and some of them, on condition too, but in a waiting obediential way, to be hereafter possest. In respect to the presently given benefits, the Gospel is a Deed of Gift presently entitling us to them, and our present acceptance is the condition. But in regard of the future Benefits, the Gospel is also a Deed of Gift, but giveth not present Title, or at least not so full, and therefore requireth future conditions, as it gives future Benefits. At the present in the New Covenant, God giveth himself to be our God, Christ to be our Saviour, Head and Husband, the Holy Ghost to be our Sanctifier; and also the present actual pardon of our sins; the Justification of our Persons; the Adoption of Sons; the indwelling Spirit; a Right to a beneficial use of the Creature; ⟨p. 78⟩and a Right to the Inheritance of Everlasting life, so far, that if we should die that hour, we should be saved. All these God offered us at the present on condition of our Acceptance, or consent. This consent is our Heart-covenanting; so that this first and great part of the Covenant consisteth but in the present Giving and taking of all these Benefits: which in a word the Apostle expresseth 1 John 5.11, 12, by the words [Christ and eternal Life] God hath given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son: He that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath not the Son hath not life]. The remaining part of the Benefits are our future helps of Grace, Pardons, Protections, final Absolution at Judgement, and eternal Glory. All these we have a right to at our first Justification, but it is a right to be continued only on some future conditions, that is, on the condition of our continuance in the Faith which we begun, and of our renewed faith and Repentance, and sincere Gospel-Obedience, which is to be performed in a receiving way. Now its true, that as to these future conditions, we do not actually perform them in our covenanting, but promise them: as God doth not then actually give us the very Blessings now mentioned, but promise them. But as to all the first expressed great Benefits, as God did before our Consents but promise and offer them, but in our covenanting or consent doth actually give them; so we do by our covenanting in heart (which is nothing but our consenting or accepting) perform the conditions of Gods promise;
and some of them, on condition too, but in a waiting obediential way, to be hereafter possest. In respect to the presently given benefi•s, the Gospel is a Deed of Gift presently entitling us to them, and our present acceptance is the condition. But in regard of the future Benefits, the Gospel is also a Deed of Gift, but giveth not present Title, or at least not so full, and therefore requireth future conditions, as it gives future Benefits. At the present in the New Covenant, God giveth himself to be our God, Christ to be our Saviour, Head and Husband, the Holy Ghost to be our Sanctifier; and also the present actual pardon of our sins; the Justification of our Persons; the Adoption of Sons; the indwelling Spirit; a Right to a beneficial use of the Creature; ⟨p. 78⟩and a Right to the Inheritance of Everlasting life, so far, that if we should die that hour, we should be saved. All these God offered us at the present on condition of our Accptance, or consent. This consent is our Heart-covenanting; so that this first and great part of the Covenant consisteth but in the present Giving and taking of all these Benefits: which in a word the Apostle expresseth 1 John 5.11, 12, by the words [Christ and eternal Life] God hath given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son: He that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath not the Son hath not life]. The remaining part of the Benefits are our future helps of Grace, Pardons, Protections, final Absolution at Judgement, and eternal Glory. All these we have a right to at our first Justification, but it is a right to be continued only on some future conditions, that is, on the condition of our continuance in the Faith which we begun, and of our renewed faith and Repentance, and sincere Gospel-Obedience, which is to be performed in a receiving way. Now its true, that as to these future conditions, we do not actually perform them in our covenating, but promise them: as God doth not then actually give us the very Blessings now mentioned, but promise them. But as to all the first expressed great Benefits, as God did before our Consents but promise and offer them, but in our covenanting or consent doth actually give them; so we do by our covenanting in heart (which is nothing but our consenting or accepting) perform the conditions of Gods promise;
