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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.
Besides;1 As we said of riches, so we may say of honour, and glory, it is either empty glory, as the Scripture often calls it; That is; glory that is gathered from vain things, as apparel, or ⟨p. 141⟩houses, or learning, or knowledge: for there is nothing that brings true praise, but grace only, as nothing draws shame after it properly but sin, it is not in this, for this is a deceivable thing, it is a shadow that hath no substance to answer it, or else, it is true honour and credit, and if it be that, that is but the shadow that follows the substance. And therefore our blessedness, our contentedness, and satisfaction, rests rather in the thing from whence this credit is gathered, then in the credit it self: for that is but a shadow that sometimes follows it, and sometimes it doth not, sometimes it is a larger shadow, and sometimes a shorter, though the body be the same.
Besides;1 As we said of riches, so we may say of honour, and glory, it is either emptie glory, as the Scripture often cals it; That is; glory that is gathered from vaine things, as apparrell, or ⟨p. 141⟩houses, or learning, or knowledge: for there is nothing that brings true prayse, but grace onely, as nothing drawes shame after it properly but sinne, it is not in this, for this is a deceivable thing, it is a shadow that hath no substance to answer it, or else, it is true honour and credit, and if it be that, that is but the shadow that followes the substance. And therefore our blessednes, our contentednesse, and satisfaction, rests rather in the thing from whence this credit is gathered, then in the credit it selfe: for that is but a shadow that sometimes followes it, and somtimes it doth not, sometimes it is a larger shadow, and sometimes a shorter, though the body be the same.
- 1Honour of two sorts.