The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ

The consent of the Father and the Son is represented to us in Scripture, after the manner of a covenant, called by Divines the covenant of redemption: in which transaction we may take notice of these five Articles.

1. The Father promised to fit the son for the work of redemption, by preparing an humane nature, that so he might be capable of working out our redemption, Heb. 1•.5. a body thou hast prepared me: ⟨p. 46⟩his manifestation in the flesh was preordained, 1 Pet. 1.20. 2. The Son covenanted to answer the law for us, that he would suffer for our sins, and work out righteousness for us, Mat 20.28. The Son of man came to give his life for a ransom for many, John 10.18. I have power to lay down my life, and power to take it again, and this Commandment have I received of my Father. 3. The Father covenanted to accept the obedience and sufferings of Jesus Christ for the Elect, that their debt should be remitted unto them, and they saved thereby, Isa. 44.6. it is a light thing that thou shouldst be my servant, to raise up the tribe of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I will also give thee to be a light unto the Gentiles, that thou mayst be my salvation to the end of the earth, Isa. 53.10.11, 12 when he shall make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, &c. 4. The Father covenanted to invest him with full authority to accomplish the salvation of his redeemed ones, and apply to them the benefits of his death: and in order to this, to advance his humane nature unto highest dignity and glory, John 17.2