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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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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.1 Thou pretendest, I have not chosen another husband, I have chosen the Lord for my God, and him will I serve. It is very well, it is a good profession, but take heed you be on a sure ground. Now, saith our Saviour, Joh. 8. You pretend that you are the children of Abraham, that you have him for your Father, and not the Devil, but I say unto you, he that committeth sin, is the servant of sin: and so likewise, Know you not, that to whomsoever you obey, his servants you are, to whom you obey? Rom. 6. And again, 2 Pet. 2. Of whomsoever a man is overcome, to that he is in bondage. Look to it now, art thou overcome with sin? dost thou obey sin, when it comes with a command upon thee? dost thou commit sin? Certainly thou hast chosen another husband, thou dost but deceive t•y self.
If thou canst not doe it by this, if this be too ⟨p. 220⟩obscure a rule for thee, (I will adde but this for the making of it plain) Looke to the effects.1 Thou pretendest, I haue not chosen another husband, I haue chosen the Lord for my God, and him will I serue. It is very well, it is a good profession, but take heede you bee on a sure ground. Now, saith our Sauiour, Ioh. 8. You pretend that you are the children of Abraham, that you haue him for your Father, and not the Deuill, but I say vnto you, hee that committeth sinne, is the seruant of sinne: and so likewise, Know you not, that to whomsoeuer you obey, his ser•ants you are, to whom you obey?