The Fountain of Life Opened

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¹As Christ dyed to sanctify his people. So he dyed also to confirm the New Testament to all those sanctified ones. So it was in the Type, Exod. 24.8. And so it is in the truth. This is the New Testament in my blood, Matth. 26.28. (i. e.) ratified and confirmed by my blood. For where a Testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the Testator, Heb. 9.16. So that now all the blessings and benefits bequeathed to believers in the last Will ⟨p. 537⟩and Testament of Christ, are abundantly confirmed and secured to them by his death. Yea he died on purpose to make that Testament in force to them. Men make their Wills and Testaments, and Christ makes his.² What they bequeath and give in their Wills is a free and voluntary act, they cannot be compelled to do it. And what is bequeathed to us in this Testament of Christ is altogether a free and voluntary donation. Other Testators use to bequeath their Estates to their Wives, and Children, and near relations; so doth this Testator, all is settled upon his Spouse the Church. Upon believers, his children. A stranger intermeddles not with these mercies. They give all their goods and estates that can that way be conveyed to their friends that survive them, Christ giveth to his Church in this New Testament three sorts of Goods.

¹As Christ dyed to sanctifie his people. So he dyed also to confirm the New Testament to all those sanctified ones. So it was in the Type,