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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.
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.
As it is in the common Converse with men; So it is in these great actions, to choose the time that God hath allotted to every action, and purpose. If there be any carnal, worldly, sinful distemper in the heart, you are apt to miss of the time; for every passion and distemper is like drunkenness, it casts a man asleep. Now, he that observes the times, must watch, and watch diligently, and a man that is distempered, is not fit to watch, and to observe. And therefore Christ •ayth Luk. 21. 34.1 Take heed that your hearts be not over charged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and th• cares of this world, least that day come upon you […] unawares: As if he should say; The reason why you miss of the times, why that great day comes upon you unawares, why you do not that duty as you ought within the compass of the time that God hath appointed; it comes from hence, some excess in the use of lawful Comforts: So you have two Causes given there,
As it is in the common Converse with men; So it is in these great actions, to choose the time that God hath allotted to every action, and purpos•. If there be any carnall, worldly, sinfull distemper in the heart, you are apt to misse of the time; for every passion and distemper is like drunkennesse, it casts a man asleepe. Now, he that obserues the times, must watch, and watch diligently, and a man that is distempered, is not fit to watch, and to obserue. And therefore Christ •ayth Luk. 21. 34.1 Take heede that your hearts be not over charged with surfeiting and drunkennes, and th• cares of this world, least that day come vpon you 〈…〉 vnawares: As if he should say; The reason why you misse of the times, why that great day comes vpon you vnawares, why you doe not that dutie as you ought within the compasse of the time that God hath appointed; it comes from hence, some excesse in the vse of lawfull Comforts: So you haue two Causes given there,