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

¹3. How may it appear that the Law in this sense is a Covenant of grace? it appears, 1. By that contract betwixt God and Israel before the promulgation of the Law. If ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my Covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people, ²for all the earth is mine? and ye shall be unto me a Kingdom of Priests and an holy nation. Whereunto the Prophet Jeremy hath reference, saying, obey my voice ⟨p. 71⟩and do them according to all which I command you, so shall you be my people, and I will be your God. Both these Scriptures speak of the moral Law, or ten Commandments, containing the preface and promises; and how should that Law, be any other but a Covenant of grace, which runs in this tenor, I will be your God, a•d you shall be my people; my peculiar treasure; a Kingdom of Priests, an holy Nation, if you will but hear and obey my Commandments? Surely these privileges could never have been obtained by a Covenant of works; what? to be a Kingdom of Priests, an holy Nation, a peculiar treasure to the Lord? what? to be beloved of God as a desirable treasure (for so it is in the original) which a King delivers not into the hands of any of his Officers, but keepeth it to himself? this cannot be of works; No no, these are privileges vouchsafed of mere grace in Jesus Christ; and therefore Peter applies this very promise to the people of God under the Gospel, 1 Pet. 2.9.³

¹3. How may it appear that the Law in this sense is a Covenant of grace? it appears, 1. By that contract betwixt God and Israel before the promulgation of the Law. If ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my Covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people, ²for all the earth is mine? and ye shall be unto me a Kingdom of Priests and an holy nation. Whereunto the Prophet Jermy hath reference, saying, obey my voice