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

2. A part post, as continuing from everlasting to everlasting. Hence it is called a Covenant of salt, because it corrupteth not, it faileth not:¹ hence all the blessings of the Covenant ⟨p. 66⟩are said to be everlasting; forgiveness of sins is everlasting, being once forgiven they are never remembered any more; peace and joy is everlasting, your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you; ²salvation is everlasting. Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation; decretal Covenant-mercy was not a lease, but a making the fee-simple (as we call it) of grace and glory to the Saints for ever: death may put an end to other Covenants, as betwixt man and man, or betwixt man and wife: but this Covenant betwixt God and us stands fast for ever; though Abraham be dead, yet God is Abraham's God still, and by virtue of this Covenant Abraham shall be raised up at the last day.

2. A parte post, as continuing from everlasting to everlasting. Hence it is called a Covenant of salt, because it corrupteth not, it faileth not:¹ hence all the blessings of the Covenant ⟨p. 66⟩are said to be everlasting; forgiveness of sins is everlasting, being once forgiven they are never remembred any more; peace and joy is everlasting, your heart shall rejoyce, and your joy no man taketh from you; ²salvation is everlasting. Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation; decretal Covenant-mercy was not a lease, but a making the fee-simple (as we call it) of grace and glory to the Saints for ever: death may put an end to other Covenants, as betwixt man and man, or betwixt man and wife: but this Covenant betwixt God and us stands fast for ever; though Abraham be dead, yet God is Abraham's God still, and by vertue of this Covenant Abraham shall be raised up at the last day.