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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 14: THE FOURTEENTH SERMON.Part › Sermon 14: THE FOVRTEENTH SERMON.
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so judgement is to be taken, as you ⟨p. 210⟩have it taken in t•at place, where it is said of Christ, he shall not break the bruised Reed, nor quench the smoking Fl•x, till he bring forth Judgement to victory▪ for it shall not cease till he have brought forth Judgement to victory: that is▪ by Judgement is meant holiness, and beginning of grace or sanctification, he calls the first part, that doth but begin to smoke, Judgement: saith he, the Lord shall not put it out, but shall blow that spark, he shall put new fuel to that spark till it overcome, till he have brought forth this beginning of Judgement, or integrity, or sanctification, to victory; that is, to get the victory over sinful lusts: now this is done by convincing, by dealing with the understanding, it is the work of the Holy Ghost, with the minds of men. Now, beloved, the use you may make of it is this▪ If this be the way by which the Holy Ghost sanctifies, and infuseth, and communicates to the hearts of men, the graces of his new Covenant, if it be by the altering of the opinions of mens understanding, the way then that thou must take to grow excellent, to grow strong in grace, is to grow much in knowledge, to study the Scriptures much, and therefore let not this exhortation be in vain to you, make this use of it, still to meditate in the Law of God day and night, still to do somewhat therein, to be trading therein, to be busied in speaking, or reading, or in thinking on it.
so iudgement is to bee taken, as you ⟨p. 210⟩haue it taken in t•at place, where it is said of Christ, he shall not breake the bruised Reede, nor quench the smoking Fl•x, till hee bring forth Iudgement to victory▪ for it shall not cease till he haue brought forth Iudgement to victory: that is▪ by Iudgement is meant holinesse, and beginning of grace or sanctification, he cals the first part, that doth but begin to smoke, Iudgement: saith he, the Lord shall not put it out, but shall blow that sparke, he shall put new fuell to that sparke till it ouercome, till hee haue brought forth this beginning of Iudgement, or integrity, or sanctification, to victory; that is, to get the victory ouer sinfull lusts: now this is done by conuincing, by dealing with the vnderstanding, it is the worke of the Holy Ghost, with the minds of men. Now, beloued, the vse you may make of it is this If this bee the way by which the Holy Ghost sanctifies, and infuseth, and communicates to the hearts of men, the graces of his new Couenant, if it bee by the altering of the opinions of mens vnderstanding, the way then that thou must take to grow excellent, to grow strong in grace, is to grow much in knowledge, to study the Scriptures much, and therefore let not this exhortation be in vaine to you, make this vse of it, still to meditate in the Law of God day and night, still to doe somewhat therein, to be trading therein, to be busied in speaking, or reading, or in thinking on it.