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Now that the smoking flax cannot be quenched, is evident from the Covenant of Grace, Isa. 54. 10. The Mountains shall depart, and the Hills be removed, but the Covenant of my peace shall not be removed, saith the Lord. If there be falling from grace, how is it an immovable Covenant? If grace die, and the smoking flax be quenched, wherein is our state in Christ better than it was in Adam? The Covenant of Grace is called, A better Covenant, Heb. 7. 22. How is it a better Covenant than that which was made with Adam? Not only because it hath a better Surety, and contains better privileges, but because it hath better conditions annexed to it, It is ordered in all things, and sure, 2 Sam. 23. 5.^* Such as are taken into the Covenant, shall be as stars fixed in their Orb, and shall never fall away: If grace might die, and be quenched, then it were not a better Covenant.

Now that the smoaking flax cannot be quenched, is evident from the Covenant of Grace, Isa. 54. 10. The Mountains shall depart, and the Hills be removed, but the Covenant of my peace shall not be removed, saith the Lord. If there be falling from grace, how is it an immoveable Covenant? If grace die, and the smoaking flax be quenched, wherein is our state in Christ better than it was in Adam? The Covenant of Grace is called, A better Covenant, Heb. 7. 22. How is it a better Covenant than that which was made with Adam? Not only because it hath a better Surety, and contains better priviledges, but because it hath better conditions annexed to it, It is ordered in all things, and sure, 2 Sam. 23. 5.^* Such as are taken into the Covenant, shall be as stars fixed in their Orb, and shall never fall away: If grace might die, and be quenched, then it were not a better Covenant.