The covenant of life opened, or, A treatise of the covenant of grace

My approving and commanding will is that they be thy seed, and thy willing people; but my decree is not to Lord it over their will, that is a fundamental act of Government, that all my subjects have liberty of conscience, to will or nill, as they please. Nay, but the Covenant of Suretyship includes the sure mercies of David, and the Lord gives band, word, and writ, and seal of blood, and the Oath of God to the Son, Psal. 110.4. Heb. 7.21. for the will. Isa. 53.4. Behold I have given him for a witness of the people, a leader and commander to the people. But what if they will neither lead nor drive? Yea the Lord promises ⟨p. 330⟩they shall not need to be driven▪ they shall be willing, and run. 5. Behold thou shalt call a Nation that thou knowest not, and Nations that knew not thee, shall run unto thee, because of the Lord thy God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee. And a strong reason of this is given, the Gentiles run; Whence comes this forwardness of the Gentiles who knew not God? Because (saith Isaiah) of Jehovah thy God (of Christ Mediator) in Covenant with thee, Psal. 22.1. Joh. 20.•0. because of thy God the Holy One of Israel: the running (saith Calvin) noteth the efficacy of the calling, and they run to Christ, because of Jehovah, and the mighty power of God in the Man-Christ. • ▪ Noteth because (saith Piscator.) And another reason, because he hath glorified thee, O Christ, he hath declared thee to be the Son of God by thy rising from the dead, ascension to heaven, given thee a Name above all names, Rom. 1.4. Phil. 2.7, 8, 9, 10. So Musculus, Piscator, Marlorat, Gualther, Diodati: So the running of the Gentiles to Christ is the glorifying of Christ, and a part of the reward; its Christs glory that he hath a seed that runs after him. Then: And M. Dickson upon these words,