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unto life, his holy fpirit, to make them willing and able to believe g.

IV. This covenant of grace is frequently fet forth in the fcripture by the name of a teftament, in reference to the death of Jefus Chrift the teftator, and to the everlasting inheritance, with all things belonging to it, therein bequeathed h. 1

V. This covenant was differently adminiftred in the time of the law, and in the time of the gofpel i: Under the law it was adminiftred by promifes, prophefies facrifices, circumcifion, the pafchal lamb, and other types and ordinances delivered to the people of the Jews, all fore-fignifying Chrift to come k, which were for that time fufficient and efficacious,

cend into heaven? (thatisto bring Chrilt down from above.) v. 9. Thatif thou shalt confefswith thy mouth the Lord Jefus,and fhalt believe in thine heart, that God hath raifed him from the dead, thou fhalt be faved. Gal. 3. 11. But that no man is juftified by the law in the fight of God, it is evident: for, the juft fhall live by faith.

g Ezek. 36. 26. A new heart alfo will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away the tony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.v. 27. And I will put my fpirit within you,and caufeyou to walk in my ftatutes,and ye fhall keep my judgments,and do them? John.6.44. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath fent me, draw him; and I will raife him up at the last day. v. 45. It is written in the prophets, and they fhall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard,and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

IV. h Heb. 9. 15. And for this caufe he is the Mediator of the new Teftament, that by means of death for the redemption of the tranfgreffions that were under the firft teftament, they which are called might receive the promife of eternalinheritance.v.16.Forwhere

a teftament is, there muft alfo of neceffity be the death of the teftator. v. 13. For a teftament is of force after men are dead: otherwife it isof no ftrength at all whilst the teftator lieveth. Heb. 7.22. By fo much was Jefus made a furety of a better teftament. Luke. 22.20. Likewife alfo the cup after fupper faying, This cup is the new Teftament, in my blood, which is fhed for you. 1 Cor. 11. 25. After the famemanner alfo he took the cup, when he had fupped, faying, This cup is the new teftament in my blood: this do ye, as oit as ye drink it in remembrance of me,

V.i2 Cor. 3.6. Who alfohath made us able minifters of the new teftament; not of the letter, but of the fpirit: for the letter killeth; but the fpirit giveth life. v. 7. But if the miniftration of death written & engravenin ftones was glorious, fo that the children of Ifrael could not ftedfaftly behold the face of Mofes,for the glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away;. 8. How thall not the minitration of the fpirit be rather glorious? v. 9. For if the miniftration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the miniftration of righteoufnels exceed in glory. k (Heb. 8, 9, 10, Chaters.) Rom.

55 cacious, through the operation of the fpirit, to intruct and build up the elect in faith in the promifed Meffiah 1, by whom they had full remiffion of fins, and eternal falvation; and is called the old teftament m.

VI. Under the gofpel, when Chrift the fubftance n was 'exhibited, the ordinances in which this covenant is difpenfed are the preaching of the word,and the administration of the facraments of baptifm and the Lord's fupper o, which tho'

4. 11. And he received the fignof circumcifion, a feal of the righteoulness of the faith, which he had yet being uncircumcifed; that he might be the Father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcifed; that righteoufnels might be imputed unto them alfo, Col. 2. 11. In whom alfo ye are circumcifed with the circumcifion made without hands, in puttingoff the body of the fins of the flesh,by the circumcifion of Chrift: v. 12. Buried with him inbaptifm,wherein alfoye are rifen with him, thro' the faith of the operation of God, who hath raifedhimfrom the dead. 1 Cor.5.7.Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For evenChrift our pallover is facrifiged for us.

11 Cor. 10. 1; Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye fhould be ignorant, how that all our Fathers were under the cloud,and all paffed through the fea; v. 2. And were all baptized unto Mofes inthe cloud, and in the fea; v. 3. And did all eat the fame fpiritualmeat; 7. 4. And did all drink the fame fpiritual drink: (for they drank of that fpiritual Rock that followed them and that Rock was Chrift.) Heb.11.13.Thefe all died infaith, not having received the promises, but having feen them afar off, and were perfwaded of them,and embraced them, and confefled that they were ftrangers & pilgrims on the earth. John 8.56. Your father Abraham rejoiced to fee my day:

and be faw it, and was glad,

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m Gal. 3. Know ye therefore, that they which are of faith, the famearethe children of Abraham. v.8. And the fcripture foreseeing, that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, faying, In thee fhall all nations beblelled.v.9, So then, they which be of faith are bleffed with faithful Abraham, v. 14. That the blefling of Abra ham might come on the Gentiles through efus Chrift; that we might receive the promile of the Spirit through faith.

VI. n Col. 2. 17. Which are a fhadow of things to come;but the body is of Chrift.

o Mat. 28. 19. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing themin the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Gholt: v. 20. Teaching them to obferveallthings whatfoeyerIhave commanded you:and lo, I am with you, alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.1 Cor.11.23. For I have received of the Lord, that which alfo I delivered unto you, thatthe Lord Jefus,the fame night in which he was betrayed, took bread: v. 24. And when he had gi ven thanks, he brake it, and faid, Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me, v, 25. After the fame manner alfo he took the cup, when he had fupped, faying, This cup is the new tellament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. D 4 p Heb.

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Chap. 7. fewer in number, and adminiftred with more fimplicity, and lefs outward glory; yet in them it is held forth in more fulnefs, evidence, and fpiritual efficacy p, to all nations, both Jews and Gentiles q; and is called the new teftament r, There are not therefore two covenants of grace differing in fubftance, bur one and the fame under various difpenfations f С НА Р.

p Heb 12. 27. But ye are come unto mount Sion,and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerufalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,.23.To the general affemblyand church of the firit-born, which arewritten in heaven,and to God thejudge of all and to the fpirits of jult men made perfect,. 24. And to Jefus the Mediatorof the new covenant,and to the blood of fprinkling, that 1peaketh better things than that of Abel.25.See that ye refufe not him that speaketh: For if they efcaped not who refufd him that fpake on earth, much more fhall not we efcape, if we turn away from him that Ipeaketh from heaven.v.26.Whofe voice then hook the earth; but now he hath promifed, faying, Yet once more I shake notthe earth only,but alloheaven. v. 27. And this word, Yet once more fignifieth the removing of thole things that are thaken as of things that are made, that thole things which cannotbefhaken,may remain. Jer. 31.33. But this fhall be the covenant that I will make with the houseof Ifrael,Afterthofe days faith the Lord, I will put my law intheir inward parts,andwrite it in their hearts, and will be their God, and they fhall be my people. v. 34. And they thall teach nomore everyman hisneighbour,andevery man his brother, faying, Know the Lord; for they fhall all know me, from the leaft of them, unto the greatest of them, faith the Lord for I willforgivetheir iniquity, and I will remember their fin nomore. Mat. 28. 19. (See letter o im

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mediately foregoing.)Eph. 2. 5.
Havingabolifhed in his flesh the en-
mity, even the law of command-
ments,containedin ordinances,for
to make in himself, of twain, one
new, man, fo making peace; v. 16.
And that he might reconcile both
unto God in one body by the crofs
having flain the enmity thereby
v. 17. And came, and preached
peace to you which were afar off,
and to them that were nigh..18
For through him we both have an
accefs by one fpirit unto the Fa-
ther. 19. Now therefore ye are
no more Itrangers and foreigners,
but fellow-citizens with the faints
and of the houshold of God.

r Luke 22.20. Likewife alfo the cup after fupper, laying, this cup is the new Teftament in my blood, which is fhed for you.

fGal. 3.14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jelus Chrift,that we might receive the promise of the fpirit through faith. . 16. Now to Abraham and his feed were the promifes made. He faith not, and to his feeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy feed, which is Chrift. Acts 15.11. But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jefus Chrilt, we fhall befaved,even as they. Rom. 3.21. But now the righteoufnefs of God without the law is manifeftea,oeing witneffed by the law and the prophets; v.22. Even the righteoufnels of God which isby the faithof Jefus Chrift, unto all, and upon all them thatbelieve; for there is no difference: v.23.For all have finned,andcome fhort of the glory of God; v. 30.

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CHAP. VIII. Of Chrift the Mediator.

T pleafed God,in his eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the LORD JESUS, his only begotten Son, to be the Mediator between God and man a; the prophet b, priest c, and king d; the head and Saviour of his church e; the heir of all things f, and judge of the world g: Unto

whom

b Acts 3. 22.For Mötestruly faid unto the fathers, a prophet fhall the Lord your God raise up into you of your brethren, like unto me: him, hall ye hear in all things whatfoever he thall fay unto you,

Seeing it is oneGod whichfhall ju- fpot:v, 20. Who verily was foreftifythe circumcifion byfaith, and ordained before the foundation of uncircumcifion thro' faith. Pfal. the world, butwas manifeft in these 32.1.Bleffed is he whofe tranfgref- laft times for you, john 3.16. For Lion is forgiven, whofe fin is co- God fo loved the world, that he vered. With Rom, 4.3. For what gave his only begotten Son, that faith the Scripture? Abraham be- whofoever believethin him fhould lieved God, and it was counted not perish,buthave everlafting life. unto him for righteousness. v.6.1 Tim. 2. 5. For there is one God Even as David alfo defcribeth the andoneMediator between God and bleflednels of the man unto whom men, the man Chrift Jefus. God imputeth righteousness with out works v. 6. Therefore it is of Faith, that it might be bygrace, to the end the promise might be fure to all the feed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all. v. 17. (as it is written, I have made theeafatherof many nations) beforehim whom he believed,even God who quickneth the dead, and calleth thofe things which be not, as though they were. v. 23.Nowit was not written for his fake it a lone, thatwasimputed to him ;.24. But for usalfo, to whom it fhall be imputed,if we believe on him that raifed up Jefus our Lord from the dead. Heb. 13. 8. Jefus Chrift the fame yesterday,and to-day,and for

ever.

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I. a Ifa. 42. I. Behold my fervant whom I uphold, mine elect, in whom my foul delighteth: I have put my fpirit upon him, he fhall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Pet. I 19. But with the precious blood of Chrift, as of a lamb without blemishand without

c Heb. 5.5. So alfo Chrift glorified not himfelf, to be made an high-prieft; but he that faid unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. v. 6. As he faith alfo in another place, Thou art a prieft for ever, after the order of Melchifedec.

d Pfal. 2. 6. Yet have I fet my King upon my holy hill of Zion, Luke1.33.And he fhall reign over the houfe of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there fhall be noend.

e Ehp. 5.23, For the hufband is the head of the wife, even as Chrift is the head of the church: and he is the Saviour of the body.

fHeb. 1. 2. Hath in these last days fpoken unto us by his Son, whom hehath appointed heir of all things, by whom alfo he made the worlds.

g Acts 17.31. Because he hath appointed a day in the which he

Chap. 8. whom he did from all eternity give a people to be his feed h, and to be by him in time redeemed, called, juftified, fanctified and glorified i.

II. The Son of God, the fecond perfon in the trinity, being very and eternal God, of one fubftance and equal with the Father, did, when the fulness of time was come, take upon him man's nature k, with all the effential properties and common infirmities thereof, yet without fini: being conceived by the power of the holy Ghoft, in the womb of the Virgin Mary, of her fubftance m, So that two whole, per

will judge the world in righteoufnefs, by that man whom he hath ordained, whereof he hath given affurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

h John.17. 6. I have manifefted thy name unto the men whichthou gavelt me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. Plal 22.30. A feed fhall ferve him, it fhall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. Ifa. 53. 10. Yet it pleafed the Lord to bruife him, he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make hisfoul an offering for fin,he fhall fee his feed,he fhall prolong his days,and the pleafure of the Lordfhall profperinhishand. ir Tim.. 6. Who gave himfelf a ranfom for all, to be teftified in due time. Ifa. 55. 4. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people,a leader and commander to the people,v. 5. Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knoweft not, and nations that knew not thee fhall run unto thee, becaufe of the Lord thy God, and for the holy One of Ifrack; for he hath glorified thee. Cor. 1. 30. Butof him are y e in Chrift Jefus, who of God is made unto us wifdom, and righteoufnefs, and fanctification and redemption.

11. k John 1. 1. In the beginning was the Word,and the Word was with God, and the Word was Gud, v, 14. And the Word was

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made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory,the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth. I John 5. 20. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath givenusanunderstanding,thatwemay know him that is true: and we are in him that is true, even in his fon Jefus Chrift. This is the true God, and eternal life. Philp. 2. 6. Who being in the form of God,thought it not robbery to be equal with God. Gal. 4. 4. But when the fulnefs of the time was come, God fent forth his Son made of a wo❤ man, made under the law,

IHeb. 1. 14. Forafmuch then as the children are partakers of tlef and blood, he alfo himfelf like wife took part of the fame,that through death he might deftroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil. v. 16. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the feed of Abraham. v. 17. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren; that he might be a merciful and faithful high prieft,in things pertaining to God; to make reconciliation for the fins of the people. Heb. 4. 15. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without fin.

m. Luke 1, 27. To a virgin e Spoused

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