5. The properties of the Covenant I call: 1. The freedom of it consisting in persons:1 2. Causes: 3. Time: 4. Manner of dispensation: 1. Men, and not condemned, Angels are capable of this covenant: 2. Amongst men some Nations,2 not others, Psal. 147.19, 20. 3. So many, not any other: 4. The Father, not the Son, the poor, not always Kings; the Fool, not the wise man;3 the husband, not the wife, not these ⟨p. 87⟩who were bidden to the Supper, but beggars, halt, withered, lame. 2. Causes, 4in the first covenant there was Grace not deserving, and therefore now as the Law is propounded, it is a Pursuivant of Grace, and the Gospels servant to stand at Christs and the Believers back, as an attending servant: 2. Yea mercy unto thousands, toward those who have but Evangelic love to Christ, cometh into the Law, Christ having (in a sort) married the two Covenants: 3. I am the Lord thy God, Exod. 20. Is Grace standing at the entry of the door, to these that are under the Law, to bring them out, but in the Gospel all is unmixed Grace: 1. Not personal obedience is my heaven, but I stand still, and another doth all that may merit glory: Christ saith, Do ye but stand still, behold me, and see, friends, my garments rolled in blood; I bind for you, only consent, put your hand to the Pen, but I am the only undertaker to fight it out for you: 3. For time, the first breach of the Law is wrath;5 and no place by Law for repentance, but here come to Christ, who will, and when you will, after thou hast plaid the Harlot with many lovers: bring Hell and sins red as scarlet and crimson, come and be washen, come at the eleventh hour and welcome; fall and rise again in Christ; run away, and come home again and repent.6 4. The manner is: 1. That so much as would have bought ten thousand worlds of men and devils, was given ⟨p. 88⟩for so many only, an infinite superplus of love, so (as I may say) Christ did more then love us. Egypt and Ethiopia was not given for our ransom.7 2 A sure and eternal Covenant, bottomed upon infinite love: Why may not the link be broken, and the sheep plucked out of his hand? Why the Father that gave them to me, is greater then all. Where dwelleth he? In what Heaven? Who is stronger then the Father? The covenant with night and day, is natural, and cannot fail; confirming Grace in the second Adam is more connatural: 3.
5. The properties of the Covenant I call: 1. The freedom of it consisting in persons:1 2. Causes: 3. Time: 4. Manner of dispensation: 1. Men, and not condemned, Angels are capable of this covenant: 2. Amongst men some Nations,2 not others, Psal. 147.19, 20. 3. So many, not any other: 4. The Father, not the Son, the poor, not alwayes Kings; the Fool, not the wise man;3 the husband, not the wife, not these ⟨p. 87⟩who were bidden to the Supper, but beggers, halt, withered, lame. 2. Causes, 4in the first covenant there was Grace not deserving, and therefore now as the Law is propounded, it is a Pursevant of Grace, and the Gospels servant to stand at Christs and the Believers back, as an attending servant: 2. Yea mercy unto thousands, toward those who have but Evangelick love to Christ, cometh into the Law, Christ having (in a sort) married the two Covenants: 3. I am the Lord thy God, Exod. 20. Is Grace standing at the entry of the door, to these that are under the Law, to bring them out, but in the Gospell all is unmixed Grace: 1. Not personall obedience is my heaven, but I stand still, and another doth all that may merit glory: Christ saith, Do ye but stand still, behold me, and see, friends, my garments rolled in blood; I bind for you, only consent, put your hand to the Pen, but I am the only undertaker to fight it out for you: 3. For time, the first breach of the Law is wrath;5 and no place by Law for repentance, but here come to Christ, who will, and when you will, after thou hast plaid the Harlot with many lovers: bring Hell and sins red as scarlet and crimson, come and be washen, come at the eleventh hour and welcome; fall and rise again in Christ; run away, and come home again and repent.6 4. The maner is: 1. That so much as would have bought ten thousand worlds of men and devils, was given ⟨p. 88⟩for so many only, an infinite superplus of love, so (as I may say) Christ did more then love us. Aegypt and Aethiopia was not given for our ransom.
- 15. The properties of the Covenant:
- 21. Freedom in regard
- 31. Of Persons.
- 42.Of Causes.
- 53.Of time.
- 64.Of manner of dispensation.
- 72. Property of the Covenant Eterna••.
