He remembered his Oath unto Izhack, The Covenant of Grace, whereby God gives himself to be his peoples ⟨p. 22⟩God and portion, Micah saith, God hath sworn unto our Fathers from the days of old, Micah. 7. ult. Which also Zechariah declares to be performed when he sent Christ, Luke 1. 73. 2. By Seals: As Circumcision is called a seal of the righteousness, which is by faith, Rom. 4. 11. because it externally sealed the Covenant, whereby God becomes the God of his people, Gen. 17. 7, 11. So of is, with both the Sacraments of the New Testament, by parity of reason. 3. By marriage unto Christ, Hos. 2. 19, 20. Agreements upon marriage, are firm, because upon rational consideration. A consideration inserted, adds weight to a Deed and Covenant. The consideration is, that we should be joined unto the Lord Jesus, and then, all the promises of God, in him, are Yea and Amen to us, in him, 2 Cor. 1. 20. And Christs God and Father is our God and portion, Joh. 20. 17. 4. By a recovery, after judgment, if I may so speak, when, after they are fallen into Gods displeasure, and returned to him, with repentance for ⟨p. 23⟩and from their sins, and renewing their faith in Christ, they have renewed their taking hold of the Covenant and have pleaded it with God, and their plea hath been accepted. Thus did Moses for Israel, after they had sinned, in the matter of the Golden Calf, Exod. 32. 10, 13. and the Israelites for themselves Isa. 63. 10, 16, 17, 19. The second thing to be shown is, what use the Saints have made of their right and interest in God, as their portion: They have made use of him thus, both for themselves, and others. 1. For themselves: 1. To glory in God; This God is our God. Psal. 48. ult. 2. To delight themselves in the Lord, in confidence of his goodness toward them, in the middest of Temptations, Psal. 37. 4. Whence followeth a rolling themselves upon him in all their ways and difficulties, verse 5. and a patient waiting upon God in delays, with hope of a good issue, verse 7. 2. For others, whether they be friends or enemies, or of a middle sort. 1. Friends, A poor believer can pleasure his ⟨p. 24⟩richest friends out of this his portion, his God. This is a Prophets and a righteous mans reward, Mat. 10. 41. Thus Paul abundantly recompensed all his friends and well-willers out of his portion, Phil. 4. 19.
He remembred his Oath unto Izhack, The Covenant of Grace, whereby God gives himself to be his peoples ⟨p. 22⟩God and portion, Micah saith, God hath sworn unto our Fathers from the dayes of old, Micah. 7. ult. Which also Zachary declares to be performed when he sent Christ, Luke 1. 73. 2. By Seals: As Circumcision is called a seal of the righteousnesse, which is by faith, Rom. 4. 11. because it externally sealed the Covenant, whereby God becomes the God of his people, Gen. 17. 7, 11. So of is, with both the Sacraments of the New Testament, by parity of reason. 3. By marriage unto Christ, Hos. 2. 19, 20. Agreements upon marriage, are firme, because upon rational consideration. A consideration inserted, adds weight to a Deed and Covenant. The consideration is, that we should be joyned unto the Lord Jesus, and then, all the promises of God, in him, are Yea and Amen to us, in him, 2 Cor. 1. 20. And Christs God and Father is our God and portion, Joh. 20. 17. 4. By a recovery, after judgment, if I may so speak, when, after they are fallen into Gods displeasure, and returned to him, with repentance for ⟨p. 23⟩and from their sins, and renewing their faith in Christ, they have renewed their taking hold of the Covenant and have pleaded it with God, and their plea hath been accepted. Thus did Moses for Israel, after they had sinned, in the matter of the Golden Calf, Exod. 32. 10, 13. and the Israelites for themselves Isa. 63. 10, 16, 17, 19. The second thing to be shewn is, what use the Saints have made of their right and interest in God, as their portion: They have made use of him thus, both for themselves, and others. 1. For themselves: 1. To glory in God; This God is our God. Psal. 48. ult. 2. To delight themselves in the Lord, in confidence of his goodnesse toward them, in the middest of Temptatious,
