Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

Even now in this marvellous light of the Gospel we have our divine Ceremonies and Sacraments, we see him afar off, we know but in part; but time shall come (even before his second coming) that we, or our children shall see him more clearly, perfectly, immediately. My present business is to hold forth Jesus in the Covenant of grace ⟨p. 59⟩as promised, and because the promise receives distinction of degrees according to the several breakings out of it to the dark world, we will consider it as it was manifested.

Even now in this marvellous light of the Gospel we have our divine Ceremonies and Sacraments, we see him afar off, we know but in part; but time shall come (even before his second coming) that we, or our children shall see him more clearly, perfectly, immediatly. My present businesse is to hold forth Jesus in the Covenant of grace ⟨p. 59⟩as promised, and because the promise receives distinction of degrees according to the several breakings out of it to the dark world, we will consider it as it was manifested.

1. From Adam till Abraham. 2. From Abraham till Moses. 3. From Moses till David. 4. From David till the Babylonish Captivity, or thereabout. 5. From the Captivity, or thereabout, till Christ.

In every of these periods will appear some further and further discoveries of Gods mercy in Christ, of the Covenant of grace, of our Jesus carrying on the great work of mans Eternal salvation in that dark time.