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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.
As for example, to give you an instance of it, in those three lusts to which all the l•sts in the world are referred: the lust of the eyes,1 that is when a man looks upon wealth, and and riches, and whatsoever a man looks upon▪ it is but the sight of the eye, Ecclesiast. 5. What is the reason that men love riches? that they seek them, and heap them up above measure? It is because a man is deceived, he thinks there is such a worth in riches, and that they will stand him in such a stead, he hath a high opinion of them, and thence ⟨p. 185⟩comes a man to desire them so much; from hence ariseth this lust of the eye: Now, when Christ teacheth a man that there is no such thing in riches, he is but deceived, he teacheth him to look on them as Paul did. he thinks they are but dross and dung, but empty withering Flowers, Jam. 1. As the Flowers, so doth the rich man fade in all his ways; •iches are no better; he teacheth a man that they are nothing; Why wilt thou set thy heart upon that which is nothing? Pro. 23. All the men in the world are not able to teach this, till Christ Jesus hath taught it to a man, but when he hath taught it him, I say, the lust is dissolved, there is an end of it, he doth no more seek wealth in that manner as he did, he sets no more that price upon it as he did, he thinks how he may do good with it, how h•e may make good use of it, how he may redeem time now from worldly things to better things: for now he heeds them not, as Paul, What do you tell me of money? I heed it not, but to further your reckoning; I rejoice that I may •urther your reckoning against the Day of Judgement.
As for example, to giue you an instance of it, in those three lusts to which all the l•sts in the world are referred: the lust of the eyes,