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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 likewise in the sin of Saul; when he brake the oath with the Gibeonites, the sin continued forty years unpunished; the Lord suffered it; the sentence went out against him, as soon as it was committed, but yet it lay a-sleep; The Lord did not execute the sentence till forty years after, as we see by computation: for it was all the Reign of David to the latter end, and most part of Sauls Reign.
So likewise in the sinne of Saul; when he brake the oath with the Gibeonites, the sinne continued fortie yeares vnpunished; the Lord suffered it; the sentence went out against him, as soone as it was committed, but yet it lay a-sleepe; The Lord did not execute the sentence till fortie yeares after, as we see by computation: for it was all the Raigne of David to the latter end, and most part of Sauls Raigne.
And so the sin of Shimei, the sin was committed long before, (yet all the time of Davids Reign after his restoring, though the sentence went out against him; for he was an accursed man, the Lord brought that curse upon him which he had pronounced against David,) yet it was not executed till a fit •eason▪ So, I say, it is with sin, the execution is deferred, though the sentence be not deferred. Therefore, saith Solomon, certainly the wicked shall not prolong his days.
And so the sinne of Shemei, the sinne was committed long before, (yet all the time of Davids Raigne after his restoring, though the sentence went out against him; for he was an accursed man, the Lord brought that curse vpon him which he had pronounced against David,) yet it was notexecuted till a fit •eason▪ So, I say, it is with sinne, the execution is deferred, though the sentence be not deferred. Therefore, sayth Salomon, certainely the wicked shall not prolong his dayes.