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Two solemn covenants made between God and manTwo solemne covenants made between God and man
Two solemn covenants made between God and man: viz. [brace] the covenant of works, and the covenant of grace. [brace] Clearly laid open, distinguished, and vindicated from many dangerous opinions; the right knowledge of which [sic] will be very profitable to all those that have escaped the first, and are confirmed in the second at the Sacrament. January 15. 1646. Imprimatur. John Downame.Two solemne covenants made between God and man: viz. [brace] the covenant of workes, and the covenant of grace. [brace] Clearly laid open, distinguished, and vindicated from many dangerous opinions; the right knowledge of which [sic] will be very profitable to all those that have escaped the first, and are confirmed in the second at the Sacrament. January 15. 1646. Imprimatur. John Downame.
London: printed for Thomas Banks, 1647
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For answer to the first objection, if God made a covenant with Abraham, and that also a covenant of grace, then it will follow that God made two covenants of grace, and then we must have two redeemers, and if one of them was made to Abraham, this is to make him who saith he is but dust and ashes, Gen. 18. to be one of those redeemers or saviours who was but a poor creature himself, but they will say, to Abraham and Christ were the promises made, Gal. 3.16. I answer, as one King makes a league or covenant with another by an Ambassador, so Abraham represented Christ, for the promise of eternal life was made before the world began, Titus 12. therefore before Abraham had his being, or it may be answered thus: Abraham received the sign or token of this covenant, Gen. 17.10, 11. when as the covenant it self was made with Christ from all eternity, and those elect that fall in every age of the world since Adams fall God hath been in Christ, not in Abraham, reconciling them to himself, 2 Cor. 5.19, 20. and if Abraham should stand for all the Elect to receive a covenant for them, then he should stand for them with an Image also without sin, to answer for their lost Image by Adam; but this he could not do because he was defiled with sin as other men, then the covenant of grace was not made with him but with Christ, who took upon him our nature and our infirmities and yet without sin, Heb. 4.15. so then Abraham received circumcision the token of the covenant, but himself was saved by his faith in Christ, for saith Christ, Abraham saw my day and was glad, John 8.56. it was Christ that was given for a covenant, he is the redeemer of Israel that holy one, Isa. 49.7, 8. it was Christs righteousness that was imputed unto ⟨p. 8⟩to him and received by faith when he received the sign of circumcision,