It's eminently and peculiarly Christ's workmanship, he made this Covenant for their behoove, and entered himself surety, undertaking for them, when there was none upon their side of the Covenant to undertake but he the Mediator; and therefore is he styled Jesus and Redeemer, and it's by his purchase (having procured this unto them) that they are admitted to it, and carried through in it. 3. It's in a peculiar way contrived and framed for the glory of his grace, and the good of his people, as hath been said; by it is manifested in the Church the manifold wisdom of God, and the riches of the grace of Christ; If ever a piece of work was made for the good of sinners, and the glory of grace, this is it, without which all the creatures had been uncomfortable; yea, hurtful to them. 4. It may be said to be of the wood of Lebanon, that is excellent and durable, for so the wood of Lebanon was, for which cause it was made use of in building of the Temple; and so all the materials of this Covenant, and it's properties are excellent and durable, it's an everlasting Covenant, that fails not, and vanishes not away, but endures for ever. 5. The form is suitable also, He made the pillars thereof (saith she) of Silver; pillars in a piece of work signify, 1. Decoring. 2. Order-lines. 3. Stateliness, for which cause when wisdom builds her house, Prov. 9. 1, 2. she heweth out seven pillars; and Solomon made pillars for the Temple, the inscriptions whereof signified their end and use, Jachin and Boaz, stability and strength, 2 Chron. 3. 17. And they are as silver pillars to show their excellency, and so this Covenant hath precious promises, as the pillars thereof, able to support believers, and hath all these so well ordered and contrived that every thing is excellently in it's own place; This Covenant is therefore said to be well ordered in all things and sure, the pillars will not shrink, shake, nor bow, 2 Sam. 23 5. 6. It hath a bottom and that of Gold: A bottom is to show it's stability and firmness, to sustain and keep up these who ride in it, and Gold shows it solidity and preciousness, ⟨p. 186⟩it's a rich bottom, therefore the new Jerusalem is said to have her streets of pure Gold, Rev. 21. 22. So this Covenant hath a sure foundation, elect and precious; this Covenant cannot be unbottomed, and sinners cannot fall through, if once in it. 7.
It's eminently and peculiarly Christ's workmanship, he made this Covenant for their behoove, and entred himself surety, undertaking for them, when there was none upon their side of the Covenant to undertake but he the Mediator; and therefore is he stiled Jesus and Redeemer, and it's by his purchase (having procured this unto them) that they are admitted to it, and carried through in it. 3. It's in a peculiar way contrived and framed for the glory of his grace, and the good of his people, as hath been said; by it is manifested in the Church the manifold wisdom of God, and the riches of the grace of Christ; If ever a piece of work was made for the good of sinners, and the glory of grace, this is it, without which all the creatures had been uncomfortable; yea, hurtful to them. 4. It may be said to be of the wood of Lebanon, that is excellent and durable, for so the wood of Lebanon was, for which cause it was made use of in building of the Temple; and so all the materials of this Covenant, and it's properties are excellent and durable, it's an everlasting Covenant, that fails not, and vanishes not away, but endures for ever. 5. The form is suitable also, He made the pillars thereof (saith she) of Silver; pillars in a piece of work signify, 1. Decoring. 2. Order-lines. 3. Statelinesse, for which cause when wisdom builds her house, Prov. 9. 1, 2. she heweth out seven pillars; and Solomon made pillars for the Temple, the inscriptions whereof signified their end and use, Iachin and Boaz, stability and strength, 2 Chron. 3. 17. And they are as silver pillars to shew their excellency, and so this Covenant hath precious promises, as the pillars thereof, able to support believers, and hath all these so well ordered and contrived that every thing is excellently in it's own place; This Covenant is therefore said to be well ordered in all things and sure, the pillars will not shrink, shake, nor bow, 2 Sam. 23 5. 6. It hath a bottom and that of Gold: A bottom is to shew it's stability and firmnesse, to sustain and keep up these who ride in it, and Gold shews it solidity and preciousnesse, ⟨p. 186⟩it's a rich bottom, therefore the new Ierusalem is said to have her streets of pure Gold, Rev. 21. 22. So this Covenant hath a sure foundation, elect and precious; this Covenant cannot be unbottom'd, and sinners cannot fall through, if once in it. 7.
