The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded

Here therefore is another Covenant that God hath made with man, over & beside the Covenant of Works, which he made before: A Covenant of another and a quite differing nature: for

Here therefore is another Couenant that God hath made with man, ouer & beside the Couenant of Works, which he made before: A Couenant of another and a quite differing nature: for

First, it is grounded upon the free mercy of God in Christ; otherwise it is in the Covenant of Works, where Christ or the Grace of God in Christ, was no part at all of the Covenant: for there needed then no Mediator, because in the beginning God and man were not at odds.

First, it is grounded vpon the free mercie of God in Christ; otherwise it is in the Couenant of Works, where Christ or the Grace of God in Christ, was no part at all of the Couenant: for there needed then no Mediator, because in the beginning God and man were not at oddes.

Secondly, the conditions of these two Covenants differ: the Law or Covenant of Works offereth salvation, under condition of perfect obedience: The Gospel or Covenant of Grace, under the condition of faith, that is to say, if we believe in Christ, who hath done it for us.

Secondly, the conditions of these two Couenants differ: the Law or Couenant of Workes offereth saluation, vnder condition of perfect obedience: The Gospell or Couenant of Grace, vnder the condition of faith, that is to say, if we beleeue in Christ, who hath done it for vs.