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

2. Hence, in the Covenant of Grace, the Obedience of Christ is propounded to a sinner, as the Matter of the Justification which he is to believe in him for. Christs Righteousness is exhibited as both the Meritorious, and also the Material cause of our being acquitted before God. To persuade us to Embrace it, and Cast ourselves upon it, it presents it before us as a Perfect Righteousness, which is every way full, and answerable to the Law in all points, having enough in it to answer all the Demands of that whatsoever, hence we read, Rom: 5: 18, 19. How completely this makes up all that which was procured by Mans Offence: but,

2. Hence, in the Covenant of Grace, the Obedience of Christ is propounded to a sinner, as the Matter of the Justification which he is to believe in him for. Christs Righteousness is exhibited as both the Meritoorius, and also the Material cause of our being acquitted before God. To perswade us to Embrace it, and Cast ou•selves upon it, it presents it before us as a Perfect Righteousness, which is every way full, and answerable to the Law in all points, having enough in it to answer all the Demands of that whatsoever, hence we read, Rom: 5: 18, 19. How compleatly this makes up all that which was procured by Mans Offence: but,

3 The way how this Righteousness came to be ours by Imputation, and so accepted for us unto our Justification, is discovered in and by the Contemplation ⟨p. 131⟩of the Covenant of Redemption; in which we may Observe.

1. That we were there Covenanted for. This Covenant was not made with us but for us. Though Christ were the only Party Covenanting with his Father, yet we were the Subjects of the Covenant. That great Transaction was made with respect to us, and in order to the bringing about of our Salvation: so that, as Christ was the Redeemer, so we were the Persons to be Redeemed by Him;