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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.
The third thing you shall see in the 2 Tim. 2. ⟨p. 28⟩§31vessels are said to be good, to be vessels of honour; when they are prepared to every good work; So when a man is good, and brings forth good fruit, and not only brings it forth, but if there be any occasions to put forth the goodness, that is in him, he is prepared for it, as a vessel is prepared for such a turn, for such a service. The word in the original signifieth, when a man is fashioned, as a vessel is fashioned: and the meaning of the holy Ghost is therefore to show, that then a man is good, when his heart is fitted to good works, when he knows how to go about them, whereas another bungles at them, and knows not how to do them, he is prepared for them; and therefore there needs no more, but to put him and the good work together, and he is ready to perform it.
The third thing you shall see in the 2 Tim. 2. ⟨p. 28⟩§31vessels are said to be good, to be vessels of honour; when they are prepared to every good worke; So when a man is good, and brings forth good fruit, and not onely brings it forth, but if there be any occasions to put forth the goodnesse, that is in him, he is parepared for it, as a vessell is prepared for such a turne, for such a service. The word in the originall signifieth, when a man is fashioned, as a vessell is fashioned: and the meaning of the holy Ghost is therefore to shew, that then a man is good, when his heart is fitted to good workes, when he knowes how to goe about them, whereas another bungles at them, and knowes not how to doe them, he is prepared for them; and therefore there needs no more, but to put him and the good worke together, and he is readie to performe it.