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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.
Again, you shall find it as true on the contrary side; I have seen, saith he, a poor man that was wise, that hath delivered a City, when a great King had made forts against it: That is, though he were a poor man, yet through his wisdom, he delivered it from a great King; but, saith he, this also was forgotten; The poor man was forgotten, and so the good ruler was forgotten, and the evil ruler ⟨p. 47⟩was forgotten. And as it is said of the ruler, so it is said of the error which comes from the face of the ruler; I have seen, saith Solomon, a vanity under the Sun, that ariseth from the face of the ruler, that is, from the error of the Ruler. What is that? Folly is set in great excellency, and the rich set in low place. I have seen servants on horse back, and Princes walking as servants on the ground, Chap. 10. 6. 7. That is,1 those that were holy and good, they were rich, how poor soever they seemed to be, they were wise, howsoever the world accounted of them, they were Princes, though the world reckoned them as servants: And on the other side, those that were evil, they were poor, though they appeared to be never so rich, they were base, though they seemed to be never so noble, they were foolish, though they seemed to have the repute of wisdom. Now, saith he, I have seen these servants on horse-back, sitting in great excellency, when others, though they were Princes, have been set in low places, and have walked like servants on foot. Thus you see, that all things come alike to all, so the Lord disposeth it; If you look to the condition of things, you shall see, that all bastards escape not afflictions, and again, that many sons have but little affliction.
Againe, you shall finde it as true on the contrary side; I haue seene, sayth he, a poore man that was wise, that hath delivered a Cittie, when a great King had made forts against it: That is, though he were a poore man, yet through his wisedome, he delivered it from a great King; but, sayth he, this also was forgotten; The poore man was forgotten, and so the good ruler was forgotten, and the evill ruler ⟨p. 47⟩was forgotten. And as it is said of the ruler, so it is said of the errour which comes from the face of the ruler; I haue seene, sayth Salomon, a vanitie vnder the Sunne, that ariseth from the face of the ruler, that is, from the errour of the Ruler. What is that? Folly is set in great excellencie, and the rich set in low place. I haue seene servants on horse backe, and Princes walking as servants on the ground, Chap. 10. 6. 7. That is,