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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 there is this ground of it, so there is another cause of it; Because the outward occasions both for good and evil, I say, they are both forcible, and yet transitory. Evil men, have some outward things, some outward helps, which put them on to a good course, they are so effectual; and yet God suffers them not always to have them, but takes them away, they are but transitory, Therefore a man may walk in a good course, whose heart is not yet right, and yet long he shall not do it: because those outward occasions shall be took from him: As, for example, Joash walked in the ways of God, all the while that Jehoiada lived, here was the outward occasion, he was drawn with another mans sinews, he was heated with another mans heat; and when that man was took away, you see, he fell to his own course, and by as again; the outward occasion ⟨p. 213⟩was strong, but it was but for a time, and so he returned to his old course.
Besides;1 As there is this ground of it, so there is another cause of it; Because the outward occasions both for good and evill, I say, they are both forcible, and yet transitory. Evill men, haue some outward things, some outward helpes, which put them on to a good course, they are so effectuall; and yet God suffers them not alwaies to haue them, but takes them away, they are but transitory, Therefore a man may walke in a good course, whose heart is not yet right, and yet long he shall not doe it: because those outward occasions shall be tooke from him: As, for example, Ioash walked in the wayes of God, all the while that Iehoiada lived, here was the outward occasion, he was drawne with another mans synewes, he was heated with another mans heate; and when that man was tooke away, you see, he fell to his owne course, and by as againe; the outward occasion ⟨p. 213⟩was strong, but it was but for a time, and so he returned to his old course.
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