2. There is a second opinion, in which I find the greatest Number of most Holy and learned Divines to concur, and that is, that though the Law be called a Covenant, yet was it not a Covenant of Works for salvation; nor was it a third Covenant from Works and Grace: but it was the same Covenant for nature and kind under which we stand under the Gospel, even the Covenant of Grace, though more Legally dispensed to the Jews; and it differed not in substance from the Covenant of Grace, *but in degrees, say some, in the Economy and external administrations of it, say others, the Jews were under infancy, therefore Pedagogy. In which regard the Covenant of Grace under the Law is called Foedus vetus, or the old Covenant, and under the Gospel, Foedus novum, or the new Covenant, Hebr. 8.8. And the one was called Old, the other New, not because it was before the other: For the Law was added to the Promise 430. ⟨p. 147⟩years after, and therefore the Promise was before it; but it is called old, because those administrations did now wax old and decay, **were nigh to vanishing, ready to disappear, and were to give place to more new and excellent administrations. That was more obscurely administered, shadowed, and darkened with shadows, this more perspicuously and clearly; that was more Onerous and burdensome, this more easy and delightful; that in respect of the legal administrations did beget to bondage, this to Son-like freedom. As you may clearly see in those places, Colos. 2.17. Heb. 10.1. Mat. 15.10. Gal. 3.24. Gal 4.1, 2, 3. *Hence one saith, the new and old Covenant, the Covenant of works (so he calls the law) and this of Grace, the Covenant of the Law and Gospel, are not parallel distinctions; for both these Covenants, are Covenants of Grace, only differing in the Economy, and diverse administrations of them. That they were the same Covenant for nature and kind, is alleged that in the 1. Lu. 72.74, 75. To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, and to remember his holy Covenant. What was that? you see that in the 74. verse for substance the same with ours; That he, would ⟨p. 148⟩grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness all the days of our life.
2. There is a second opinion, in which I find the greatest Number of most Holy and learned Divines to concurre, and that is, that though the Law be called a Covenant, yet was it not a Covenant of Works for salvation; nor was it a third Covenant from Workes and Grace: but it was the same Covenant for nature and kind under which wee stand under the Gospel, even the Covenant of Grace, though more Legally dispensed to the Iewes; and it differed not in substance from the Covenant of Grace, *but in degrees, say some, in the Oeconomy and externall administrations of it, say others, the Iewes were under infancy, therefore Paedagogy. In which regard the Covenant of Grace under the Law is called Foedus vetus, or the old Covenant, and under the Gospel, Foedus novum, or the new Covenant, Hebr. 8.8. And the one was called Old, the other New, not because it was before the other: For the Law was added to the Promise 430. ⟨p. 147⟩yeeres after, and therefore the Promise was before it; but it is called old, because those administrations did now wax old and decay, **were nigh to vanishing, ready to disappear, and were to give place to more new and excellent administrations. That was more obscurely administred, shadowed, and darkned with shadowes, this more perspicuously and clearly; that was more Onerous and burthensome, this more easie and delightfull; that in respect of the legall administrations did beget to bondage, this to Son-like freedome. As you may clearely see in those places, Colos. 2.17. Heb. 10.1. Mat. 15.10. Gal. 3.24. Gal 4.1, 2, 3. *Hence one saith, the new and old Covenant, the Covenant of works (so he calls the law) and this of Grace, the Covenant of the Law and Gospel, are not parallel distinctions; for both these Covenants, are Covenants of Grace, onely differing in the Oeconomy, and diverse administrations of them. That they were the same Covenant for nature and kind, is alleadged that in the 1. Lu. 72.74, 75. To perform the mercie promised to our forefathers, and to remember his holy Covenant. What was that? you see that in the 74. verse for substance the same with ours; That he, would
- *Foedus vetus et novum differunt, 1. Tempore continuationis, 2. loco, 3. cla•itate, 4. facilitate, 5. suavitate. Foedus vetus non quia prius, sed quia inveterascere, et succedenti praestantiori foederi decedere, et aboleri debuit. Cham. de 3. foed. Heb. 7.43. Oeconomia foederis Gr. in v. T. fuit onerosa, operosa. Alst.
- *Antiquatum quid et senescens.
- *[Greek or Hebrew]. Heb. 8. ult.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Heb. 8. ult.
- *Non sunt parallelae distinctiones foedus vetus et faedus novum, foedus operis, et foedus gratiae, foedus legis et foedus Evangeliis utrumque enim foedus, et vetus, et novum, est foedus gratiae et Evangelii. Alsted. At cotra Chamier. 151.3. c. sect. 10.5. T.
