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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 point which we were in handling,1 was this, How a man may know whether he be in the Covenant or no? I told you, there are 3. ways to know it. Let a man consider how Abraham came into the Covenant; Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness. If thou believe, then thou art within the Covenant; but it must be a faith that works by love; if it be a faith which works not, it is but a dead faith, ⟨p. 162⟩and if it do work, yet if it work not by love, the Lord regardeth it not▪ it is true, it is faith that lays hold upon the Covenant, but it works by love; faith is the point of the Compass, that fastens upon the Covenant, but love is the other part, that goes about, that doth all the business, it is that which keeps the Commandments, it is that which quickens us to every good work.
THE point which we were in handling,1 was this, How a man may know whether he be in the Couenant or no? I told you, there are 3. waies to know it. Let a man consider how Abraham came into the Couenant; Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed to him for righteousnesse. If thou beleeue, then thou art within the Couenant; but it must be a faith that workes by loue; if it bee a faith which workes not, it is but a dead faith, ⟨p. 162⟩and if it doe worke, yet if it worke not by loue, the Lord regard•th it not▪ it is true, it is faith that layes hold vpon the Couenant, but it works by loue; faith is the point of the Compasse, that fastens vpon the Couenant, but loue is the other part, that goes about, that doth all the businesse, it is that which keepes the Commandements, it is that which quickens vs to euery good worke.
- 1Ways to know whether we are in the Covenant, or no.Wayes to know whether we are in the Couenant, or no.