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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
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on the other side now, there is much knowledge, that brings men much grace, that makes them keep the Covenant of God in a greater measure; if he regarded not them that brake the Covenant, certainly now he will regard them that keep the Covenant, those that are his peculiar people, the men of his delight, the men whom he loves, upon whom he means to bestow all his favours, they are favourites to the Court of heaven; this you shall have, if you excel in grace, there are many other benefits, but still, I say, remember this; if thou wouldest have much grace, read the Scriptures exceeding much, make it thy chiefest study from day to ⟨p. 213⟩day enquire into them, if thou canst live under a good Minister, that is lively, and powerful, and enlightening, set a higher price upon him then thou hast done; if thou hast an estate, spare nothing for thy souls good: for if wisdom be better then Gold, and Silver, why should you not part with them for it? and so by conference be doing something. We see, Psal. 1. 1what they are that are pronounced blessed, that meditate in the Law of God day and night; it is upon this ground, when a man meditates, that is, when he delights in it, (he will not meditate in it else) grace will follow: for there is no man blessed, except he hath grace, and the proposition should not be sure, except a man do settle himself to meditate day and night, it brings ability to keep the Law; and therefore, Jos. •. 8. you shall find it so expressed, saith the Lord to Joshua, Let not the Law depart out of thy mouth, but meditate in it day and night, that thou mayest observe and do it, that so thou mayest make thy ways to prosper, then thou shalt have good success. Mark, if a man be still taken up in doing something, in the things that belong to the Kingdom of God, that he make that the element that he lives in, as it were, that he make it his chief and principal study, that he busy himself about it from time to time, as much as possibly he can get leisure, that he prefer it before all things else, doing it both day and night, by this he shall be more abl• to keep the Law, he shall be more able to ⟨p. 214⟩