But the Covenant of suretyship which we teach, makes not the truth of God to depend upon our faith, or our unbelief; Yea the Lord promises that Christ without all fail, shall undeclineably see his seed, yea, and shall be the restorer of the Tribes of Jacob, and a light to the Gentiles, and the salvation of God to the ends of the earth, Isa. 49.6. Isa. 54. He shall be King and Lord of the Isles, Isa. 42.6, 7. Isa. 60.9. Psal. 2.8, 9. A Prince and a shepherd over his people, Ezek. 34. Ezek. 37.24, 25. Psal. 89.25. not upon condition they be willing, over whom he is set, but to meet with ⟨p. 329⟩the temptation. Ah! my iron and rocky will shall still resist the Lord; and he shall be King of the Nations, if the Nations shall determine their own will to submit to him, and vote that he be Crowned King: Nay, but the Covenant-promise saith,1 he shall be King of thy will. This is a part of his reign, Psal. 110.2. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 3. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, Deut. 30 6. Ezek. 11.19, 20. Ezek. 36.26, 27. Jer. 31.31, 32, 33, 34, 35. Jer. 32.39, 40. Neither can there be confidence and faith in God through the sure mercies of David, nor peace, nor solid consolation, nor warrant to pray for the Lords gracious bowing of the will to be his seed, except it be believed, Covenanted, that God shall be the God of his people, and their King, not over the element of the sea only to rule it, and over the mountains, and the stones, and rocks, but also over the particular wills, and the willing and nilling, choosing of good, and refusing of evil in the men of the Isles. And how could the Son pray, Father, give the inheritance of the Heathen to me, 2according to promise? Ask of me, and I will give thee, &c. Psal. 2. If the Father could answer nothing, but what Arminians and Socinians say he answers, as also, the believer out of the fleshes weakness must dictate this return of prayer. Son, with good will, I grant the Heathen, and the ends of the earth to thee in heritage and possession, so they be willing to submit to thee: But, what if they refuse to obey either me or thee? I did never Covenant with thee, Son, to do more then I can, try thy strength, and force their free-will, if thou can; if they be willing, well, and good it is, there is a bargain:
But the Covenant of suretyship which we teach, makes not the truth of God to depend upon our faith, or our unbeleef; Yea the Lord promises that Christ without all fail, shall undeclineably see his seed, yea, and shall be the restorer of the Tribes of Jacob, and a light to the Gentiles, and the salvation of God to the ends of the earth, Isa. 49.6. Isa. 54. He shall be King and Lord of the Iles, Isa. 42.6, 7. Isa. 60.9. Psal. 2.8, 9. A Prince and a sheepherd over his people, Ezek. 34. Ezek. 37.24, 25. Psal. 89.25. not upon condition they be willing, over whom he is set, but to meet with ⟨p. 329⟩the temptation. Ah! my iron and rockie will shall still resist the Lord; and he shall be King of the Nations, if the Nations shall determine their own will to submit to him, and vote that he be Crowned King: Nay, but the Covenant-promise saith,1 he shall be King of thy will. This is a part of his raign, Psal. 110.2. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 3. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, Deut. 30 6. Ezek. 11.19, 20. Ezek. 36.26, 27. Jer. 31.31, 32, 33, 34, 35. Jer. 32.39, 40. Neither can there be confidence and faith in God through the sure mercies of David, nor peace, nor solide consolation, nor warrand to pray for the Lords gracious bowing of the will to be his seed, except it be beleeved, Covenanted, that God shall be the God of his people, and their King, not over the element of the sea only to rule it, and over the mountains, and the stones, and rocks, but also over the particular wills, and the willing and nilling, choosing of good, and refusing of evill in the men of the Iles. And how could the Son pray, Father, give the inheritance of the Heathen to me,
- 1The Lord King of the will.
- 2The Son cannot pray for the heathen to be his inheritance by the Arminian Covenant betwixt Christ and the Father.The Son cannot pray for the heathen to be his inheritance by the Arminian Covenant betwix• Christ and the Father.