The Nature Solemnity Grounds Property and Benefits of a Sacred Covenant, Title page – To the reader
THE NATURE, SOLEMNITY, GROUNDS, PROPERTY, AND BENEFITS, Of a Sacred Covenant. TOGETHER WITH The duties of thoſe who enter into ſuch a COVENANT. Delivered in a Sermon at Weſtminſter, at that publique Convention, (ordered by the Honourable Houſe of Commons) for the taking of the Covenant, by all ſuch, of all degrees, as willingly preſented themſelves, upon Friday, Octob. 6. 1643. By IOSEPH CARYL, Preacher to the Honourable Society of Lincolnes-Inne.
Pſal. 2. 2, 3 4.
The Kings of the earth ſet themſelves, and the Rulers take counſell together againſt the Lord and againſt his anoynted, ſaying;
Let us breake their bands aſunder, and caſt away their coards from us.
He that ſitteth in the Heavens ſhall laugh, the Lord ſhall have them in deriſion.
LONDON, Printed by E. G. for John Rothwell, and Giles Calvert, and are to be ſold at the Sunne in Pauls Church-yard. 1643.
Die Sabbathi, 7 Octob. 1643.
IT is this day Ordered by the Commons houſe of Parliament, that Mr. Caryl be deſired to print his Sermon which he preached on Friday laſt at St. Margarets Church at Weſtminſter, upon the taking of the Covenant: And that Maſter Browne doe returne him thanks from this Houſe for his great paines therein. And further ordered, that none doe reprint his Sermon without his conſent.
Hen. Elſynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.
I Appoynt Iohn Rothwell and Giles Calvert to print my Sermon, Octob. 12. 1643.
IOSEPH CARYL.
ERRATA.
PAge 1. l. 1. for in, read is, p. 29. l. 33. for gloſſes, r. gloſſers, p, 36, l. 32. dele or.
TO ALL THOSE WHO LOVE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IN SINCERITY, AND Sincerely aſſociated themſelves in the bond of this holy COVENANT when this Sermon was preached; THE AUTHOR, Their unworthy, yet willing ſervant, in this or any other worke of the Lord, Humbly preſents this Sermon Printed:
Heartily beſeeching God, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible GOD, who keepeth Covenant for ever, TO Strengthen us all, in performing all the duties, which we have promiſed in this Covenant.
TO Fill us and theſe Kingdomes, with all the bleſſings, which this Covenant promiſeth, To the glory of his owne moſt holy name, the advancement of the Goſpell, in Peace and Truth, as the gracious returne of our preſent labours, and prayers, and the portion of our poſterity; that the children which are yet unborne may bleſſe us, and bleſſe God for us.