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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
Part › Sermon 12: THE TWELFTH SERMON.Part › Sermon 12: THE TVVELFTH SERMON.
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and so likewise our Saviour Christ, the great promise that he made to them was, I will baptize you with the Holy Ghost, this promise was made before he departed in the flesh, but it was fulfilled after, when he poured forth his Spirit. Beloved, this is that great part of the Covenant, that which comprehends the life of all the other three, that which enabled us to do all the rest, that which makes us Kings, and Priests, and Prophets, this pouring out of the Spirit upon us, even as Christ himself was anointed with the Spirit without measure, that he might be able to teach us, that he might be a Prophet, a King, and a Priest, that which enabled him to perform all those Offices, was the effusion of the spirit upon him without measure: Beloved, that which makes us able to be ⟨p. 138⟩partakers of those three parts of the Covenant, is likewise the same Spirit, wherewith we are anointed according to our measure. So much shall serve for this, namely what the particular branches, and parts, and privileges of the Covenant are.
and so likewise our Sauiour Christ, the great promise that he made to them was, I will bapize you with the Holy Ghost, this promise was made before hee departed in the flesh, but it was fulfilled after, when hee powred forth his Spirit. Beloued, this is that great part of the Couenant, that which comprehends the life of all the other three, that which inabled vs to doe all the rest, that which makes vs Kings, and Priests, and Prophets, this powring out of the Spirit vpon vs, euen as Christ himselfe was anoynted with the Spirit without measure, that he might be able to teach vs, that he might bee a Prophet, a King, and a Priest, that which enabled him to performe all those Offices, was the effusion of the spirit vpon him without measure: Beloued, that which makes vs able to be ⟨p. 138⟩partakers of those three parts of the Couenant, is likewise the same Spirit, wherewith wee are anoyn•ed according to our measure. So much shall serue for this, namely what the particular branch•s, and parts, and priuiledges of the Couenant are.