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And there is a necessity of this on a Threefold account, 1. Because there can be no solid ground for extricating and bringing one out of an evil condition, but by Covenanting with God; for what else, I pray, can silence a challenge, or quiet and calm the Conscience in respect of guilt, when it saith to the person, thou hast sinned and art liable to the Curse? There is no way to get sin and the Curse removed, but by fleeing to Jesus Christ, and closing with Gods offer of Pardon upon the account of His Satisfaction rested on by Faith: Therefore is faith compared to a shield, whereby we may quench the fiery darts of the devil; It's true, saith the Soul accused of enmity against and wrongs done to God, I was an enemy to him and greatly wronged him, I was liable to his curse and wrath for sin; but he offered me Pardon and reconciliation through the Mediator, and I have accepted of his offer, and do rest upon Christs satisfaction for pardon, therefore I am Justified and shall not come into condemnation. 2. Because there can be no peace to the Soul, till there be some through evidence that the Covenant is fixed and made sure; for this is the way that God hath laid down for making Peace; as the quarrel and curse are founded on the breach of one Covenant, so our peace ariseth upon our engaging with God in another Covenant: Hence are all those promises, Jer. 30.31, 32, 33. and Heb. 8. which are so often repeated, I will Pardon their iniquities, I will remember ⟨p. 196⟩their sins no more, &c. All which Promises being privileges of a Covenanter with God, whoever would look for the Performance of the Promises, there is a necessity of their being in Covenant with him, ere they can expect the performance of them and attain to Peace. 3. Because, all that are without the Covenant of Grace are under the curse, being liable to the breach of the first Covenant: Therefore Ephes. 2. These two are put together, Strangers from the Covenant of Promise; and having no Hope, being without God and Christ in the World; and so to be without the Covenant, is to be without Hope, and without God and without Christ.

And there is a necessity of this on a Threefold account, 1. Because there can be no solid ground for extricating and bringing one out of an evil condition, but by Covenanting with God; for what else, I pray, can silence a challenge, or quiet and calme the Conscience in respect of guilt, when it saith to the person, thou hast sinned and art liable to the Curse? There is no way to get sin and the Curse removed, but by fleeing to Jesus Christ, and closing with Gods offer of Pardon upon the account of His Satisfaction rested on by Faith: Therefore is faith compared to a shield, whereby we may quench the fierie darts of the devil; It's true, saith the Soul accused of enmitie against and wrongs done to God, I was an enemie to him and geatly wronged him, I was liable to his curse and wrah for sin; but he offered me Pardon and reconciliation through the Mediator, and I have accepted of his offer, and do rest upon Christs satisfaction for pardon, therefore I am Justified and shall not come into condemnation. 2. Because there can be no peace to the Soul, till there be some thorow evidence that the Covenant is fixed and made sure; for this is the way that God hath laid down for making Peace; as the quarrell and curse are founded on the breach of one Covenant, so our peace ariseth upon our engaging with God in another Covenant: Hence are all those promises, Jer. 30.31, 32, 33. and