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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
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but as soon as new trouble came, when they wanted bread, and water, and flesh, presently they murmured again, and grew discontented. And so Joram, King of Israel, when he was pressed with famine, saith he, I will wait no longer upon the Lord, but he would needs take away Elisha's head, the man of GOD, that exhorted him to wai•e on GOD. Thus it is with men, they have no constant good opinion of GOD; but it is not so with the Saints; they have known the LORD himself, he hath showed ⟨p. 26⟩his own self to them, that good opinion they have of him, is fixed and established; it is the Lord himself that hath taught it ••em; and that which they have been confirmed in by long experience, and therefore they will never forsake him, no• part from him; it is he himself whom they have chosen. And this is the next difference between an unsound-hearted man, and he that hath a perfect heart, that he seeks the Lord himself, his heart is perfect with him, when another returns not to the most high, but returns to serve him for other ends, and for other respects▪ but against the Lord himself, when he hath served his turn, he is ready to rebel.
but as soone as new trouble came, when they wanted bread, and water, and flesh, presently they murmured againe, and grew discontented. And so Ioram, King of Israel, when he was pressed with famine, saith he, I will waite no longer vpon the Lord, but he would needes take away Elisha's head, the man of GOD, that exho•ted him to wai•e on GOD. Thus it is with men, they haue no constant good opinion of GOD; but it is not so with the Saints; they haue knowne the LORD himselfe, hee hath shewed ⟨p. 26⟩his owne selfe to them, that good opinion they haue of him, is fixed and established; it is the Lord himselfe that hath taught it ••em; and that which they haue beene confirmed in by long experience, and therefore they will neuer forsake him, no• part from him; it is hee himselfe whom they haue chosen. And this is the next difference betweene an vnsound-hearted man, and he that hath a perfect heart, that hee seekes the Lord himselfe, his heart is perfect with him, when another returnes not to the most high, but returnes to serue him for other ends, and for other respects but against the Lord himselfe, when he hath serued his turne, he is ready to rebell.