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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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In the use of his first difference he saith if the first covenant was made when Israel returned out of Egypt, then all actual sin is not against the first covenant as some think, for then it should be made with all nations, which he denies from that text Psal. 147.19, 20. and to be made before it was, and to be still in being, whereas he saith it is done away. I answer, the first covenant being that of works, was made with the whole race of mankind in Adam, and while he stood all stood, but when he fell all the world became guilty before God, Rom. 3.19. for in Adam all dye, ver. 15.22. sin and death passed upon all by his sin, Rom. 5.12. then the first covenant was made before Israels going out of Egypt, and all mankind are born under it, and all actual sin is against it only, when it was given as a rule of life in the hand of a mediator, it did more nearly concern them and not to other nations till they have it all in writing, as israel had, which may answer that text, Psal. 147.19.20. but then he denies that all sin is done away by Christ, and yet by and by he saith all those sacrifices were not sufficient to do it, they must look beyond all ⟨image 13⟩those things to Christ, and yet in his sixth difference he said the blood of calves and goats was the blood of the covenant; then he saith some hold that unbelief is the only sin against the new covenant, and he hath nothing to the contrary; therefore I pass on to the use of his second difference, where he saith if the first covenant was made with Israel after the flesh, and the second with Israel after the spirit, then to affirm that Infants are holy by their parents, believing is to hold forth still a covenant in the flesh which he understands is to deny Christ to be come in the flesh. I answer, he that denies the doctrine of Christs Apostles, denies Christ, but he denies the doctrine of Paul, who saith if but one of the parents be a believer, the children are holy, 1 Cor. 7.14. then in all wise mens judgment James Pope denies Christ to be come in the flesh: to this he saith we are to mind the scope of the place, which was to answer a doubt, to wit;