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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.
But yet this is not enough, I will go yet further with thee, if thy heart be not satisfied with this, yet consider all things in the world are thine: for whatsoever is the Lords, is thine. When a virgin marries with a man that is rich, she looks upon all his possessions, and sees so many thousand sheep, so many fair houses, and so much land, he hath so much gold and silver; ⟨p. 80⟩and, she saith thus with herself; now he is my husband, all this is mine: I shall have my interest in them, I shall have that that is fit for me. So, look now upon the Lord, consider when thou hast chosen him to be thy portion: though thou shouldst be content to have him alone, yet all this comes together with him, it cannot be separated from him, so that even then when thou art deprived of all, yet all is thine: he hath it ready for thee, to bestow on thee, as there is occasion.
But yet this is not enough, I will goe yet further with thee, if thy heart be not satisfied with this, yet consider all things in the world are thine: for whatsoever is the Lords, is thine. When a virgin marries with a man that is rich, shee lookes vpon all his possessions, and sees so many thousand sheepe, so many fayre houses, and so much land, he hath so much gold and silver; ⟨p. 80⟩and, she sayth thus with herselfe; now he is my husband, all this is mine: I shall haue my interest in them, I shall haue that that is fit for me. So, looke now vpon the Lord, consider when thou hast chosen him to be thy portion: though thou shouldst be content to haue him alone, yet all this comes together with him, it cannot be separated from him, so that even then when thou art deprived of all, yet all is thine: he hath it readie for thee, to bestow on thee, as there is occasion.
You will say,1 these are notions, these are hard things to believe, to see these really is another thing.