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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.
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3. But then thirdly, What kind of Covenant is this? — And what are the properties of it?
Answ. To name but three,
First, It is a Covenant of Grace, in opposition to works, or to all our own worth, or worthiness.
A Covenant of Grace, for it is made with sinners. The Covenant that was made with Adam in the state of innocency, was made with a Saint, having •he Image of God upon him, therefore a Covenant of Friendship: The Covenant that God makes now, •he makes with Sinners, and it is a Covenant of Reconciliation, and therefore a Covenant of Grace. Then by that Covenant that God made with Adam, there was no room for repentance, or for remission, now room for both.
A Covenant of Grace, for it is made with sinners. The Covenant that was made with Adam in the •tate of innocency, was made with a Saint, having •he Image of God upon him, therefore a Covenant of Friendship: The Covenant that God makes now, he makes with Sinners, and it is a Covenant of Reconciliation, and therefore a Covenant of Grace. Then by that Covenant that God made with Adam, there was no room for repentance, or for remission, now room for both.