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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.
Besides,1 when a man is weak, God puts in an accident, that he may have the praise of his providence, that men may say he hath done it, whereas if things went in ordinary course, they might ascribe it to the second Causes.
Besides,1 when a man is weake, God puts in an accident, that he may haue the prayse of his providence, that men may say he hath done it, whereas if things went in ordinarie course, they might ascribe it to the second Causes.
- 1Gods hand is then most seen.Gods hand is then most seene.
Again;1 The Lord rather delights to do it, even when men are weak, because therein his glory is most seen, he delights to manifest his power in our weakness. And therefore Paul, when he saw this, he saith, he will rejoice in his infirmities: That is, he thought his infirmities would be ⟨p. 95⟩a very great advantage to him, partly, because they would keep him humble; that is one reason; And partly, because he thought that God would the rather put forth his power, because he was weak, that he should the rather have Gods power to uphold him. Therefore, I say, let not men be discouraged for their weakness; be the adversaries never so strong, and their resolutions never so fixed, yet they shall not prevail, if God have purposed otherwise.
Againe;1