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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.
No;1 there is a madness in that, there is no §2happiness or contentment there: for such a man multiplies grief,2 but it is of another kind; for evils come upon him, and he cannot see how to prevent them, they lye upon him, and undo him before he is a-ware, he is full of grey hares, and knows it not, as it is said of Ephraim. These are the fruits of folly, he is precipitate, and runs into ⟨p. 149⟩mischief, he falls into quick-sands, and hath not eyes to discern it, So he that increaseth folly, on the other side, likewise, he increaseth grief. This, saith Solomon, I have found out, therefore it is not in folly, nor in wisdom, I gave my self to know wisdom, and madness, and foolishness, I know also, that this is vanity and vexation of spirit. That is; both wisdom and folly. Folly, because it is madness, and Wisdom, because it increaseth grief.
No;1 there is a madnesse in that, there is no §2happines or contentment there: for such a man multiplies griefe,2 but it is of another kinde; for evils come vpon him, and he cannot see how to prevent them, they lye vpon him, and vndoe him before he is a-ware, he is full of gray harres, and knowes it not, as it is sayd of Ephraim. These are the fruits of folly, he is precipitate, and runs into ⟨p. 149⟩mischiefe, he fals into quick-sands, and hath not eyes to discerne it, So he that increaseth folly, on the other side, likewise, he increaseth griefe. This, sayth Salomon, I haue found out, therefore it is not in folly, nor in wisedome, I gaue my selfe to know wisedome, and madnesse, and foolishnesse, I know also, that this is vanitie and vexation of spirit. That is; both wisedome and folly. Folly, because it is madnesse, and Wisedome, because it increaseth griefe.