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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,1 if it be objected, there is some thing now that was not before, and there were some things before that are not now;
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The Wise man answers thus,1 those things that were done then, they are forgotten, they are not had in remembrance; And so likewise the things that are now will be forgotten. And therefore there is no new thing. Indeed, in grace there is some thing new, there is a new Creature, there are all things new within and without, there is a new Judgement, a new Conscience, new affections, every thing is new, all things are become new there. Let him that hath grace, look about him, and there is some thing new, he comes into a new Company, he is brought into a new world, his eye sees things, his ear hears things that never entered into any mans heart. That is; into any natural mans heart, which only hath to do with natural things, let him look into the word of God, there is a newness: for the more you read it, the more you desire still to read it, the more you hear it, still you find some new thing discovered: Look on the depth of those mysteries, look on the consolations of the spirit, still there is some thing new in all the ways of God, that belong to the new Creature, still thou shalt have a fresh renewed vigour in every thing, that satisfieth the soul of a man, and there the eye is satisfied with seeing, and the ear with hearing. In all the works of Nature, there is some thing new.
The Wiseman answers thus,1 those things that were done then, they are forgotten, they are not had in remembrance; And so likewise the things that are now will be forgotten. And therefore there is no new thing. Indeede, in grace there is some thing new, there is a new Creature, there are all things new within and without, there is a new Iudgement, a new Conscience, new affections, every thing is new, all things are become new there. Let him that hath grace, looke about him, and there is some thing new, he comes into a new Company, he is brought into a new world, his eye sees things, his eare heares things that never entred into any mans heart. That is; into any naturall mans heart, which onely hath to doe with naturall things, let him looke into the word of God, there is a newnesse: for the more you reade it, the more you desire still to reade it, the more you heare it, still you finde some new thing discovered: Looke on the depth of those mysteries, looke on the consolations of the spirit, still there is some thing new in all the wayes of God, that belong to the new Creature, still thou shalt haue a fresh renewed vigor in every thing, that satisfieth the soule of a man, and there the eye is satisfied with seeing, and the eare with hearing. In all the workes of Nature, there is some thing new.