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

3. Neither is he our God simply by an external or visible Profession, or by virtue of our own external Personal Covenanting with him, for many of these God will disown and be ashamed to be called their God; 'tis one thing to have the Christian Name, and profess the Christian Religion, and another thing to have a saving interest in God; Men may in this sense be in Christ,¹ and yet as withered Branches be cut off and cast into the Fire.

3. Neither is he our God simply by an external or visible Profession, or by vertue of our own external Personal Covenanting with him, for many of these God will disown and be ashamed to be called their God; 'tis one thing to have the Christian Name, and profess the Christian Religion, and another thing to have a saving interest in God; Men may in this sense be in Christ,¹ and yet as withered Branches be cut off and cast into the Fire.

1. 1Joh. 15.6.

But in the Affirmative.

I. God is our God in this Covenant by way of special interest, it denotes our peculiar Relation to God. (1.) As a Father is related to his Children, whom he either hath begotten, or adopted, even so God in this Covenant is our God and Father. (2.) Or, as a Husband is related to that Woman whom he hath in his most endeared Affections Espoused, and Married to himself. (3.) Or as an Heir is related to an Estate, or an Inheritance which was purchased for him, and made sure to him for ever. (4.) Or as a Redeemer, hath an interest in such Persons whom he hath redeemed for himself, and bought and purchased for his own Service, and to be for him and not for another.