A Complete collection of farewell sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl…A Compleat collection of farewel sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl…

Now, what this Covenant is, is worthy to be considered, because of its Epithets, called here Everlasting Covenant: There was a Temporal Covenant God made with the people of Israel, and that was sealed and confirmed by the blood of Bullocks, &c. Christ took not on him this Covenant, he did not bind men to stand by those terms contained in the Covenant; for indeed, Christ came to make void. There is an Eternal Covenant, and that is nothing else but those terms of grace and favour, which are proposed to us in the Doctrine of the Gospel, which amounts to this, who ever repents shall be saved: he that repents and forsakes his sin shall find mercy; and that he will be merciful to all on these conditions in all parts of the world; for these terms God will not repent of. If men repent they shall have the benefit of it, and whoever believes shall be saved. 'Tis called [Everlasting] because God will abide by it, both here & hereafter: the states of all shall be determined according to the terms of this Covenant. Now Christ shed his blood to procure those terms contained in that Covenant: for the case of poor sinners was so miserable, that they could never come to have all their sins pardoned, and their Souls certainly saved, unless Christ had died and shed his blood, and so to satisfy Gods justice, that it might be free for him to be merciful, where he would be merciful. The Covenant is founded in the blood of Jesus Christ, that blood being the blood of the Everlasting Covenant; therefore the Apostle so magnifies it, of all the great and Gospel-blessings that belong to the New Testament, to the condition of a child of God, there is not any like unto this, the blood of the Everlasting Covenant; they that come to this, and have the benefit of this, they shall be surely justified, and eternally saved in the virtue of this blood. In the business of being saved by Faith, it contributes nothing more, but as 'tis an Instrument to bring us to be made partakers of the benefit of this blood: we are saved not by virtue ⟨image 114⟩of our believing, but by the virtue of his blood; so that, 'tis not so much the Act, as the object of Faith that saves, Christ rose in the virtue of his blood; & all our comforts and hopes are founded in his blood.

Now, what this Covenant is, is worthy to be considered, because of its Epithets, called here Everlasting Covenant: There was a Temporal Covenant God made with the people of Israel, and that was sealed and confirmed by the blood of Bullocks, &c. Christ took not on him this Covenant, he did not bind men to stand by those terms contained in the Covenant; for indeed, Christ came to make void. There is an Eternal Covenant, and that is nothing else but those terms of grace and favour, which are proposed to us in the Doctrine of the Gospel, which amounts to this, who ever repents shall be saved: he that repents and forsakes his sin shall find mercy; and that he will be merciful to all on these conditions in all parts of the world; for these terms God will not repent of. If men repent they shall have the benefit of it, and whoever believes shall be saved. 'Tis called [Everlasting] because God will abide by it, both here & hereafter: the states of all shall be determined according to the terms of this Covenant. Now Christ shed his blood to procure those terms contained in that Covenant: for the case of poor sinners was so miserable, that they could never come to have all their sins pardoned, and their Souls certainly saved, unless Christ had died and shed his blood, and so to satisfie Gods justice, that it might be free for him to be merciful, where he would be merciful. The Covenant is founded in the blood of Jesus Christ, that blood being the blood of the Everlasting Covenant; therefore the Apostle so magnifies it, of all the great and Gospel-blessings that belong to the New Testament, to the condition of a child of God, there is not any like unto this, the blood of the Everlasting Covenant; they that come to this, and have the benefit of this, they shall be surely justified, and eternally saved in the vertue of this blood. In the business of being saved by Faith, it contributes nothing more, but as 'tis an Instrument to bring us to be made partakers of the benefit of this blood: we are saved not by vertue