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Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachi the…Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachy the…
Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachi the sixteen, seventeen and eighteen verses : seasonable for the times / by Thomas Watson ...Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachy the sixteen, seventeen and eighteen verses : seasonable for the times / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed by J. Astwood for Tho. Parkhurst, 1682
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. The first Covenant being violated, allowed the sinner no remedy; all doors of hope were shut: but the new Covenant allows of a Remedy: it provides a surety, Heb. 12.24. Jesus the Mediator of the new Covenant.
1See the amazing goodness of God to his People, to enter into Covenant with them, and say, Ye are mine, 2 Sam. 23.5. He hath made with me an Everlasting Covenant, ordered in all things and sure. The first Covenant stood upon the ticklish Foundation of Works. Adam had no sooner a stock of Original Righteousness to Trade with, but he broke: but this Covenant of Grace is confirmed with Gods Decree, and rests upon two mighty Pillars, the Oath of God, and the Blood of God. That ye may see how great ⟨p. 165⟩a privilege this is to be owned by the Lord federally, that he should be our God, and we his people, consider,
1See the amazing goodness of God to his People, to enter into Covenant with them, and say, Ye are mine, 2 Sam. 23.5. He hath made with me an Everlasting Covenant, ordered in all things and sure. The first Covenant stood upon the ticklish Foundation of Works. Adam had no sooner a stock of Original Righteousness to Trade with, but he broke: but this Covenant of Grace is confirmed with Gods Decree, and rests upon two mighty Pillars, the Oath of God, and the Blood of God. That ye may see how great ⟨p. 165⟩a priviledge this is to be owned by the Lord federally, that he should be our God, and we his people, consider,