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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.
Ely had a great family, there were many Priests of his line; yet when God had said he would cut off from Ely his whole family, and would turn the Priesthood to another, you see how he found out means to bring it to pass; how many Priests were killed in one day by Dveg in the time of Saul? and afterwards, when Abiathar, one of that posterity, was took in, by David, yet he was cast out by Solomon, through an accident that fell out in his adherence to Adoniah.
Ely had a great familie, there were many Priests of his line; yet when God had said he would cut off from Ely his whole familie, and would turne the Priesthood to another, you see how he found out meanes to bring it to passe; how many Priests were killed in one day by Dveg in the time of Saul? and afterwards, when Abiathar, one of that posteritie, was tooke in, by David, yet he was cast out by Salomon, through an accident that fell out in his adherence to Adoniah.
Ahab, the Lord had said he would cut him off and his posterity, though he had seventy sons; you might wonder how it should come to pass, that none of these sons should inherit the Crown, and yet all were cut off, and not a man left by the hand of Jehu. When God, I say, hath appointed variety of changes, times, and conditions to the sons of men, mans strength is not able to divert his Counsel; and therefore the battle is not to the strong, &c.
Ahab, the Lord had said he would cut him off and his posteritie, though he had seaventie sonnes; you might wonder how it should come to passe, that none of these sonnes should inherite the Crowne, and yet all were cut off, and not a man left by the hand of Iehu. When God, I say, hath appointed varietie of changes, times, and conditions to the sonnes of men, mans strength is not able to divert his Counsell; and therefore the battaile is not to the strong, &c.