The fountain opened, or, The great gospel privilege of having Christ exhibited to sinful…The fountain opened, or, The great gospel priviledge of having Christ exhibited to sinfull…

1. That the design of the New Covenant, in which the Grace of it is to appear, is to bring fallen man back to a state of blessedness. It was because mankind were become woefully miserable by the Apostasy of Adam, in which they all fell, and there was no room left for any remedy ⟨p. 179⟩to be afforded to them by the Covenant of Works, inasmuch as the Law could no longer give life, Gal. 3. 21. And God had a pity for some of that unhappy race, & would save them, that he opened a New Covenant, in which he makes the displays of his rich Grace to them. Now, as it was the glory of his Grace that God had a regard to ultimately in this Contrivance; so the way in which he would exalt this Attribute, and make it illustrious and for ever admirable, was in their Salvation: So that the Salvation of lost Sinners is inseparably connected with, and nextly subordinated to this last end of God; because in and by it he will accomplish it. In which Salvation they are delivered from that misery under which they were fallen by reason of sin, unto all that felicity which they had so lost; hence we are told that it is by Grace that we are saved, Eph▪ 2 8. on which account it is called the Grace of God which brings Salvation, Tit. 2 11. When therefore the undone Sinner is brought to the enjoyment of perfect felicity, then hath the Grace of God accomplished its design.

1. That the design of the New Covenant, in which the Grace of it is to appear, is to bring fallen man back to a state of blessedness. It was because mankind were become wofully miserable by the Apostasy of Adam, in which they all fell, and there was no room left for any remedy ⟨p. 179⟩to be afforded to them by the Covenant of Works, inasmuch as the Law could no longer give life, Gal. 3. 21. And God had a pity for some of that unhappy race, & would save them, that he opened a New Covenant, in which he makes the displays of his rich Grace to them. Now, as it was the glory of his Grace that God had a regard to ultimately in this Contrivance; so the way in which he would exalt this Attribute, and make it illustrious and for ever admirable, was in their Salvation: So that the Salvation of lost Sinners is inseparably connected with, and nextly subordinated to this last end of God; because in and by it he will accomplish it. In which Salvation they are delivered from that misery under which they were fallen by reason of sin, unto all that felicity which they had so lost; hence we are told that it is by Grace that we are saved, Eph 2 8. on which account it is called the Grace of God which brings Salvation,