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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.
On the other side, another man may have peace by the way, he may have prosperity for a time, he may flourish like a green Bay tree; but his latter end shall be miserable. As it is Psal. 37. 37.1 Mark the end of the righteous man, it shall be peace: but the transgressors shall be destroyed together; the end of the wicked shall be cut off. And therefore you see what ⟨p. 63⟩he says of them in the verse before, I sought him, says he, and he was not to be found, vers. 36.2 As if he should say, I sought him on earth, and there he was not, I sought him in heaven, and there he was not to be found; but in hell he was, there he was to be found; otherwise there is no remembrance of them. So I say, evil men, though they have peace for a time, though they have prosperity for a time, though they spread themselves as a green bay tree, yet their latter end shall not be peace, but misery. Therefore, let us not be discouraged; Nor on the other side, let not evil men be secure, let not them be encouraged to evil doing; for though the Lord spare them for a time, yet certainly they shall be punished. As Luk. 13. 4. 3(it is an excellent place for that purpose) our Saviour saith there, Think not that those eighteen, upon whom the Tower of Siloam fell, were greater sinners, then others, that it did not fall upon: but except you repent, you shall all likewise perish. The meaning of it is this, when you see strange judgements come upon the workers of iniquity, though you that are standers by have had peace and prosperity all your time and have never been acquainted with any of these strange judgements of God, have never tasted of them, say not that your condition is better then theirs; for, saith our Saviour, you are no less sinners then they, perhaps you are greater, (though the Tower fell on them, and not on you,) therefore, saith he, you shall perish But because it is not presently done, therefore, saith the Wise-man, The hearts of men are set ⟨p. 64⟩