A discourse of the saving grace of God

Christ has satisfied for the sins of his People, for the sinful defects of their Performances: Upon his account they are pardoned and accepted, and so for his sake they are rewarded, and the Promises performed. Thus, as 2 Cor. 1. 20. all the Promises are performed with unvariable Faithfulness; he engages the Faithfulness of God to fulfil all the Promises, when as our Performances, considered in themselves, do oblige him and would rather engage him against it.

Christ has satisfied for the sins of his People, for the sinful defects of their Performances: Upon his account they are pardoned and accepted, and so for his sake they are rewarded, and the Promises performed. Thus, as 2 Cor. 1. 20. all the Promises are performed with unvariable Faithfulness; he engages the Faithfulness of God to fulfill all the Promises, when as our Performances, considered in themselves, do oblige him and would rather engage him against it.

5. Uncertain Conditions. When it is uncertain whether the Condition will be performed ⟨p. 146⟩or no. Such Conditions have place amongst Men, and Men only, such as suspend the Affair in eventum incertum, and leave it at uncertainty as to the Event; it is uncertain whether the Condition will be performed or not, and so uncertain whether the Promise will be performed. The Reason why Man proposes such Conditions, is his Weakness and Imperfection, for want of Power or Foresight. He has not the Wills of others in his Power, cannot make them comply with his Will, and so cannot tell what they will do. So that it is also for want of certain Foreknowledge or Foresight, when we will not bestow a Favour on another, but upon Terms. If we were certain that the Terms would be observed, we would promise Absolutely; if we were certain the Condition would not be observed, we would not promise at all; but because we are uncertain, therefore we promise Conditionally. Now the Ground of these Conditions being Weakness, they must in no wise be ascribed unto God. It derogates from his infinite Wisdom, and infallible Foreknowledge; it derogates from his Power and Providence over mans Will and human Affairs: it derogates from the Efficacy of