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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.
Now that you may find out more distinctly, what this fear is, consider this, he that fears, he doth not only fear the sin it self, but he fears any thing that he hath a suspicion of, he fears any thing that is doubtful; if it be such a thing, as may be evil to him, he fears it; So, a man that fears sin, though it be not clear to him, though he be not fully convinced that such or such a thing is a sin, yet if he be one that fears sin, he will not meddle with it.1 Put the case he doubt whether the Sabbath should be so strictly kept, notwithstanding▪ because he is doubtful of it, he will not meddle with it. Put the case, he doubt whether gaming is to be used, if he fears, he dares not meddle with it. As if there should be intimation given to a man, that such a cup or such a dish were poisoned, he would not meddle with it, because he feareth it, he feareth death, he feareth ⟨p. 30⟩sickness, so a man that feareth sin, if there be but a suspicion of it, though others swallow it without making any bones of it, yet he dares not; and therefore consider what thou doest in that case.
Now that you may finde out more distinctly, what this feare is, consider this, he that feares, he doth not onely feare the sinne it selfe, but he feares any thing that he hath a suspition of, he feares any thing that is doubtfull; if it be such a thing, as may be evill to him, he feares it; So, a man that feares sinne, though it be not cleare to him, though he be not fully convinced that such or such a thing is a sinne, yet if he be one that feares sinne, he will not meddle with it.1 Put the case he doubt whether the Sabbath should be so strictly kept, notwithstanding▪ because he is doubtfull of it, he will not meddle with it. Put the case, he doubt whether gaming is to be vsed, if he feares, he dares not meddle with it. As if there should be intimation given to a man, that such a cup or such a dish were poysoned, he would not meddle with it, because he feareth it, he feareth death, he feareth ⟨p. 30⟩