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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.
So you must think with your selves, when any man goes out of his calling, when he goes out of his duties of either of his callings, if God should meet him, if an Angel should meet him, and should say, What dost thou here? thou that art a Minister, what dost thou doing the thing that belongs not to such a one to do? Thou that art a Tradesman, a Lawyer, a Student, whatsoever the calling, and business be, that God hath set a man in, when he is stepping out to by-ways, that are not suitable to such a calling, God may say to thee, and thou mayest say to thy self, What dost thou here Hagar, Sarahs maid? He puts her in mind of her calling, so must we, and so much the rather, because we are never out of our way, but at that time we are from under Gods protection, we are from within the pale, we have no promise of safety, it makes us exposed to some hazard, or other, and, therefore, Beloved, be careful of this. As the Israelites, in the Wilderness went not a step, but as far as they saw the Cloud going before them, so, I say, go not a steppe, but as far as you have a warrant, as far as you see God going before you, and this shall be for your comfort.
So you must thinke with your selues, when any man goes out of his calling, when he goes out of his duties of either of his callings, if God should meete him, if an Angell should meete him, and should say, What dost thou here? thou that art a Minister, what dost thou doing the thing that belongs not to such a one to doe? Thou that art a Tradesman, a Lawyer, a Student, whatsoever the calling, and busines be, that God hath set a man in, when he is stepping out to by-wayes, that are not suteable to such a calling, God may say to thee, and thou maist say to thy selfe, What dost thou here Hagar, Sarahs maid? He puts her in minde of her calling, so must we, and so much the rather, because we are never out of our way, but at that time we are from vnder Gods protection, we are from within the pale, we haue no promise of safetie, it makes vs exposed to some hazard, or other, and, therefore, Beloved, be carefull of this. As the Israelites, in the Wildernes went not a step, but as farre as they saw the Cloud going before them, so, I say, goe not a steppe, but as farre as you haue a warrant, as farre as you see God going before you, and this shall be for your comfort.