The doctrine of the covenant of redemption. Wherein is laid the foundation of all…

2 He undertook and engaged to do all that which was requisite for the performance and accomplishment of this Redemption, and this is necessarily inferred upon the former. He who takes upon him to do any ⟨p. 58⟩work, engageth himself to do all that without which the work cannot be done. What this was will appear, both by taking a view of that which was needful for mans recovery from misery, and being restored to favour and happiness; and by observing what it was that the son of God did actually perform. Whatever Christ did go thorough here, was according to the fore knowledge and determinate Counsel of God; i. e. the Covenant between God the Father and the Son▪ and this was summarily in two things

2 He undertook and engaged to do all that which was requisite for the performance and accomplishment of this Redemption, and this is necessarily inferred upon the former. He who takes upon him to do any ⟨p. 58⟩work, engageth himself to do all that without which the work cannot be done. What this was will appear, both by taking a view of that which was needful for mans recovery from misery, and being restored to favour and happiness; and by observing what it was that the son of God did actually perform. Whatever Christ did go thorough here, was according to the fore knowledg and determinate Counsel of God; i. e. the Covenant between God the Father and the Son▪ and this was summarily in two things

1 That he would assume to his person the nature of man, and thereby put himself into a capacity of performing Redemption work. That the Covenant was made with the Son of God not considered as God man, but […] as Son, hath been already made to appear. This undertaking then is to be considered as an Article belonging to it, and it must needs be so, for the Son of God could not be appointed to be a Man but by a Covenant, because his consent was absolutely requisite in such an appointment, it being a Covenant between equals, as is granted on all hands: hence we must either unnecessarily multiply Covenants, or else assign it unto this. The Scripture mentions no more but three covenants in which God is concerned about man; viz: that of works