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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.
Fourthly, it is required: because otherwise there §4should not be a correspondency, and agreement between the Covenant on Gods part, and on ours: God hath said, he will be All-sufficient, but he requires this again, on our part, that we be altogether his; My beloved is mine, and I am his; and Psal. 18. I will walk perfectly with them that walk perfectly with me; there are the terms of the Covenant, the Lord will have it thus far upon even terms, there shall be an integrity on both sides, and therefore, if a man be holy but by halves, that makes not the match, it makes not the agreement between the Lord and us: for all, and half is not a match, but all, and all is that which makes the match, the agreement, and suitableness between God, and us; and this is another reason why it is required.
Fourthly, it is required: because otherwise there §4should not be a correspondencie, and agreement betweene the Covenant on Gods part, and on ours: God hath said, he will be All-sufficient, but he requires this againe, on our part, that we be altogether his; My beloved is mine, and I am his; and Psal. 18. I will walke perfectly with them that walke perfectly with me; there are the termes of the Covenant, the Lord will haue it thus farre vpon even termes, there shall be an integritie on both sides, and therefore, if a man be holy but by halues, that makes not the match, it makes not the agreement betweene the Lord and vs: for all, and halfe is not a match, but all, and all is that which makes the match, the agreement, and sutablenesse betweene God, and vs; and this is another reason why it is required.
Now last of all; this perfection, and integrity §5is required: because otherwise, all that we do is ⟨p. 218⟩