1. Now let me add one or two arguments more to what this worthy Author hath said, viz. If the Covenant of Redemption, be not the Covenant of Grace, or Covenant of Peace and Reconciliation, which God calls his Covenant; The Covenant of my Peace shall not be removed saith the Lord: Then it will follow, that our Peace is made with God, or God is reconciled to us by a Covenant of Grace, which we enter into with him, which Covenant Christ Merited for us in his performing the Covenant of Redemption; and if it be so, how is it Paul saith God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself? Indeed as far as I can see, this notion of two distinct Covenants of Redemption and of Grace, seems to be defended of late, on purpose to favour the grand Errors of our new Methodists viz. In the Covenant of Redemption, say they, Christ made God amends for our breach of the Law of perfect obedience, by himself alone, and for himself only, that so he might be a fit Mediator, and Merit a new Law of Faith and sincere Obedience; (for their Covenant of Grace is a Law of Obedience) which Law or Covenant he Confirmed by his Death. So that now God, say they, enters into a Covenant with mankind, and if they perform the Conditions of it, or so far as they do, so far they shall be justified, and shall have Eternal life provided they continue unto the end; and thus (as before I have hinted) Christ is our legal righteousness in the Covenant of Redemption, he fulfilled the Law of Works, or the strict ⟨p. 213⟩Law of perfect Obedience: by giving God a satisfying recompense, And so he hath abolished the Law of perfect obedience; but our Faith, Inherent-righteousness, Gospel-holiness and Sincere obedience, is our Evangelical Righteousness; or that which justifies us at Gods Bar or in his sight: Now this dangerous Error, I say, seems to follow the allowing of two distinct Covenants.
1. Now let me add one or two arguments more to what this worthy Author hath said, viz. If the Covenant of Redemption, be not the Covenant of Grace, or Covenant of Peace and Reconciliation, which God calls his Covenant; The Covenant of my Peace shall not be removed saith the Lord: Then it will follow, that our Peace is made with God, or God is reconciled to us by a Covenant of Grace, which we enter into with him, which Covenant Christ Merited for us in his performing the Covenant of Redemption; and if it be so, how is it Paul saith God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself? Indeed as far as I can see, this notion of two distinct Covenants of Redemption and of Grace, seems to be defended of late, on purpose to favour the grand Errors of our new Methodists viz. In the Covenant of Redemption, say they, Christ made God amends for our breach of the Law of perfect obedience, by himself alone, and for himself only, that so he might be a fit Mediator, and Merit a new Law of Faith and sincere Obedience; (for their Covenant of Grace is a Law of Obedience) which Law or Covenant he Confirmed by his Death. So that now God, say they, enters into a Covenant with mankind, and if they perform the Conditions of it, or so far as they do, so far they shall be justifyed, and shall have Eternal life provided they continue unto the end; and thus (as before I have hinted) Christ is our legal righteousness in the Covenant of Redemption, he fulfiled the Law of Works, or the strict ⟨p. 213⟩Law of perfect Obedience: by giving God a satisfying recompence, And so he hath abolished the Law of perfect obedience; but our Faith, Inherent-righteousness, Gospel-holiness and Sincere obedience, is our Evangelical Righteousness; or that which justifies us at Gods Bar or in his sight: Now this dangerous Error, I say, seems to follow the allowing of two distinct Covenants.
