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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.
I say God will do it so much the rather, partly, §1because that success of things is his,1 and when a man will begin to challenge it to himself, God will begin then to look to his own right, and challenge his own privilege. You shall find in 1. Sam. 17. 47. 2David gives this reason, why he should prevail against Goliath, it is not I, but the battle, saith he, is the Lords, as if he should say, if the battle were mine, or thine, it may be, Goliath, thou mightest prevail against me, it may be thou mightest over-come me, but the battle is the Lords: So we may say in this case. The event and success of things, the good and evil that comes to a man, upon that preparation and endeavour that he makes, it is the Lords, and not any mans, nor any creatures. Therefore when a man challengeth it to himself and boasts of it, and thinks I will do this, the Lord will not do it, the battle is his, and as it is said of the battle, so all things else are his, and therefore he will not dispose them according to mans preparations, but disposeth of them according to his own purpose.
I say God will doe it so much the rather, partly, §1because that successe of things is his,1 and when a man will begin to challenge it to himselfe, God will begin then to looke to his owne right, and challenge his owne priviledge. You shall find in 1. Sam. 17. 47. 2David giues this reason, why he should prevaile against Goliah, it is not I, but the battle, sayth he, is the Lords, as if hee should say, if the battle were mine, or thine, it may bee, Goliah, thou mightest prevaile against mee, it may be thou mightest over-come me, but the battle is the Lords: So we may say in this case. The event and successe of things, the good and evill that comes to a man, vpon that preparation and indevour that hee makes, it is the Lords, and not any mans, nor any creatures. Therefore when a man challengeth it to himselfe and boasts of it, and thinkes I will doe this, the Lord will not doe it, the battaile is his, and as it is said of the battaile, so all things else are his, and therefore he will not dispose them according to mans preparations, but disposeth of them according to his owne purpose.