The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…

There are many particular Promises in Scripture, made by name, to Noah, to Abraham, to Moses, to Aaron, to David, to Solomon, to Hezekiah, to Christ, to Peter, to Paul, &c. which we cannot say are made to us. Therefore the Covenant of Grace, ⟨p. 254⟩which is the Universal Promise, […] especially be made the ground of our faith, and all other as they are branches and appurtenances of that, and have in the Scripture some true signification, that they indeed extend to us. For if we should believe that every Promise made to any Saint of God (as Hannah, Sarah, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Mary, &c. do belong to us, we should abuse our selves and God. And yet to us they have their use.

There are many particular Promises in Scripture, made by name, to Noah, to Abraham, to Moses, to Aaron, to David, to Solomon, to Hezekiah, to Christ, to Peter, to Paul, &c. which we cannot say are made to us. Therefore the Covenant of Grace, ⟨p. 254⟩which is the Vniversal Promise, 〈…〉 especially be made the ground of our faith, and all other as they are branches and appurtenances of that, and have in the Scripture some true signification, that they indeed extend to us. For if we should believe that every Promise made to any Saint of God (as Hannah, Sarah, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Mary, &c. do belong to us, we should abuse our selves and God. And yet to us they have their use.

Direct. 23. It is of very great importance, to understand what Promises are absolute, and which are suspended upon any condition to be performed by us, and what each of those conditions it.

As the Promise to the Fathers that the Messiah should come, was absolute. God gve not a Saviour to the world, so as to suspend his coming on any thing to be done by man. The not drowning of the world, was an absolute Promise made to Noah: so was the calling of the Gentiles promised. But the Covenant of Promises sealed in Baptism, is conditional: and therefore both parties, God and man, are the Covenanters therein.