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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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The promises that are made to us, though they be of the same Covenant, yet they differ in this, the active part is committed to the Messiah, to the seed it self; but the passive part, those are the promises that belong to us, You shall be taught, you shall be made Prophets, likewise, you shall have your sins forgiven, you shall have the effect of his Priesthood made good unto you, you shall be subject to his government, by an inherent righteousness that he shall work in you; for you shall be made Kings; So the promise is made to us. How is the promise made to Abraham? for it is said, In thee all the Nations of the Earth shall be blessed.
The promises that are made to vs, though they bee of the same Couenant, yet they differ in this, the actiue part is committed to the Messiah, to the seede it selfe; but the passiue part, those are the promises that belong to vs, You shall bee taught, you shall bee made Prophets, likewise, you shall haue your sinnes forgiuen, you shall haue the effect of his Priesthood made good vnto you, you shall be subiect to his gouernment, by an inherent righteousnes that he shall worke in you; for you shall bee made Kings; So the promise is made to vs. How is the promise made to Abraham? for it is said, In thee all the Nations of the Earth shall bee blessed.
The meaning of this is, they are derivative promises, the primitive and Original was made to Jesus Christ; but why is it said then, ⟨p. 142⟩that in Abraham all the Nations of the Earth shall be blessed? the meaning of it is this, there was none that was ever partaker of these promises, but the children of Abraham, and therefore they were derived from Abraham to all the men in the world besides, that ever have been since. Now what is it to be a child of Abraham? not to be borne of Abraham according to the flesh, but to be like Abraham; you are the children of the Devil, Why? You are like him. So that all that have faith, are the children of Abraham: but more is meant then that; I say, all that do partake of this promised Messiah, are derived from Abraham, either derived from him, or grafted into him, one of these two; all that were saved before the coming of Christ, were either such as descended from him, or were ingrafted into the same Nation. But what do you say of the Gentiles, that are now come in? How do they receive from Abraham? How can it be said, in Abraham shall all the Nations of the world be blessed? Beloved,