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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
Part › Sermon 4: THE FOURTH SERMON.Part › Sermon 4: THE FOVRTH SERMON.
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So that both for our safety when we are in danger, and likewise to have our works wrought for us, to trust in God, and not to trust either in our own wisdom, or in the wisdom, or strength of man, that we shall find constantly to be the best way.
So that both for our safetie when we are in danger, and likewise to haue our workes wrought for vs, to trust in God, and not to trust either in our owne wisedome, or in the wisedome, or strength of man, that we shall finde constantly to be the best way.
When David abstained from going up to battle against Naball, when he took the counsel of his wife, and when he abstained from putting violent hands upon Saul, you see how God wrought it for him: he gave him Nabals wife, he gave him Sauls wives, and his houses, and his Kingdom into his hands; this he got by trusting him. But when men will make their own ways, when they will go about enterprises with their own wisdom, In his own wisdom and strength shall no man be strong: God hath said it, and he will make it good upon all occasions. The conclusion therefore is, if the battle be not to the strong, nor the race to the swift, &c. If men of the greatest ability are often disappointed of their hopes and ends, then we should not make flesh our Arm, but trust in God, both for safety in danger, and to bring our enterprises to pass. And so much for this point. We now proceed.
When David abstained from going vp to battaile against Naball, when he tooke the counsell of his wife, and when he abstained from putting violent hands vpon Saul, you see how God wrought it for him: he gaue him Nabals wife, he gaue him Saules wiues, and his houses, and his Kingdome into his hands; this he got by trusting him. But when men will make their owne wayes, when they will goe about enterprises with their owne wisedome, In his owne wisedome and strength shall no man be strong: God hath said it, and he will make it good vpon all occasions. The conclusion therefore is, if the battaile be not to the strong, nor the race to the swift, &c. If men of the greatest abilitie are often disappointed of their hopes and ends, then we should not make flesh our Arme, but trust in God, both for safetie in danger, and to bring our enterpises to passe. And so much for this point. Wee now proceede.