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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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Again. Thirdly; Consider with thy self, that the varieties of the sufficiencies that God gives to men,1 that he placeth some in a higher degree and some in a lower, to some he gives greater gifts, to some lesser, some he makes rich, and some poor, some honourable, and some base; this variety in all the works of God takes not away from the perfection of each one: every man in his place may have a perfection, he may have it within his sphere, so that there shall be no want at all: for the Lord, out of his almighty power, is able to do it, that the desire may be satisfied as much, they may be filled in a lower condition as well as in a greater, thou shalt feel no more want, but ⟨p. 133⟩have as great a degree of happiness as the other, you know, there are sundry expressions in that case. A little Bottle is as well filled as a greater. What can a man desire more but to be satisfied? And therein God is All-sufficient, there is in him an All-sufficiency to fill every Creature in his own sphere, and compass, when he hath made vessels of glory, they are not all of one sort, but of divers sorts, some of one, some of another sort, but they are all vessels of glory, they have all experience of his riches, and of his mercies, so that none have cause to complain.
Againe. Thirdly; Consider with thy selfe, that the varieties of the sufficiencies that God giues to men,1 that he placeth some in a higher degree and some in a lower, to some he giues greater gifts, to some lesser, some he makes rich, and some poor, some honourable, and some base; this varietie in all the workes of God takes not away from the perfection of each one: every man in his place may haue a perfection, he may haue it within his spheare, so that there shall be no want at all: for the Lord, out of his almightie power, is able to doe it, that the desire may be satisfied as much, they may be filled in a lower condition as well as in a greater, thou shalt feele no more want, but ⟨p. 133⟩haue as great a degree of happinesse as the other, you know, there are sundry expressiōs in that case. A little Bottle is as well filled as a greater. What can a man desire more but to be satisfied? And therein God is All-sufficient, there is in him an All-sufficiencie to fill every Creature in his owne spheare, and compasse, when he hath made vessels of glory, they are not all of one sort, but of divers sorts, some of one, some of another sort, but they are all vessels of glory, they haue all experience of his riches, and of his mercies, so that none haue cause to complaine.