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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
You know,1 if a man make a key to undo such a lock, he must know all the wards of it, or else he may make a key that will not undo it, he may endeavour, and not be able to turn the lock; So the Lord that only knows all the wards, all the secret passages; all the windings, and turnings of the heart of man; he only is able to suit it, and to •it it with such arguments, as shall be effectual to persuade. You see when he would persuade Moses to go down into Egypt, there was a secret objection that Moses had in his heart, if he went thither that he should loose his life; God that knew Moses heart, knew where that objection lay, where it stuck with him, he was able to bring arguments to persuade him, go thy way (said the Lord;) for they are dead that sought thy life.
You know,1 if a man make a key to vndoe such a locke, he must know all the wardes of it, or else he may make a key that will not vndoe it, he may endevour, and not be able to turne the locke; So the Lord that onely knowes all the wardes, all the secret passages; all the windings, and turnings of the heart of man; he onely is able to sute it, and to •it it with such arguments, as shall be effectuall to perswade. You see when he would perswade Moses to goe downe into Egypt, there was a secret objection that Moses had in his heart, if he went thither that he should loose his life; God that knew Moses heart, knew where that objection lay, where it stucke with him, he was able to bring arguments to perswade him, goe thy way (said the Lord;) for they are dead that sought thy life.
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