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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.
So now by this, thou shalt know what thy fear is, whether thou fear the doing of evil, or the suffering of evil.
So now by this, thou shalt know what thy feare is, whether thou feare the doing of evill, or the suffering of evill.
Last of all, consider whether thou fear the word of God, when there is nothing but the mere word, when there is nothing but mere threatenings;1 as in Isa. 66. 2. I will look to them that tremble at my Word. If thou fear only the actual affliction, the judgement, the cross, when it pincheth thee, and is upon thee, any natural man is able to do that; but the wise man sees it before, he believes the threatening, he sees it in the cloud, before it be shed down in the storm, he fears the word of God, and trembles at it, because he believeth it, when others believe it not. Therefore consider by this, whether thou be such a one as fears sin, whether thou hast all these properties of true fear, or whether on the other side, thou art careless of sin, whether thou be one that swears, or one that fears an oath. So much shall serve for this point; All things come alike to all; and the same condition to the just as to the wicked, &c.
Last of all, consider whether thou feare the word of God, when there is nothing but the meere word, when there is nothing but meere threatnings;1 as in Isa. 66. 2. I will looke to them that tremble at my Word. If thou feare onely the actuall affliction, the judgement, the crosse, when it pincheth thee, and is vpon thee, any naturall man is able to doe that; but the wise man sees it before, he beleeues the threatning, he sees it in the cloud, before it be shed downe in the storme, he feares the word of God, and trembles at it, because he beleeueth it, when others beleeue it not. Therefore consider by this, whether thou be such a one as feares sinne, whether thou hast all these properties of true feare, or whether on the other side, thou art carelesse of sinne, whether thou be one that sweares, or one that feares an oath. So much shall serue for this poynt; All things come alike to all; and the same condition to the iust as to the wicked, &c.