3. We are said to have Christ by way of Covenant, Isa. 49.8. Psal. 50.5.7. Gather my Saints together to me, those that have made a Covenant with me by Sacrifice, and then vers. 7. I am God, even thy God, and so the tenure of the Covenant runs, Gen. 17.17. Deut. 29.10. to 13. Deut. 26.17, 18. This day thou hast avouched God to be thy God, Sponsionem stipulatus es, Junius reads it, When Gods people give up themselves to the Lord, and yield themselves to what God requires, the God is their God, and they his people, 2 Cor. 6.17, 18. This Covenant is made by Sacrifice, Psal 50.5. and he means that solemn Sacrifice then offered before the Lord, Exod. 24.7, 8. wherein they promised before the Lord, to be obedient to all the Lord would command them, and on the other side Moses sprinkled the people, and said, Behold the blood of the Covenant, which the Lord hath made with you, which implies when we come to make a Covenant with God, we confess before God that death is our just portion▪ and therefore we look up to Christ, that his blood being sprinkled on us, he might impart life to us; this is to make a Covenant with God: for burnt offerings typed out Christ the meat offerings typed out the people, giving up themselves to God, and when we do thus, God for his part promiseth, to be our God, Gen. 17.7. I will be thy God, that is, not only a good Father a good Mother, a good King, a good friend, but whatsoever is good in the creature, that he promiseth to be to us, he will be a good Father, and Ruler, and Friend, and Husband to us, partly in his own person; that if all those fail, he will be all these unto us, or else he will dispense himself so in those instruments, that we shall see Gods goodness in every creature; when therefore we desire God to be our God, we desire him to do all that good for us that our estate in this life, or another world requires. 2 We on our parts offer our selves to be obedient to every command, and to expect from him all that goodness that he hath promised; and as we offer up our selves to God, so must we offer up all our children and servants and friends, all that are under our reach, we promise before God, that as much as in us lies, we and our household will serve the Lord. Josh. 24.15. and when we give up our selves and ours to the Lord, God promiseth that he will be a God to us and ours.
3. We are said to have Christ by way of Covenant, Isa. 49.8. Psal. 50.5.7. Gather my Saints together to me, those that have made a Covenant with me by Sacrifice, and then vers. 7. I am God, even thy God, and so the tenure of the Covenant runs, Gen. 17.17. Deut. 29.10. to 13. Deut. 26.17, 18. This day thou hast avouched God to be thy God, Sponsionem stipulatus es, Junius reads it, When Gods people give up themselves to the Lord, and yeeld themselves to what God requires, the God is their God, and they his people, 2 Cor. 6.17, 18. This Covenant is made by Sacrifice, Psal 50.5. and he means that solemn Sacrifice then offered before the Lord, Exod. 24.7, 8. wherein they promised before the Lord, to be obedient to all the Lord would command them, and on the other side Moses sprinkled the people, and said, Behold the bloud of the Covenant, which the Lord hath made with you, which implyes when we come to make a Covenant with God, we confesse before God that death is our just portion▪ and therefore we look up to Christ, that his bloud being sprinkled on us, he might impart life to us; this is to make a Covenant with God: for burnt offerings typed out Christ the meat offerings typed out the people, giving up themselves to God, and when we doe thus, God for his part promiseth, to be our God, Gen. 17.7. I will be thy God, that is, not only a good Father a good Mother, a good King, a good friend, but whatsoever is good in the creature, that he promiseth to be to us, he will be a good Father, and Ruler, and Friend, and Husband to us, partly in his own person; that if all those fail, he will be all these unto us, or else he will dispense himself so in those instruments, that we shall see Gods goodnesse in every creature; when therefore we desire God to be our God, we desire him to doe all that good for us that our estate in this life, or another world requires. 2 We on our parts offer our selves to be obedient to every command, and to expect from him all that goodnesse that he hath promised; and as we offer up our selves to God, so must we offer up all our children and servants and friends, all that are under our reach, we promise before God, that as much as in us lyes, we and our household will serve the Lord.
