Secondly, he hath made a gift of Christ to be a witness to the people, both of the sure and saving mercies granted to the redeemed in the Covenant of Redemption, and also of the Fathers willingness, and purpose to apply them, and to make them fast in the Covenant of Reconciliation made with such as embrace the offer; I have given him (saith the Lord here) to be a witness to the people: and truly he is a sufficient witness in this manner, in many respects. 1. Because he is one of the Persons of the blessed Trinity, and party contractor for us, in the Covenant of Redemption before the World was. 2. He is by Office as Mediator, the Messenger of the Covenant, and hath gotten commission to reveal it. 3. He began actually to reveal it in Paradise, where he promised that the seed of the woman should bruise the head of the Serpent. 4. He set forth his own death and suff•ring•, and the great benefits that should come thereby to us, in the types and figures of sacrifices and ceremonies before his coming. 5. He gave more and more light […] this Covenant, speaking by his Spirit, thou ag• to age, in the holy prophets. 6. He came himself […] the fullness of time, and did bear witness of all things belonging to this Covenant, a•d of Gods willing mind to take believers into it, partly by uniting our nature in one person with the Divine Nature, part•y by Preaching the good tidings of the Covenant with his own mouth, partly by ⟨image 114⟩paying the price of Redemption on the Cross, and partly by dealing still with the people from the beginning to this day, to draw in and to hold in the redeemed in this Covenant.
Secondly, he hath made a gift of Christ to be a witness to the people, both of the sure and saving mercies granted to the redeemed in the Covenant of Redemption, and also of the Fathers willingness, and purpose to apply them, and to make them fast in the Covenant of Reconciliation made with such as imbrace the offer; I have given him (saith the Lord here) to be a witness to the people: and truly he is a sufficient witness in this manner, in many respects. 1. Because he is one of the Persons of the blessed Trinity, and party contracter for us, in the Covenant of Redemption before the World was. 2. He is by Office as Mediator, the Messenger of the Covenant, and hath gotten commission to reveal it. 3. He began actually to reveal it in Paradise, where he promised that the seed of the woman should bruise the head of the Serpent. 4. He set forth his own death and suff•ring•, and the great benefits that should come th•reby to us, in the types and figures of sacrifices and ceremonies before his coming. 5. He gave more and more light 〈…〉 this Covenant, speaking by his Spirit, thou ag• to age, in the holy prophets. 6. He came him••lf 〈…〉 the fulness of time, and did bear witness of all things belonging to this Covenant, a•d of Gods willing mind to take believers into it, partly by uniting our nature in one person with the D•vine Nature, part•y by Preaching the good tidings of the Covenant with his own mouth, partly by ⟨image 114⟩paying the price of Redemption on the Cross, and partly by dealing still with the people from the beginning to this day, to draw in and to hold in the redeemed in this Covenant.
