There be several opinions about the Covenant of Works, and the Covenant of grace, to the great disturbance of many Christians; some hold that there be four Covenants, two of Works, and two of Grace; the two first, one with Adam before the fall, and the other with Israel at their return out of Egypt, and the Covenants of Grace the first to Abraham, and the other at the Incarnation of Jesus Christ; this M. Simpson affirmed before a Committee of the Assembly of Divines in my hearing. 2. Others hold that there is but three Covenants; the first with Adam, the second with Israel at their going out of Egypt, and a third with Jesus Christ, the two first of Works, and the last of Grace, and this M. Burroughs delivered in his Exposition Sermon in Cornhill in my hearing. 3. Others hold that there is but two Covenants, the one of Works, and the other of Grace; yet the first they hold was made with Israel at Mount Sinai, and no Covenant of works before that, and now it is vanished away, and the other a Covenant of grace yet not made till the death of Christ the testator, and this is affirmed by James Pope, in a Book entitled, the unveiling of Antichrist. 4. Others hold that the Law at Mount Sinai was a Covenant of grace, implying that there is more then one Covenant of grace, and this is affirmed by Mr. Anthony Burgess in his Vindication of the Moral Law the 24. Lecture, text the 4. of Deuteronomy. 5. Others with my self hold that there is but two Covenants, the one a Covenant of Works, and the tree ⟨p. 2⟩of life, was a Sacrament or sign and token of it, this was made with Adam before his fall and to all his posterity who come under it as soon as they take upon them his nature, for he did bear an Image for himself and all his posterity, so that if he had stood in his integrity he had conveyed his righteousness and holiness to all his posterity, and when he by sin defiled his nature, the whole race of mankind was polluted by him, and also he received a Covenant both for himself and all his posterity, and in case he had been faithful to it, all his posterity had stood with him, but he breaking that Covenant brought not only guilt upon himself but upon all his posterity with him, so that now there is none clean, no not one; how can he be clean that is born of a woman? Job 25.4. thus mans nature is polluted.
THere be severall opinions about the Covenant of Works, and the Covenant of grace, to the great disturbance of many Christians; some hold that there be foure Covenants, two of Works, and two of Grace; the two first, one with Adam before the fall, and the other with Israel at their returne out of Aegypt, and the Covenants of Grace the first to Abraham, and the other at the Incarnation of Jesus Christ; this M. Sympson affirmed before a Committee of the Assembly of Divines in my hearing. 2. Others hold that there is but three Covenants; the first with Adam, the second with Israel at their going out of Aegypt, and a third with Jesus Christ, the two first of Workes, and the last of Grace, and this M. Burroughes delivered in his Exposition Sermon in Cornhill in my hearing. 3. Others hold that there is but two Covenants, the one of Works, and the other of Grace; yet the first they hold was made with Israel at Mount Sinai, and no Covenant of workes before that, and now it is vanished away, and the other a Covenant of grace yet not made till the death of Christ the testator, and this is affirmed by James Pope, in a Book entituled, the unveiling of Antichrist. 4. Others hold that the Law at Mount Sinai was a Covenant of grace, implying that there is more then one Covenant of grace, and this is affirmed by Mr. Anthony Burgesse in his Vindication of the Morall Law the 24. Lecture, text the 4. of Deuteronomy. 5. Others with my selfe hold that there is but two Covenants, the one a Covenant of Workes, and the tree ⟨p. 2⟩of life, was a Sacrament or signe and token of it, this was made with Adam before his fall and to all his posterity who come under it as soon as they take upon them his nature, for he did bear an Image for himselfe and all his postetity, so that if he had stood in his integrity he had conveyed his righteousnesse and holinesse to all his posterity, and when he by sin defiled his nature, the whole race of mankind was polluted by him, and also he received a Covenant both for himselfe and all his posterity, and in case he had been faithfull to it, all his posterity had stood with him, but he breaking that Covenant brought not only guilt upon himself but upon all his posterity with him, so that now there is none clean, no not one; how can he be clean that is born of a woman? Job 25.4. thus mans nature is polluted.
