 VSE 3. To confirme us in this Principle Page 61 Difference in the assent of men to this Page 62 4 Meanes to confirme our Faith in this Page 68 Three Effects of a firme assent to this Principle Page 70 3 That there is no other God but GOD. Page 75 Five Arguments to prove that there is no other God Page 76 The gods and religion of the Heathens false proved three wayes Page 80 Religion of Mahomet false Page 82 VSE 1. To beleeve that our God is God alone and to cleave to him Page 85 VSE 2. To comfort us in this that God will shew himselfe the true GOD in raising the Churches Page 87 VSE 3. To keepe our hearts from Idolatrie Page 88 Three grounds of Idolatrie Page 89 What God is Page 94 Doctrine God only and properly hath being in him Page 97 What the being of God is explained in five things Ibid. VSE 1. There is something in Gods Essence not to be inquired into Page 100 VSE 2. To strengthen our faith and incourage us in wants and crosses Page 103 VSE 3. To give God the praise of his being Page 112 VSE 4. To learne the vanitie of the creatures and the remedie against it Page 116 Attributes of God of two sorts Page 119 The First ATTRIBVTE The perfection of God Page 120 Five differeÌ„ces between the perfection of God and the creatures Page 121 VSE 1. All that wee doe cannot reach to God to merit Page 123 VSE 2. To see the freenesse of Gods grace Page 125 VSE 3. To goe to God with faith though wee have no worth in us Ibid. VSE 4. God hath no need of any creature Page 126 VSE 5. Though many perish it is nothing to God he is perfect Page 127 VSE 6. Gods commands are for our good hee is perfect Ibid. VSE 7. To give God the honour of his perfection Page 129 Foure signes of exalting Gods perfection Ibid. The creatures of themselves can doe nothing for us in three respects Page 137 The Second ATTRIBVTE God without all causes Page 140 Reason 1. Else something should bee before him Ibid. Reason 2. That which hath a part receiveth it from the whole Page 141 Reason 3. All other things have a possibility not to bee Page 142 VSE 1. God wills not things because they are just but they are just because he wills them Page 143 VSE 2. God may doe all things for himselfe and his owne glorie Page 144 VSE 3. We should doe nothing for our owne ends but for God Page 146 Eight signes to know whether a man make God or himselfe his end Page 148 The Third ATTRIBVTE Doctrine God is eternall Page 156 Five things required in Eternitie Page 157 Reasons why God must be Eternall Page 158 Foure differences betweene the Eternitie of God and the duration of the creatures Page 159 Consect 1. God possesseth all things together Page 159 Consect 2. Eternitie maketh things infinitely good or evill Page 160 VSE 1. To minde more things Eternall Page 161 Motives to consider Eternity Page 167 VSE 2. Not to be offended with Gods delaying he hath time enough to performe his promises being Eternall Page 168 VSE 3. To consider Gods love and enmitie are eternall Page 171 VSE 4. To comfort us against mutabilitie of things below Page 172 VSE 5. God is Lord of time Page 174 PART II. The Fourth ATTRIBVTE God is a SPIRIT Page 2 Foure properties of a Spirit Ibid. VSE 1. Gods eye chiefly on our spirits therefore they must be kept fit for communion with him Page 4 How to fit our spirits for communion with God Page 6 Directions for cleansing the spirit Page 10 VSE 2. Gods government chiefly on the spirits of men Page 25 Proved by 3 Demonstrations Page 28 VSE 3. To worship God in spirit Page 32 Which consists in three things Page 33 What necessity of the gestures of the bodie in Gods service Page 38 How to conceive of God in prayer Page 44 The Simplicitie of GOD. Gods simplicity proved by sixe reasons Page 48 Consec 1. To see what a stable foundation faith hath Page 51 Consec 2. God cannot be hindred in his workes Page 52 Consec 3. The Attributes of God are equall Page 53 VSE 1. To labour to bee content in a simple condition Page 54 VSE 2. To labour for singlenesse of heart Page 59 Two things in simplicitie Page 60 VSE 3. To goe to God rather than to the creatures Page 67 The Fifth ATTRIBVTE Gods immutability Page 72 Five Reasons of Gods immutability Page 73 Two Objections against Gods immutability Page 76 Consec 1. How to understand severall places of Scripture Page 78 Consec 2. Love and hatred in God eternall Ibid. VSE 1. Take heede of provoking him to cast us off Page 80 The time of Gods casting off a man unknowne Page 83 VSE 2. Gods gifts and calling without repentance Page 84 How to know vvee are in Covenant vvith God Page 85 The unchangeablenesse of God takes not away endevour Page 93 The occasion end and

use of revealing the doctrine of Gods unchangeablenesse in Scripture Page 96 VSE 3. God dispenceth mercies and judgements now as in former times Page 98 Two cases wherein God punisheth his owne Children Page 99 GODS Iudgements different in time and meanes Page 101 VSE 4. To see a difference betweene God and the creature Page 103 Forgetting the creatures to be mutable three inconveniences of it Ibid. VSE 5. To esteem things by their unchangeablenes Page 106 VSE 6. To judge our owne spirits by constancie in well doing Page 111 VSE 7. To goe to God to get it Page 113 Two causes of inconstancie Page 115 3 Helps to strengthen purposes Page 117 Meanes to helpe resolutions Page 119 The Sixth ATTRIBVTE The greatnesse of God Page 123 The greatnesse of God in sixe things Ibid. The greatnesse of God proved by foure Reasons Page 127 VSE 1. To know our interest in God and to get an answerable greatnesse of minde Page 129 Why men are led aside by outward things Page 130 How to come to true greatnesse of minde Page 137 VSE 2. To feare him for his greatnesse Page 140 VSE 3. To thinke no affection or obedience enough for him and therefore not to limit our selves Page 142 VSE 4. To reverence before him Page 145 The Seventh ATTRIBVTE Gods immensitie Page 147 3 Reasons of Gods infinite presence Page 148 VSE 1. God governes the world immediatly a remedy against complaint of ill Governours Page 150 VSE 2. To choose God and rejoyce in him as a friend in all places Page 152 VSE 3. To see a ground of Gods particular Providence in the smallest things Page 154 VSE 4. To be patient and meeke in injuries offered by men Page 156 VSE 5. To walke with God Page 159 How we are present with God Page 160 How to make God present with us Page 161 Why men desire companie Page 166 VSE 6. God observeth all the evill and good we do Page 168 VSE 7. Terrour to wicked men God is an enemy they cannot flee from Page 174 The Eighth ATTRIBVTE God is Omnipotent Page 176 Omnipotencie of God wherein Page 177 4 Reasons of Gods Omnipotency Page 178 Objections against the Omnipotencie of God Page 181 VSE 1. To rejoice in our God who is Almighty Page 186 VSE 2. To make use of Gods Power in all wants and straits Page 191 VSE 3. To beleeve the Omnipotencie of God Page 194 Men doubt as much of the power of God as of his will Ibid. VSE 4. To seeke and pray to God in all straits with confidence Page 198 2 Instances of Gods Power Page 201 GODS NAME AND ATTRIBVTES THE FIRST SERMON HEBREWES 11.6 He that commeth to God must beleeve that God is and that he is a rewarder of them that seeke him HAVING undertaken to goe through the whole body of Theologie I will first give you a briefe definition of the thing it selfe which we call Divinitie it is this It is that heavenly wisdome or forme of wholesome words revealed by the Holy Ghost in the Scripture touching the knowledge of God and our selves whereby we are taught the way to eternall life I call it heavenly wisdome for so it is called 1 Cor. 2.13 The wisdome which we teach is not in the words which mans wisdome teacheth but which the Holy Ghost teacheth So likewise the Apostle in another place calls it The forme of wholesome words that is That systeme or comprehension of wholesome Doctrine delivered in the Scripture Now it differs from other systemes and bodies of Sciences 1 Because it is revealed from above all other knowledge is gathered from things below 2 Againe all other sciences are taught by men but this is taught by the Holy Ghost 3 All other knowledge is delivered in the writings of men but this is revealed to us in the holy Word of God which was written by God himselfe though men were the mediate pen-men of it therefore I adde that to distinguish it from all other Sciences that It is not revealed by men but by the holy Ghost not in bookes written by men but in the holy Scriptures In the next place I adde the object about which this wisdome is conversant it is the knowledge of God and of our selves And so it is likewise distinguished from all other knowledge which hath some other objects It is the knowledge of God that is of God not simply considered or absolutely in his Essence but as he is in reference and relation to us And againe it is not simply the knowledge of our selves for many things in us belong to other arts and sciences but as wee stand in reference to God so that these are the two parts of it the knowledge of God in reference to us and of our selves in reference to him Last of all it is distinguished by the end towhich it tends which it aymes at which is to teach us the way to eternall life And therein it differs from all other sciences whatsoever for they onely helpe some defects of understanding here in this present life for where there is some failing or defect which common reason doth not helpe there arts are invented to supply and rectifie those defects but this doth somewhat more it leads us the way to eternall life for as it hath in it a principall above all others so it hath an higher end than others for as the well-head is higher so the streams ascend higher than others And so much for this description what this summe of the doctrine of Theologie is The parts of it are two 1 Concerning God 2 Concerning our selves Now concerning God 2. things are to be known 1 That he is both these are set downe in the Text. 2 What he is both these are set downe in the Text. 1 That God is wee shall finde that there are two wayes to prove it or to make it good to us 1 By the strength of naturall reason 2 By faith That wee doe not deliver this vvithout ground looke into Romans 1 20. For the invisible things of him that is his eternall power and God-head are seene by the creation of the world being considered in his workes so that they are without excuse So likewise Act. 17.27 28. you shall see there what the Apostle saith that they should seeke after the Lord if happily they might grope after him and finde him for he is not farre from every one of us for in him we live move and have our being That is by the very things that wee handle and touch wee may know that there is a God and also by our owne life motion and being we may learne that there is a Dietie from whence these proceed For the Apostle speaketh this to them that had no Scripture to teach them So likewise Act. 14.17 Neverthelesse hee hath not left himselfe without witnesse in giving us fruitfull seasons As if those did beare witnesse of him that is those workes

his workes Part. 2 Pag. 129 World World the dissolution of it proved Part. 1 Pag. 31 World why we are sent into it Part. 1 Pag. 168 World God without it as well as in it Part. 2 Pag. 148 God able to make other worlds 1.149 Worship see Spirit Christ. Worth VVant of worth in us must not discourage us from comming to God Part. 1 Pag. 125 FJNJS ERRATA Part. 1. Page 50 line 2 blot out all p 53 l 17 for nicurus read Nisurus p 56 l 15 r in such a manner p 59 l 27 for this argument r themselves p 62 l 21 blot out â—ven p 6â— l. 18 for where r when p. 71 l 28 for the r this p 80 l 10 blot out but p 86 l 9 for device r Divines p 87 l 8 for Esay's r Asa's p 88 l â—4 for head r hand p 97 l 28 for place r phrasâ— p 108 l 5 blot out upon p 109 l 9 for at r â—o p 121 l. 25 for you r them p 128 l. 12 for Isay 56 17 r. Deut. 6 24 p. 129 l 1 for in r â—t l 10 for for that r such in the margent for entitling r exalting p 143 l. 15 for and r as p. 145 l 3 for filled r fitted p 149 l. 17 for all r. ought p. 150. l. ult for measure r manner p 164 l 16 for dlace rplace p 165 l 26 for behold r. beloved p. 167 l. 10 blot out and no more p 173 l 30 begin Vse 5 at Seeing God c. Part. 2. Page 21. line ult read to the nature of a spirit p 42 l â— r. were no God p 44 l 11 for out of a conceit r. without deceit p. 50 l. 19 for some r something p 53 l. 22 for or r and p 62 l 29 for miscarriage r. dissembling p. 65 l 12 for thing r. meanes p 72 l. 12 for will not be r. is not p 76 l 13 for seemes r is sayd p 80 l. 18 for eternity r tymes p 105 l 22 r it hath it p 118 l 116 for nothing r no other desire p 119 l 6 for caseth r causeth p 120 l 8 for suspect r expect p 122 l 1 for all this while r otherwise p 12â— l 29 r of the maker p 123 l 7 for handles r did handle p 133 l 3 for feares r favours p 138 l 3 for if God was great r though God were great p 142 l â—2 for losse r enduring p 144 l 15 for an ordinate r coordinate p 147 l 14 r infinitenesse of c p 148 l 24 for quality r quantity p 149 l 24 for and r or p 151 l 24 for governours r goâ—â—â—nment p 1â—4 l 10 for need r reason p 169 l 7 for a glasse r of glase p 170. l 14 r no man p 1â—0 l 22 for then r them p 181 l 5 for as large as the obiect r of equall largenes p. 182 l â— for not worke r doth not worke p 186 l 9 for proportionable for its end r apâ—oâ—â—tâ—d for the effect as its end p 195 l 14 for man r many p 1â—8 l 17 for his power is r it is p 201 l 18 for as it r as if it p. 203 l. 14 for is farre better than to indure r. will farre exceed the enduring What Theologie is 1 Cor. 2.13 2 Tim. 1.13 Theologie wherein it differs from other Sciences Arts why invented Parts of Theologie 1 Concerning God 2. Things 1 That God is 2 What God is Rom. 1.20 Acts 17. Acts 14.17 Difference in points of Theologie 1 That there is a God See the sensible Demonstration of the Deitie in the beginning The consideration of the originall of all things proved 1 By the making of man That man was made Psal. 94.9 Because else the creatures should be Gods Else the creatures should be without Causes All creatures have an end When a man maketh himselfe his end he destroyeth himselfe Else where be any monuments of times before those mentioned the Scriptures That there is a God proved by the Law written in mens hearts Rom. 1 1â— The same truth is proved by the soule of man Gen. 9.6 The second way to prove that God is is by faith To strengthen this principle that there is a God more in our hearts Hebr. 11.27 Ier. 23.24 Two kindes of Atheisme Isai. 51.12 13 14. Iob 22. Draw such consequences as may arise from such a conclusion 2 Pet 3.4 Verse 5. Vers. 6. Ezek. 1. Eccles. 9.11 Eccles. 10. Iames 1.2 3. Luke 16. The second sort of arguments How this is proved by Faith Three wayes whereby Faith gathers that the Scriptures are true and consequently that there is a God that made the World Proofes that Moses and other Pen-men of Scripture spake by the Holy Ghost The miracles which were 1 Visible 2 Reall Exod. 19. The prophecies which were Esay 41.22 23. 1 Particular 2 Perspicuous 3 Limited to a set time Exod. 12. 1 King 16. ult 1 King 13.1 2 3. Arg. 2. The testimonies that are given to the Scriptures by adversaries The exact Chronologie in the Scriptures Arg. 3. From the Scriptures themselves 1 Their majestie 2 Puritie 3 Antiquity The fourth argument from the testimony of the Church A difference betweene the Writings of the Pen-men of Scripture and other holy men Vse To confirme our faith in this first principle For two reasons Reason 1. Because there is a great difference betweene common faith and that of the elect in these principles Diff. 1. Diff. 2. Diff. 3. Diff. 4. Motive 2. Because these principles have a great influence into mens lives Hebr. 11.6 Esay 52. 1. Meanes To confirme our faith in these principles 1 Search and examine them to the full 2 Meanes Prayer 3 Meanes Acquaint thy selfe with the Word more and more Rom. 10. Colos. 3.16 Converse with faithfull men 4 Meanes Act. 14.1 3 Effects of a firme assent to these principles The third Argument to prove that God is There is no other God besides him Esay 45.22 Doctr. Proved by the greatnesse of his Majestie and workes Esay 46.5 Psal. 86.8 Esay 40.15 16. Vers. 25. Vers. 12. Vers. 18. All other gods are but new He from everlasting Esay 41.4 and 44.6 and 43.10 He onely knowes things to come Esa. 41 22 23. and 44.7 8. By the greatnesse of his power and providence working changes in the world Esay 41.23 24. Esay 40.23 24. Psal. 107.33 34. He only the living God other gods but dead Vanities Act 14.15 Psal. 115. 2 More particularly 1 The gods of the Gentiles and their religion was false Rom. 1. 1 Because their gods were men 2 The worst of men 3 They did die The religion of Mahomet is false 1 He gives testimony to the Old and New Testament and yet is contrary to both 2 His new religion wanted miracles to confirme it 3 His Alcoran is barbarous and without sense 4 His doctrine is impure and so his life To beleeve that our God is God alone and to

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