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The new covenantThe nevv covenant
The new covenant, or the saints portion A treatise unfolding the all-sufficiency of God, and mans uprightness, and the covenant of grace. delivered in fourteen sermons upon Gen. 17. 1. 2. Whereunto are adjoined four sermons upon Eccles. 9.1. 2. 11. 12. By the late faithful and worthy minister of Jesus Christ John Preston. Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inn.The nevv covenant, or the saints portion A treatise vnfolding the all-sufficiencie of God, and mans uprightnes, and the covenant of grace. delivered in fourteene sermons vpon Gen. 17. 1. 2. Wherevnto are adioyned foure sermons vpon Eccles. 9.1. 2. 11. 12. By the late faithfull and worthie minister of Iesus Christ Iohn Preston. Dr. in Divinitie, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiestie, maister of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by I. Dawson for Nicolas Bourne, 1629
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.
who made those brothers and sisters, that thou art deprived of in exile, or upon any such occasion, in poverty and disgrace? Is it not he that made them? What if the Lord will be with thee? What if he will go with thee into banishment, or into prison, as he did with Joseph? What if he will be with thee in disgrace? What if he will be with thee in poverty? Is there not enough in him, who is full of all comfort? He can fill thee with all variety by that immediate communicating of himself. Beloved, what do you think heaven is? When you are in heaven, do you think your estate shall be worse? You see what varieties of comforts we now have here. When we come to heaven, shall we have less varieties? No; we shall have more; how shall we have it? for we shall have none but God alone; we shall have fellowship only with him. If there were not that variety in him that is in the creature, certainly, we should be losers, the soul should not be filled, nor satisfied: And therefore, saith the Text;1 There shall need no Sun nor Moon; all the creatures that now give us comfort shall be taken away, why? for the Lord shall be Sun and Moon, he shall be every thing, he shall be all in all things. That is; Thou shalt find them all collected in him; and do you think, that the Lord shall be thus in heaven, and will he not be so to his servants upon earth? It is certain, wheresoever he pleaseth to communicate himself to any man, to reveal himself, and to take any man into fellowship with himself, if he please to come ⟨p. 77⟩to the soul of a man, to dwell with him, to sup with him, as he hath promised so to do & doth, then when all other comforts fail, at that time God delighteth to come, then thou shalt find variety of comfort enough. And therefore, why shouldst thou not be contented to have God alone for thy portion? Thou shalt find enough in him as in an adequate object. This is the first thing I have to show you, that in your very communion with him, you shall find enough, when the Lord hath done it, when thou art filled with the joy of the holy Ghost, what will all be to thee? what do you think all the world was to them, if it should have been presented to the Apostles, if one should have presented them with a Kingdom, with all that ever the sons of men could devise? Do you think they would have regarded them much?
who made those brothers and sisters, that thou art deprived of in exile, or vpon any such occasion, in povertie and disgrace? Is it not he that made them? What if the Lord will be with thee? What if he will goe with thee into banishment, or into prison, as he did with Ioseph? What if he will be with thee in disgrace? What if he will be with thee in povertie? Is there not enough in him, who is full of all comfort? He can fill thee with all varietie by that immediate communicating of himselfe. Beloved, what doe you thinke heaven is? When you are in heaven, doe you thinke your estate shall be worse? You see what varieties of comforts we now haue here. When we come to heavē, shall we haue lesse varieties? No; we shall haue more; how shall we haue it? for we shall haue none but God alone; we shall haue fellowship onely with him. If there were not that varietie in him that is in the creature, certainely, we should be loosers, the soule should not be filled, nor satisfied: And therefore, sayth the Text;