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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.
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But besides this;1 Consider, secondly, further §2with thy self, that, if thou have a lower place, or condition in this, or that thing, yet, it may be, thou hast a higher condition in somewhat else, and know this, that God gives no man all things, but hath mingled his comforts, he hath dispensed them diversly,2 as we see in 1 Sam. 1. in that case between Hannah, and Peninnah, Hannah had the ⟨p. 132⟩love of her husband, but the Lord had made her barren: On the other side; Peninnah had children, but she wanted the love of her husband: it is purposely noted there, that you may see how the Lord dispenseth his comforts: And so it was with Leah and Rachel, the one, you know, had children, and wanted her husbands love, the other had a greater abundance of love, but she was barren. As it was with these, so generally the Lord dispenseth good and evil together. There is no man that hath all things. You see Moses, he wanted eloquence, that Aaron had, as Moses again had the wisdom, that Aaron wanted: so Paul, and Barnabas, they had different excellencies, the one had that the other wanted, and so it is generally. Therefore think with thy self, there is no man that hath all, and why should I desire it? there must be a mingling of some defects.
But besides this;1 Consider, secondly, further §2with thy selfe, that, if thou haue a lower place, or condition in this, or that thing, yet, it may be, thou hast a higher condition in somewhat else, and know this, that God giues no man all things, but hath mingled his comforts, he hath dispensed them diversly,2 as we see in 1 Sam. 1. in that case betweene Hannah, and Peninnah, Hannah had the