The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

To give the sum of these things, it is inquired with respect unto which of these considerations of the new Covenant, it is affirmed that it was procured by the Death of Christ. If it be said, that it is with respect unto the actual communication of all the Grace and Glory prepared in the Covenant, and proposed unto us in the Promises of it; it is most true. All the Grace and Glory promised in the Covenant was purchased for the Church by Jesus Christ. In this sense by his Death he procured the new Covenant. This the whole Scripture from the Beginning of it in the first Promise unto the end of it, doth bear witness unto. For it is in him alone that God blesseth us with all spiritual Blessings in Heavenly things. Let all the good things that are mentioned or promised in the Covenant expressly, or by just consequence, be summed up, and it will be no hard matter to demonstrate concerning them all, and that both jointly and severally, that they were all procured for us by the Obedience and Death of Christ.

To give the sum of these things, it is inquired with respect unto which of these considerations of the new Covenant, it is affirmed that it was procured by the Death of Christ. If it be said, that it is with respect unto the actual communication of all the Grace and Glory prepared in the Covenant, and proposed unto us in the Promises of it; it is most true. All the Grace and Glory promised in the Covenant was purchased for the Church by Jesus Christ. In this sense by his Death he procured the new Covenant. This the whole Scripture from the Beginning of it in the first Promise unto the end of it, doth bear witness unto. For it is in him alone that God blesseth us with all spiritual Blessings in Heavenly things. Let all the good things that are mentioned or promised in the Covenant expresly, or by just consequence, be summed up, and it will be no hard matter to demonstrate concerning them all, and that both joyntly and severally, that they were all procured for us by the Obedience and Death of Christ.

But this is not that which is intended. For most of this Opinion do deny, that the Grace of the Covenant in Conversion unto God, the Remission of sins, Sanctification, Justification, Adoption, and the like, are the effects or procurements of the Death of Christ. And they do on the other hand declare, that it is Gods making of the Covenant which they do intend: that is the contrivance of the terms and conditions of it, with their proposal unto mankind for their Recovery. But herein there is [Greek or Hebrew]. For