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The nature, solemnity, grounds, property, and benefits, of a sacred covenant. Together with the…
The nature, solemnity, grounds, property, and benefits, of a sacred covenant. Together with the duties of those who enter into such a covenant. Delivered in a sermon at Westminster, at the public convention, (ordered by the Honourable House of Commons) for the taking of the Covenant, by all such, of all degrees, as willingly presented themselves, upon Friday, Octob. 6. 1643. By Joseph Caryl, preacher to the Honourable Society of Lincolns-Inn.The nature, solemnity, grounds, property, and benefits, of a sacred covenant. Together with the duties of those who enter into such a covenant. Delivered in a sermon at Westminster, at the publique convention, (ordered by the Honourable House of Commons) for the taking of the Covenant, by all such, of all degrees, as willingly presented themselves, upon Friday, Octob. 6. 1643. By Ioseph Caryl, preacher to the Honourable Society of Lincolnes-Inne.
London: printed by E.G. for John Rothwell, 1643
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In the Hebrew, the word Covenant is not expressed. The 1Text runs only thus, We make a sure one, or a sure thing. Covenants are in their own nature and constitution, things of so much certainty and assurance, that by way of excellence a Covenant is called, a sure one, or an assurance. When a sure one is but named, a Covenant must be understood. As, the Holy One is God, and the Holy One and the just, is Christ, Acts 3. 14. You may know whom the Holy Ghost means, when he saith, the holy One, and the just. So the sure one is a Covenant, you may know what they made when the Holy Ghost saith, they made a sure one. Hence observe, that
In the Hebrew, the word Covenant is not exprest. The 1Text runnes onely thus, We make a sure one, or a sure thing. Covenants are in their owne nature and constitution, things of so much certainty and assurance, that by way of excellence a Covenant is called, a sure one, or an assurance. When a sure one is but named, a Covenant must be understood. As, the Holy One is God, and the Holy One and the just, is Christ, Acts 3. 14. You may know whom the Holy Ghost meanes, when he saith, the holy One, and the just. So the sure one is a Covenant, you may know what they made when the Holy Ghost saith, they made a sure one. Hence observe, that
- 1[Greek or Hebrew]〈non-Latin alphabet〉
A well-grounded Covenant is a sure, a firm, and an irrevocable Act. When you have such an all this, (and such you have) as is here concentered in the Text, to lay into or for the foundation of a Covenant, the superstruction (is aeternitati sacrum, and) must stand for ever.