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The new covenantThe nevv covenant

Name: The new covenant
Author: John Preston

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.

John Preston 1587–1628London: printed by I. Dawson for Nicolas Bourne, 1629

[10], 244, 240, 128 p. · 172k words · STC 20241 · ESTC S101919

Title page of the 1631 edition: Princeton Theological Seminary Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

Part › Sermon 3: THE THIRD SERMON.

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.

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:798p. 72§2

Again,¹ there is no new thing in them; that if a man study to find out something to satisfy his mind, he shall soon come to a bottom, and nothing will give him satisfaction, and therefore there is a vanity; for that which is restless, can never give us rest, that which is subject to corruption, can never give us that happiness that is immortal and eternal; in these things, there is no newness; The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear with hearing.

Againe,¹ there is no new thing in them; that if a man studie to finde out something to satisfie his minde, he shall soone come to a bottom, and nothing will giue him satisfaction, and therefore there is a vanitie; for that which is restlesse, can never giue vs rest, that which is subject to corruption, can never giue vs that happinesse that is immortall and eternall; in these things, there is no newnes; The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the eare with hearing.

1There is nothing new.

:799p. 72–73§2

If you go from that,¹ and look upon other things that seem to be least subject to vanity, as wisdom and knowledge;² It is true, these seem to be least subject to vanity, and the Wise man acknowledgeth ⟨p. 73⟩it,³ for, saith he, wisdom is better §1

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Author

John Preston 1587–1628

Place

London

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I. Dawson

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Nicolas Bourne

Year

1629

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[10], 244, 240, 128 p.

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172,058

Catalogue

STC 20241 · ESTC S101919

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EEBO-TCP A09990

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926

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