The steadfastness of promises, and the sinfulness of staggeringThe stedfastness of promises, and the sinfulness of staggering

3, Another Course whereby men Confirm the Truth of what they speak, is, by entering into Covenant, to accomplish what they have spoken. A Covenant gives strength to the Truth of any engagement. When a man hath but told you he will do such and such things for you, you are full of doubts and fears, that he may break with you: but when he hath indented in a Covenant, and you can show it under his Hand and Seal, you look ⟨p. 22⟩upon that, consider that, and are very secure. Even this way also hath the Lord taken to confirm and establish his Truths and Promises, that all doubtings and staggerings may be excluded, he hath wrapped them all up in a Covenant, and brought himself into a federal Engagement, that upon every Occasion, and at every Temptation, we may draw out his Hand and Seal, and say to Satan and our own false hearts; see here, behold God engaged in Covenant, to make good the word, wherein he hath caused me to put my Trust: and this is his property, That he is a God keeping Covenant: So that having his Promise redoubled, and that confirmed by an Oath, all Sealed and made sure by an unchangeable Covenant, what can we require more, to assure us of the Truth of these things: But yet further.

3, Another Course wherby men Confirm the Truth of what they speak, is, by entring into Covenant, to accomplish what they have spoken. A Covenant gives strength to the Truth of any ingagement. When a man hath but told you he will do such and such things for you, you are full of doubts and fears, that he may break with you: but when he hath indented in a Covenant, and you can shew it under his Hand and Seal, you look ⟨p. 22⟩upon that, consider that, and are very secure. Even this way also hath the Lord taken to confirm and establish his Truths and Promises, that all doubtings and staggerings may be excluded, he hath wrapped them all up in a Covenant, and brought himself into a faederal Ingagement, that upon every Occasion, and at every Temptation, we may draw out his Hand and Seal, and say to Satan and our own false hearts; see here, behold God ingaged in Covenant, to make good the word, wherein he hath caused me to put my Trust: and this is his property, That he is a God keeping Covenant: So that having his Promise redoubled, and that confirmed by an Oath, all Sealed and made sure by an unchangeable Covenant, what can we require more, to assure us of the Truth of these things: But yet further.