The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

2. It may be considered with respect unto the federal Transactions between the Father and the Son, concerning the Accomplishment of this Counsel of his Will. What these were, wherein they did consist, I have declared at large; Exercitat. Vol. 2. Neither do I call this the Covenant of Grace absolutely, nor is it so called in the Scripture. But yet some will not distinguish between the Covenant of the Mediator ⟨p. 269⟩and the Covenant of Grace, because the promises of the Covenant absolutely are said to be made to Christ, Gal. 3.16. and he is the [Greek or Hebrew], or first subject of all the Grace of it. But in the Covenant of the Mediator, Christ stands alone for himself, and undertakes for himself alone, and not as the Representative of the Church. But this he is in the Covenant of Grace. But this is that wherein it had its designed establishment as unto all the ways, means, and ends of its Accomplishment; and all things so disposed as that it might be effectual unto the eternal Glory of the Wisdom, Grace, Righteousness and Power of God. Wherefore the Covenant of Grace could not be procured by any means or cause, but that which was the cause of this Covenant of the Mediator, or of God the Father with the Son, as undertaking the work of Mediation. And as this is no where ascribed unto the Death of Christ in the Scripture, so to assert it, is contrary unto all spiritual Reason and Understanding. Who can conceive that Christ by his death should procure the Agreement between God and him, that he should dye.

2. It may be considered with respect unto the foederal Transactions between the Father and the Son, concerning the Accomplishment of this Counsel of his Will. What these were, wherein they did consist, I have declared at large; Exercitat. Vol. 2. Neither do I call this the Covenant of Grace absolutely, nor is it so called in the Scripture. But yet some will not distinguish between the Covenant of the Mediator ⟨p. 269⟩and the Covenant of Grace, because the promises of the Covenant absolutely are said to be made to Christ, Gal. 3.16. and he is the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, or first subject of all the Grace of it. But in the Covenant of the Mediator, Christ stands alone for himself, and undertakes for himself alone, and not as the Repretsentive of the Church. But this he is in the Covenant of Grace. But this is that wherein it had its designed establishment as unto all the ways, means, and ends of its Accomplishment; and all things so disposed as that it might be effectual unto the eternal Glory of the Wisdom, Grace, Righteousness and Power of God. Wherefore the Covenant of Grace could not be procured by any means or cause, but that which was the cause of this Covenant of the Mediator, or of God the Father with the Son, as undertaking the work of Mediation. And as this is no where ascribed unto the Death of Christ in the Scripture, so to assert it, is contrary unto all spiritual Reason and Understanding. Who can conceive that Christ by his death should procure the Agreement between God and him, that he should dye.