The mystery of Christ opened and applied. In several sermons, concerning the person, office,…The mystery of Christ opened and applyed. In several sermons, concerning the person, office,…

3 This Transaction was Federal. It was managed and concluded in a Covenant way; There was a glorious Compact or Agreement ⟨p. 7⟩between the Father and the Son about this matter: For whatever is required to a complete formal Covenant, we may •ee here. E. G. Where there is a Covenant there are two distinct persons, as it is said, […] •. 20. A mediator is not of one. There must be more persons than one, where there is a Mediator; so such a Covenant as we are speaking of, is not of one person. Thus the Father and the Son are two distinct Persons, although essentially One, yet personally Two. Again, Covenants are voluntary Transactions; so it is here, God the Father was voluntary therein, for He might have chose whether He would have accepted of satisfaction for sin from any but the Sinner himself. It was not any necessity of nature, but an Act of His holy Will and Pleasure, to propound terms of Reconciliation. The Son was likewise voluntary in this matter; for He might have refused to have accepted of the Terms of this Covenant, but it pleased Him to accept thereof. Moreover, where there are Terms and Articles of Agreement accepted of, on both parts, there is a proper Covenant: So it is here (as afterwards will appear.) God saith unto His Son; If Thou wilt become a Redeemer of My Elect, Thou must go into the World, and take on Thee the Nature of Man, ⟨p. 8⟩and in that Nature do and suffer all that is needful to be done in order to Salvation; I will do it All, saith Christ. Here now is a glorious Covenant.

3 This Transaction was Foederal. It was managed and concluded in a Covenant way; There was a glorious Compact or Agreement ⟨p. 7⟩between the Father and the Son about this matter: For whatever is required to a compleat formal Covenant, we may •ee here. E. G. Where there is a Covenant there are two distinct persons, as it is said, 〈…〉 •. 20. A mediator is not of one. There must be more persons than one, where there is a Mediatour; so such a Covenant as we are speaking of, is not of one person. Thus the Father and the Son are two distinct Persons, although essentially One, yet personally Two. Again, Covenants are voluntary Transactions; so it is here, God the Father was voluntary therein, for He might have chose whether He would have accepted of satisfaction for sin from any but the Sinner himself. It was not any necessity of nature, but an Act of His holy Will and Pleasure, to propound terms of Reconciliation. The Son was likewise voluntary in this matter; for He might have refused to have accepted of the Terms of this Covenant, but it pleased Him to accept thereof. Moreover, where there are Terms and Articles of Agreement accepted of, on both parts, there is a proper Covenant: So it is here (as afterwards will appear.) God saith unto His Son; If Thou willt become a Redeemer of My Elect, Thou must goe into the World, and take on Thee the Nature of Man,