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A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the…
A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the mediator to believers, and his direful wrath against impenitent sinners containing the substance of near forty sermons upon several subjects / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by the author, 1694
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. Consider the Nature of that Covenant, by virtue of which all the Elect are put into Christ's Hand: It is a Covenant made and entered into by the Son as Mediator with the Father; not only to redeem and purchase Life for them, and to infuse Life in them, but to preserve them in a State of Life, so that none of God's Covenant-Children ⟨p. 276⟩might depart from him any more for ever, which the first Covenant failed in; and therefore God found fault with that or rather with them with whom it was made, who failed in continuing their Obedience thereunto, but sinned, and fell from God. Now say I, God to prevent the like again, hath entered into a New Covenant with his Son for us, which is so well ordered in all things, and sure, as that not one Soul shall ever eternally miscarry that is comprehended therein. O remember that this Covenant was the Result of Infinite Wisdom, as well as it resulted from inconceivable Love and Goodness in God; and it was to frustrate and destroy the Works of the Devil for ever, so that he might never have Cause to insult over the Majesty of God, in getting out of his Hand one Soul that he designed in his Eternal Counsel to make happy, and save for ever.
2. Consider, Jesus Christ to this End, in this Covenant, hath took all that the Father gave unto him into his Hand as their Surety. Pray consider, all Believers are thus in the Hand of Christ: Hence he is called the Surety of a better Covenant. He is their great Sponsor; 1if any be lost, he must answer for them. Let me read that Text in 1 Kings 20. I shall only allude to it to clear up this Matter the better to weak Capacities; Thy Servant went out into the midst of the Battle, and behold, a Man turned aside, and brought a Man unto 2me, and said, Keep this Man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy Life go for his Life. I know this was spoken by the Prophet parabolically, yet it may serve to show you the Nature of Suretyship, where one engageth for another, or for others. Thus Judah became Surety to his Father for Benjamin; I will be Surety for him; of my Hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto