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

The second thing that falls under Consideration here is;

What is the difference between the Covenant of works and the Covenant with Adam?

Gods covenant with Adam is generally confounded with the covenant of works, to the great hindrance of our understanding of Gods dealings with Man-kind: Adam indeed was made as well as we under a covenant of works; under a covenant of life, upon condition of perfect obedience: but besides this there was a particular covenant with Adam, whereby he was constituted a legal head, or representative of his posterity, to act in our behalf: to stand or fall for us, as well as himself: this is plainly held forth in that he is said to be the figure of him that is to come, that is of Christ, Rom. 5.14. he was the figure of Christ, inasmuch as he was made a public person, as Christ also was; this also is evident because we sinned in him: his fall is truly ours, Rom. 5.12. which could not have been if we had not been in ⟨p. 36⟩him as our representative: because God had constituted him our head, therefore his sin became ours, Rom. 5.19. 1 Cor. 15.22.

Gods covenant with Adam is generally confounded with the covenant of works, to the great hindrance of our understanding of Gods dealings with Man-kind: Adam indeed was made as well as we under a covenant of works; under a covenant of life, upon condition of perfect obedience: but besides this there was a particular covenant with Adam, whereby he was constituted a legal head, or representative of his posterity, to act in our behalf: to stand or fall for us, as well as himself: this is plainly held forth in that he is said to be the figure of him that is to come, that is of Christ,