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

Answ. The Covenant of Grace was made with Christ as the second Adam, and in him with all the Elect as his Seed: Thus that Learned Assembly.

From hence it doth appear, that this opinion of two distinct Covenants was not received by that Assembly; they own but two Covenants i. e. that of Works and that of Grace, and I am sure the Scriptures bear witness of no other Covenant of Redemption, but that of Grace and Reconciliation, which includes Redemption and all Covenant-Blessings. My Brethren, That very Covenant made between the Father ⟨p. 217⟩and the Son, was hidden or kept secret as to the clear manifestation of it till Christ came, and then it was manifested, and the clear revelation of it is in the Gospel, which shows how God manifesteth the grace of this Covenant by offering Pardon and Peace to sinners, by revealing of Christ who is called the Covenant, and offering him to them for Life and Salvation; so that this Covenant contains all Grace, Mercy and Redemption.

Moreover, Remarkable it is to see how that Learned Person that wrote the Book called The Ark of the Covenant, (who too boldly asserts the Covenant of Redemption a distinct Covenant from the Covenant of Grace) doth in divers places contradict himself herein, take some of his words,¹ viz. So that I take(saith he) the meaning of these words, This is my Covenant with them, my Spirit that is upon thee, &c. to be, This is my Covenant that I have made with thee upon their account, and for their behoof; or the Covenant that I have made with them: to wit, virtually when I Covenanted with thee, and made promises to thee for their behoof. He confesseth that the Covenant of […] was made with Christ primarily, and representatively, and with the Elect in him; and all promises of Grace was made to us in Christ in that Covenant: And what do we say more? but this is to overthrow his own Notion of two distinct Covenants.