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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 things which go together with it, are these three, the testimony of the blood, of the water, and of our own spirits.
The things which goe together with it, are these three, the testimony of the blood, of the water, and of our owne spirits.
First, beloved, there is the testimony of the blood▪ there are three that bear record in the Earth, the spirit, the water, and the blood, though the spirit be set first, as it is usual amongst the Hebrews, and in the Scriptures, to put the last first, if a man would know now, whether he ⟨p. 151⟩be in Christ, whether he hath received the promised seed, or no, let him consider first, whether he hath believed in the blood, that is, there is a word of promise, that saith thus to us, there is a Sacrifice that is offered, there is the blood of the Lamb shed from the beginning of the world, and this blood shall wash thee from all thy sins, when a man stands to consider this promise, beloved, this promise bath two things in it, there is the truth of it, and the goodness of it; a man doth, with Abraham, believe the truth of it, he believes God, and saith, it is true, I believe it, but withal, there is a goodness in it, and therefore, as the understanding saith, it is true, so the will saith, it is good, and therefore he takes it, and embraceth it, and is exceeding greedy of it: for when the spirit of bondage makes a man fear, it empties a man of all righteousness, as a man empties a Cask, that there is nothing left in it, when it pulls away all other props and stays from it, it leaves a man in this case, that he sees nothing in the world to save him, but the blood of Christ; when a man sees this, he takes fast hold of that, he will not let it go for any thing; and though it be told him, you shall have many troubles and crosses, you must part with all you have, you shall have somewhat hereafter, but you shall have little for the present; he cares not though it costs him his life, so he may ha•e this blood to wash away his sins, it is enough, this he lays fast hold upon.