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The doctrine of the covenant of redemption Wherein is laid the foundation of all…
The doctrine of the covenant of redemption Wherein is laid the foundation of all our hopes and happiness. Briefly opened and improved. By Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston. [Three lines from Psalms]
Boston: printed by Benj. Harris over against the Old-Meet, 1693
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.
3. The Fallen Angels, or Devils, stand no way related unto this Covenant: but only men. God never thought of, or contrived a way for the Jail-Delivery of Devils, but hath left them hopelessly under the Sentence which fell upon them ⟨p. 49⟩when they rebelled against him, and therefore their misery is beyond all hopes of remedy: they are said to be Reserved in Everlasting Chains, Jude, 6. But God had more Gracious thoughts for man: and in this respect we find, that the Son of God in pursuit of this Covenant, meddled not with the Assumption of the Angelical nature, but took that only of Humanity, Heb. 2. 16. And the reason of this was because he had not covenanted to redeem Ang•l• but only men.
3. The Fallen Angels, or Devils, stand no way related unto this Covenant: but only men. God never thought of, or contrived a way for the Jayl-Delivery of Devils, but hath left them hopelesly under the Sentence which fell upon them ⟨p. 49⟩when they rebelled against him, and therefore their misery is beyond all hopes of remedy: they are said to be Reserved in Everlasting Chains, Jude, 6. But God had more Gracious thoughts for man: and in this respect we find, that the Son of God in pursuit of this Covenant, medled not with the Assumption of the Angelical nature, but took that only of Humanity, Heb. 2. 16. And the reason of this was because he had not covenanted to redeem Ang•l• but only men.