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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.
THE EIGHTH SERMON.
GENESIS 17. 1. Walk before me, and be thou perfect.
G•NESIS 17. 1. Walke before mee, and be thou perferct.
We now proceed to the rest of the properties of this perfection, that you may try your selves by them; And we will hold the same course we did, in opening to you the nature of this perfection: that is; we will open to you those places of Scripture, wherein the Scripture expresseth the proper effects of a perfect heart: And therefore, to that second we will add this as a third that will keep you from mis-understanding it:1 that is; we must be perfect, as our heavenly Father is perfect; that property of perfection you shall find,2 1 Joh. 3. 3. He that hath this hope in him, purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 3So likewise 2 Cor. 7. Since we• have such ⟨p. 2⟩promises, let us cleanse our selves from all pollution of flesh and spirit. That is; those that have these promises, and believe them, will be still cleansing of themselves: Contrary to which is that generation spoken of