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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
Part › Sermon 4: THE FOURTH SERMON.Part › Sermon 4: THE FOVRTH SERMON.
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.
It is the destruction of a dropsy man, to have much drink given him, or to give a man much meat that is sick of the disease, we spake of before. And therefore, saith he, he shall not be satisfied, or, if he be, it shall be in Judgement: Such are these desires, and therefore examine thy self, whether thy desires be not such as proceed ⟨p. 129⟩from fancy, such as proceed not from the health, but the weakness of the soul. Therefore it is said in 1 Tim. 6.1 that godliness is great gain with contentment. How doth godliness give contentment? Beloved, after that manner that Physic gives satisfaction. A dropsy man after he is brought into health,2 you know, he is contented with less drink, for now he is in health, God brings the soul to a good temper, he takes away the distemper, the lustful humours, that were there before, and brings him into a right temper, it gives him now the content that before he wanted.
It is the destruction of a dropsie man, to haue much drinke given him, or to giue a man much meate that is sicke of the disease, we spake of before. And therefore, sayth he, he shall not be satisfied, or, if he be, it shall be in Iudgement: Such are these desires, and therefore examine thy selfe, whether thy desires be not such as proceede ⟨p. 129⟩from fancy, such as proceede not from the health, but the weaknesse of the soule. Therefore it is said in 1 Tim. 6.1 that godlinesse is great gaine with contentment. How doth godlines giue contentment? Beloved, after that manner that Physicke giues satisfaction. A dropsie man after he is brought into health,2 you know, he is contented with lesse drinke, for now he is in health, God brings the soule to a good temper, he takes away the distemper, the lustfull humors, that were there before, and brings him into a right temper, it giues him now the content that before he wanted.