The quarrel of the covenant, with the pacification of the quarrel. Delivered in three…The quarrell of the covenant, with the pacification of the quarrell. Delivered in three…

There is another Accommodation which may do as much mischief; and is the more dangerous, by how much more it is secret, which it concerns thee with all care and diligence to prevent; and that is an Accommodation with base sinful Lusts, which fight against thy soul, and the Kingdoms safety. How low they have brought the Kingdom, is too apparent to every eye; what they have done to thy soul, is best known to God and thine own Conscience. God calls not only upon Parliament and Assembly, but upon Families and Persons, for a Through-Reformation; If thou compound, thou destroyest thy self, and three Kingdoms; One sinner, destroys much good, Eccle. 9.18. This Covenant conscientiously made and kept, will prevent this evil: For thy encouragement and direction wherein, these three Sermons are pressed. The first discovering, the great Quarrel of Covenant-violation, either in refusing, profaning, or breaking thereof. The second answering (according to my Model) such Objections against the taking of this Covenant, as I met withal; and laying ⟨image 5⟩down some encouragements and engagements to the taking of it. The third, holding forth such directions, as may serve for thy help, so to make, and so mind thy Covenant, as thou mayest do it both to Acceptation, and Perpetuity. If God please to add his blessing, neither I in publishing, nor thou in reading, shall have cause to be ashamed of our pains; If God be dallied withal in this Covenant, I tremble to think, what will become of us; It is the strongest Physic that ever the Kingdom took; and I am almost confident, That as in the public State, it will, either put a period to our distempers, or to our Being; so in thy personal condition, It will either blast thy Lusts, or slay thy Soul. My Reason is, Because God is engaged: If we be found conscientious of this Covenant, he is engaged to us, against our enemies without, and our Lusts within, and they shall not be able to stand upon us.

There is another Accommodation which may do as much mischief; and is the more dangerous, by how much more it is secret, which it concerns thee with all care and diligence to prevent; and that is an Accommodation with base sinfull Lusts, which fight against thy soul, and the Kingdoms safety. How low they have brought the Kingdom, is too apparent to every eye; what they have done to thy soul, is best known to God and thine own Conscience. God calls not onely upon Parliament and Assembly, but upon Familes and Persons, for a Through-Reformation; If thou compound, thou destroyest thy self, and three Kingdoms; One sinner, destroyes much good,