The doctrine of the covenant of redemption Wherein is laid the foundation of all…

2 Here he sees all the hard conditions of life, which are propounded in the Law, to be fully satisfied and performed. The Law saith do this and Live, je. do it perfectly and constantly, without any failure or defect: though this were fair and easy to man in integrity, when he had the Image of God upon him, yet now he finds it hard, yea an impossibility in himself to comport with all; & the more he endeavours, the more apprehensive he is of his short coming: and this makes a legal life to be an horrible slavery. But he here is certified that Christ became surety for all this, and that he hath fully performed those terms to a tittle, and this upon his account; so that hereupon he hath brought him to stand upon better terms of Salvation, Gal. 4. 5. and now, his daily defects, though they grieve him, yet they do not hinder or damp his expectation of the life which is Promised.

2 Here he sees all the hard conditions of life, which are propounded in the Law, to be fully satisfied and performed. The Law saith do this and Live, ie. do it perfectly and constantly, without any failure or defect: though this were fair and easy to man in integrity, when he had the Image of God upon him, yet now he finds it hard, yea an impossibility in himself to comport with all; & the more he endeavours, the more apprehensive he is of his short coming: and this makes a legal life to be an horrible slavery. But he here is certified that Christ became surety for all this, and that he hath fully performed those terms to a tittle, and this upon his account; so that hereupon he hath brought him to stand upon better terms of Salvation, Gal. 4. 5. and now, his dayly defects, though they grieve him, yet they do not hinder or damp his expectation of the life which is Promised.

3 Here also he sees Jesus Christ to be ⟨p. 125⟩the undertaker for all that which is to be doe by him in order to Salvation i e. for the performing and accomplishing of the very Gospel Covenant. When the law is satisfied for our offences, there is yet something to be done by us in order to Salvation The new Covenant requires Faith, and Holiness, and Perseverance: and as we could not put the First Grace into our selves, by conversion, so neither can we carry the work on when it is begun, nor withstand all the powerful Temptations that lie in our way, and be Faithful nto the Death, that we may receive the Crown of Life: and yet all this must be, according to the tenor of the Covenant, and the looking merely upon this, makes a Child of God sometimes to be afraid whether he shall hold out, he finds so much strength set against him, and so much infirmity attending on him. But here is his Hope settled; in this Covenant Jesus Christ was the undertaker for this also; for he is to bring his Redeemed to Glory Heb, 2. 10. hence that Promise, Joh 6. 37. He gave himself for his Church, not only to satisfy for them, but also to sanctify them,