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Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shown the connection…Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shewn the connexion…
Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shown the connection which there is between the promise, on God's part; and duty, on our part, in the covenant of grace: as it was delivered in several sermons, preached in order to solemn renewing of covenant. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Seven lines from Deuteronomy]Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shewn the connexion which there is between the promise, on God's part; and duty, on our part, in the covenant of grace: as it was delivered in several sermons, preached in order to solemn renewing of covenant. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Seven lines from Deuteronomy]
printed by James Glen, 1682
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.
4. If we consider the easy Terms of it: If these benefits had been propounded to us upon Terms, hard and impossible, it had not been so glorious as now it is, but the fair Tenders, and facile Propositions, or Conditions that it stands upon, declare it to be a Rich Favour of God. Perfect Obedience to the Law, without any Slip or Failure, and personal full satisfaction for every Offence to it (those Rigorous Terms to the Covenant of Works) become impossible to Man by reason of his Fall: These therefore are Removed, and Evangelical Gracious Terms are introduced in their Room. This Covenant declares that the Law is already satisfied, Divine Justice fully appeased, Salvation already completely wrought out and procured: It asks not of us any personal satisfaction to God for our offences, nor any meritorious Works of ours to be the Price of heaven's Purchase: All that which it requires is only these two Things.
4. If we consider the easie Termes of it: If these benefits had been propounded to us upon Termes, hard and impossible, it had not been so glorious as now it is, but the fair Tenders, and facile Propositions, or Conditions that it stands upon, declare it to be a Rich Favour of God. Perfect Obedience to the Law, without any Slip or Failure, and personall full satisfaction for every Offence to it (those Rigorous Termes to the Covenant of Works) become impossible to Man by reason of his Fall: These therefore are Removed, and Evangelicall Gracious Termes are introduced in their Room. This Covenant declares that the Law is already satisfied, Divine Justice fully appeased, Salvation already compleatly wrought out and procured: It asks not of us any personall satisfaction to God for our offences, nor any meritorious Works of ours to be the Price of heaven's Purchase: All that which it requires is only these two Things.
1. That we believe in Christ for Life and Salvation, which is nothing else but only this, That we receive this Saviour, that we embrace Him with our whole hearts, as he is presented in His Offices of a Redeemer, that we ⟨p. 61⟩