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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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and it is not an empty choice, that consists only in affection, or in the naked resolution of the mind, but it is such a choice as hath strong affections running together with it, a strong inclination carrying the soul to him, so that though he be hindered many times, and often in his life, unruly lusts come, and make a separation between the LORD and him, yet he cannot abide to be long from him; it is the Lord that he loves, he cannot for his heart choose another Master, he cannot choose another Husband, another Lord, another friend, but it is he with whom he will dwell, live, and dye: if this be thy case, know, that thy continual failings make not a breach of the Covenant: for thou knowest that thy heart hath not chosen another Husband: for though thou be forced sometimes, through the violence of temptation to serve another, yet thy heart cleaves to thy right Master, it cleaves to him, it inclines to him, it bends that way: this is one way to find it, look to thy heart immediately.
and it is not an empty choice, that c••sists onely in affection, or in the naked resolution of the mind, but it is such a choice as hath strong affections running together with it, a strong inclination carrying the soule to him, so that though he be hindered many times, and often in his life, vnruly lusts come, and make a separation betweene the LORD and him, yet he cannot abide to bee long from him; it is the Lord that hee loues, he cannot for his heart choose another Master, hee cannot choose another Husband, another Lord, another friend, but it is hee with whom he will dwell, liue, and dye: if this be thy case, know, that thy continuall failings make not a breach of the Couenant: for thou knowest that thy heart hath not chosen another Husband: for though thou be forced sometimes, through the violence of temptation to serue another, yet thy heart cleaues to thy right Master, it cleaues to him, it inclines to him, it bends that way: this is one way to finde it, looke to thy heart immediately.
If thou canst not do it by this, if this be too ⟨p. 220⟩obscure a rule for thee, (I will add but this for the making of it plain) Look to the effects.