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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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For, saith ⟨p. 226⟩he, he is gone, not into the Tabernacle, as the other Priests, but he is entered into the very heavens. Besides, saith he, he goes not once a year, as they did, but he lives for ever to make intercession for us, he is not gone with the blood of Bulls and Goats, but with his own blood, he is a High Priest, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, higher then the heavens, and therefore doubt not but he is able perfectly to save those that come unto him.
For, saith ⟨p. 226⟩he, he is gone, not into the Tabernacle, as the other Priests, but he is entred into the very heauens. Besides, saith he, he goes not once a yeere, as they did, but he liues for euer to make intercession for vs, hee is not gone with the blood of Buls and Goates, but with his owne blood, he is a High Priest, holy, harmlesse, vndefiled, separated from sinners, higher then the heauens, and therefore doubt not but hee is able perfectly to saue those that come vnto him.
Beloved, consider this, it is the very Use that the Apostle makes, Heb. 10. 22.1 saith he, seeing these things are so, since we have such an High Priest as we have described, since it is the very Sacrifice of his blood it self, let us draw near in the assurance of faith; that is, if the conscience of any sin lye upon us, let us not go to God with a quarter wind, or w•th a half wind, but with a full assurance of faith, let us make no question, but trust perfectly to the grace that is revealed. You must think so of Jesus Christ, he would have you think so, and conceive of him, that he is now in heaven, that he is able perfectly to sau• you, that there is nothing you have committed, that can do you hurt; he is like a friend in the Court; if a man were sure that he had one that were never from the King, that hath his ear continually, that is alway in his presence, that is such a Favourite, of such power with him, that certainly he can deny him nothing, a man would be secure: put the case there were some whispering fellows that would be ready to inform against him, yet, saith he,