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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 3 › Chapter 1 › Section 4: Of the Covenant of promise as manifested to Moses.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The next breaking forth of this gracious Covenant was to Moses. The revenging justice of God had now seized on mankind for many generations, even thousands of years, so that now it was high time for God in the midst of wrath to remember mercy, and to break out into a clearer expression of the promise, or Covenant of grace. To this purpose the Lord calls up Moses to Mount Sinai, and there of his infinite love and undeserved mercy he makes, or renews his Covenant with him and the children of Israel. I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the Land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, 1thou shalt have no other gods before me.
THe next breaking forth of this gracious Covenant was to Moses. The revenging justice of God had now seized on mankind for many generations, even thousands of years, so that now it was high time for God in the midst of wrath to remember mercy, and to break out into a clearer expression of the promise, or Covenant of grace. To this purpose the Lord calls up Moses to Mount Sinai, and there of his infinite love and undeserved mercy he makes, or renews his Covenant with him and the children of Israel. I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the Land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, 1thou shalt have no other gods before me.
For the right understanding of this, we shall examine these particulars.
1. whether the Law was delivered in a Covenant-way? 2. In what sense is the Law a Covenant of grace? 3. How may it appear that the Law in any sense is a Covenant of grace? 4. Why should God in the Law deal with us in a Covenant-way rather then a mere absolute supreme way? 5. What are the good things promised in this expressure of the Covenant? 6. What is the condition of this Covenant on our part, as we may gather it hence? 7. Who was the Mediator of this Covenant? 8. What of Christ, and his death, do we find in this manifestation of the Covenant?