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

The Lord speaks often of the Covenant of Grace not so much as Preached,¹ quâ foedus ennunciatum (though it so also must be Preached) but as fulfilled by God, and acted in an effectual powerful way, upon the hearts of the elect only, and that according to ⟨p. 344⟩the Lords decree of election, and will of pleasure: So speaks the Lord of the Covenant. Jer. 31.31, 32, 33. Jer. 32.37, 38, 39. Ezek. 11.16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Ezek. 36.25, 26, 27, &c. Isa. 59.20, 21. in a pure Evangelic way, and in these places the Lord speaks of the Covenant, not so much as it contains our duty, as principally it holds forth his Gospel promise what he shall effectually do according to his decree and will of pleasure over-ruling our corrupt will: which Papists, Arminians, and Socinians utterly mistake, and will have it to be spoken of the Covenant as Preached according to the Lords approving and commanding will, whereas there is not one word of a command in these places, and therefore they say that these places speak nothing for the efficacy and mighty power of God in converting sinners.² 2. The Anabaptists from these places say none are to be baptized, but such as are so in Covenant, and as have these promises fulfilled in them, in whom the Lord hath wrought a new heart, and a new spirit; and that there is no external Covenanting under the New Testament. But then the whole Gentiles, Isai. 55.4, 5. Isai. 11.10. Isai. 60.1, 2, 3, &c. all Nations,