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Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation
Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation. : Gods return to the soul, or nation; together with his preventing mercy. : Delivered in ten sermons, (viz.) 1. Christs personal excellencies, the object of our love. 2. Christ crucified, the object of our faith. 3. The new covenant of grace opened. 4. Christ the mediator of the new covenant. 5. The way and spirit of the new covenant, or New Testament. 6. The blood of sprinkling. 7. The sweetness and profitableness of divine meditation. 8. The work and way of this meditation. 9. Gods return to the soul and nation. 10. Preventing mercy. / By W.B.
London: printed for N. Ranew, 1667
Sermons › Sermon 3: The New Covenant of Grace opened. SERMON III.
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.
First, New in opposition to the Covenant that was made with Adam in the state of innocency; for then, though God out of free love and grace, was pleased to condescend to enter into Covenant with man, yet then God did deal with us in a way of Supremacy and of Righteousness; and therefore there is mention made only of the Threatening, In the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt dye the death: But now God deals with us in this Covenant in a way of grace, and of great compassion; and therefore in this Covenant there is mention made only of the Promise.
First, New in opposition to the Covenant that was made with Adam in the state of innocency; for then, though God out of free love and grace, was pleased to condescend to enter into Covenant with man, yet then God did deal with us in a way of Supremacy and of Righteousness; and therefore there is mention made onely of the Threatning, In the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt dye the death: But now God deals with us in this Covenant in a way of grace, and of great compassion; and therefore in this Covenant there is mention made onely of the Promise.
Again, 2. Though God did enter into Covenant with Adam, and so with us, and promised eternal life in Heaven; not eternal life in this World only, as some would: For Hell was threatened in these words, In the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt dye the death, and therefore Heaven and Salvation was promised on the contrary; yet I say (although God, when he entered into Covenant with us then, ⟨p. 62⟩did promise Heaven and Salvation) it was upon condition of our personal and perfect obedience, and therefore called a Covenant of works; But now our Covenant runs upon no such terms.
Again, 2. Though God did enter into Covenant with Adam, and so with us, and promised eternal life in Heaven; not eternal life in this World onely, as some would: For Hell was threatned in these words, In the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt dye the death, and therefore Heaven and Salvation was promised on the contrary; yet I say (although God, when he entered into Covenant with us then,