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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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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, ⟨p. 227⟩I have one there, that will be ready to take care for me. My beloved, this is thy very case. Christ Jesus is gone to Heaven, it is a thousand times better for thee, that he should be there, then that he should be here in this world still, there he is thy Attorney, as it were, he takes care of thee, he sees all the accusations that are brought against thee, and he is ready to answer for thee, saith the Text, he makes intercession, if there come any thing that tends to make a breach between God and thee, he is the Mediator for thee, he dwells there for that end, if there be any offence, any breach comes, that he may make it up between God and thee; consider this, and when thou hast committed a sin, go to this high Priest, that is able to save thee perfectly, and remember that it is a part of his Covenant, and so labour to grow up in full assurance of faith, that no conscience of sin may lye upon thee, to make a separation between God and thee: for, beloved, you ought to trust perfectly to the grace that is revealed through him.
Beloued, consider this, it is the very Vse that the Apostle makes,