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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.
You see, that is made the ground of our perfect walking with God, that we believe him to be All-sufficient, and therefore, I say, as our persuasion of that is more or less, so every man more or less is perfect with God; That is; Look how a mans faith in Gods promises, and in his providence, is more or less, look how he hath found, by his experience, God to be more sufficient to him, or less, so is every mans walking with God more or less perfect.
You see, that is made the ground of our perfect walking with God, that we beleeue him to be All-sufficient, and therefore, I say, as our perswasion of that is more or lesse, so every man more or lesse is perfect with God; That is; Looke how a mans faith in Gods promises, and in his providence, is more or lesse, looke how he hath found, by his experience, God to be more sufficient to him, or lesse, so is every mans walking with God more or lesse perfect.
The reason of which is,1 partly, because it is Gods argument: when God useth any argument,2 look how far that takes place in the heart, look how far the understanding is convinced of it, so far it prevails also with the will and affections, ⟨p. 176⟩and so far it prevails with the practise, and conversation of a mans life: When God shall make this the ground of our perfectness, so far, I say, as a man is convinced of it, so far as he is persuaded of it, so far it will produce this effect, to make him perfect, and sincere in his walking with God.
The reason of which is,1 partly, because it is Gods argument: when God vseth any argument,2