The law unsealed

Again, it is to be considered that the Sacrament sealeth particularly, not only as it sayeth▪ All that Believe shall be saved, but also as it says, Thou▪ if thou wilt Believe, shalt be saved; and the seal is so appended to that conditional Offer, that the Covenant standeth not only sure in general to all Believers, but to Me particularly upon my closing with it, as if God were particularly singling me out to make the offer unto me, and to take my engagement, and to put the seal in my hand, by which Faith is more particularly helped and strengthened then by the Word alone; there is great use therefore of the Sacraments▪ in that thereby we get Faith quieted in the believing of this, that God will lay-by his Controversy, and keep his Covenant, and make forth-coming his Promises to those who fly for refuge to Jesus Christ, according to his Oath and Seal: Thus he sealeth the Major Simply, the Minor Conditionally, but Particularly; Or we may suppose God speaking to us from the Covenant thus, He to whom I offer Christ, he may receive Him; and all that believe, ⟨p. 58⟩and receive the Offer, shall obtain the Blessing offered: But I offer Christ to thee: therefore thou mayst and shouldst receive him; and if thou accept the Offer, how shalt obtain the Blessing offered, and shalt •e saved: Thus the Major and Minor are simply sealed, but the Conclusion conditionally: Or the Sacrament sealeth the Offer simply; but the Promise as it is applied to such a particular Person Conditionally, if he receive the Offer▪ so that none needeth to question Gods Offer, nor Christs Performance on our Acceptation. And thus the Sacraments may be called Testimonies, of Gods Grace to us, because particularly they seal that Offer of his Grace unto us, namely Christ, and Salvation by him, and his being content to give Him upon condition of our believing.

Again, it is to be considered that the Sacrament sealeth particularly, not only as it sayeth▪ All that Believe shall be saved, but also as it says, Thou▪ if thou wilt Believe, shalt be saved; and the seal is so appended to that conditional Offer, that the Covenant standeth not only sure in general to all Believers, but to Me particularly upon my closing with it, as if God were particularly singling me out to make the offer unto me, and to take my engagement, and to put the seal in my hand, by which Faith is more particularly helped and strengthened then by the Word alone; there is great use therefore of the Sacraments in that thereby we get Faith quieted in the believing of this, that God will lay-by his Controversie, and keep his Covenant, and make forth-coming his Promises to those who flye for refuge to Jesus Christ, according to his Oath and Seal: Thus he sealeth the Major Simply, the Minor Conditionally, but Particularly; Or we may suppose God speaking to us from the Covenant thus, He to whom I offer Christ, he may receive Him; and all that believe,