The display of glorious grace, or, The covenant of peace opened in fourteen sermons…

I will declare the Decree, (or as Dr. Hammond reads it) the Covenant: that is, I will publish or manifest that which was agreed upon betwixt God the Father and me This my Brethren, was long kept secret, but it is now clearly revealed, The secrets of the Lord is with them that fear him, ¹and he will show them his Covenant. The Hebrew Word Decree, the Learned in that Language render Statute, Decree, Agreement, Pact, Covenant; the Word [Greek or Hebrew] that ⟨p. 29⟩is here used (saith a Learned Author) is in the Scripture sometimes promiscuously, ²or synonymously used with the Word [Greek or Hebrew] that is usually rendered Covenant; Covenant is taken either properly or figuratively. First Properly, for a mutual Contract, Compact or Agreement between two Parties, which differs from a Law which is without Obligation on the Lawgiver; and also from a single Promise which is without Stipulation. Covenant may be thus taken (as one Notes) i. e. in a proper sense when applied to the whole Covenant of Peace or Grace. between the Father and the Son, because there was a mutual Stipulation.

I will declare the Decree, (or as Dr. Hammond reads it) the Covenant: that is, I will publish or manifest that which was agreed upon betwixt God the Father and me This my Brethren, was long kept secret, but it is now clearly revealed, The secrets of the Lord is with them that fear him, ¹and he will shew them his Covenant. The Hebrew Word Decree, the Learned in that Language render Statute, Decree, Agreement, Pact, Covenant; the Word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 that ⟨p. 29⟩is here used (saith a Learned Author) is in the Scripture sometimes promiscuously, ²or synonimously used with the Word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 that is usually render'd Covenant; Covenant is taken either properly or figuratively. First Properly, for a mutual Contract, Compact or Agreement between two Parties, which differs from a Law which is without Obligation on the Lawgiver; and also from a single Promise which is without Stipulation. Covenant may be thus taken (as one Notes) i. e. in a proper sense when applied to the whole Covenant of Peace or Grace. between the Father and the Son, because there was a mutual Stipulation.