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

The life promised in the Covenant of works, is a life of glory in hea•en: the promise is life, Gal. 3.12. The man that doth them, shall live in them; some have thought that Adam should have had only the continuance of that blessedness which he was created in, if he had kept the Covenant: it •s very true, that there is no mention in the Covenant of his going to heaven: but we have clear ground to conclude from Scripture, that if man had stood, he should have gone to heaven; according to this promise:

1. Because hell, where the devils are, is the reward of disobedience by the covenant of work•, therefore heaven, where the holy angels are, is the reward of Obedience: it is meet the rewards should be proportionable: ⟨p. 34⟩I know it is answered, that sin deserv• evil at Gods hands, but holiness which is due unto Go• does not deserve any rewards; but this does not ta•• off the force of the argument: for it is by the La• that sin merits as well as holiness: and hence w•cke• men are punished only for such sins as they commit […] this life, 2 Cor. 5.10. and there is as much goodne•• in holiness, as evil in sin; and it is a meet thing th•• God should bestow as much good in a way of obedience, as he inflicts evil in a way of disobedience: b••sides the Law expresses the punishment of sin by dea