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The covenant of grace opened
The covenant of grace opened: wherein these particulars are handled; viz. 1. What the covenant of grace is, 2. what the seals of the covenant are, 3. who are the parties and subjects fit to receive these seals. From all which particulars infants baptism is fully proved and vindicated. Being several sermons preached at Hartford in New-England. / By that reverend and faithful minister of the gospel, Mr Thomas Hooker.The covenant of grace opened: wherein these particulars are handled; viz. 1. What the covenant of grace is, 2. what the seales of the covenant are, 3. who are the parties and subjects fit to receive these seales. From all which particulars infants baptisme is fully proved and vindicated. Being severall sermons preached at Hartford in New-England. / By that reverend and faithfull minister of the gospel, Mr Thomas Hooker.
London: printed by G. Dawson, 1649
THE Covenant of Grace opened in several Sermons.THE Covenant of Grace opened in severall Sermons.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. By way of prevention and therefore he removes those things that might annoy it by gathering out the stones and briers out of it.
2. By way of prevention and therefore he removes those things that might anoy it by gathering out the stones and bryers out of it.
3. He lays in provision, he plants it with choice plants, and built a Wine-press in it, and what could he have done more in outward ⟨p. 52⟩means. Now he did not thus to the Gentiles, they grew wild, he did not take that pains with them; so Jeremiah 2.21. Yea, I planted thee a noble Vine, whose plants were all natural, &c. That is, as a Vine planted on purpose by the gardiner, it was not a wild one, in regard of God, and his promises, as he had made them a Church, so all should before their good, Rom. 11.24. They were ingrafted into the true Olive, and originally planted by the dresser; that as the wild Olive grows in the wilderness, so the good Olives are planted by the Vinedresser: therefore you may see what he speaks further of the Vine, Isaiah 5 7. Surely the Vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the men of Israel and the men of Judah are his pleasant plants; or as the word signifies, the people of Gods embracements; that is to apply a mans self pleasingly to another with loving embracements; that is the word; the Lord out of his good pleasure and tender pity did take the people of the Jews into his embracements, he took them into the Arms of his embracements of the covenants, and into the arms of his compassion, so he doth to every Congregation to this day; in this regard they are planted into the true Olive; Deut 7.7. The Lord did not choose you, because you were more in number, but because he loved you, and Ezekiel 24.23, 24.29