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HE Introduction and general scheme

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HEAD I. The Parties in the Covenant

of Grace.

I.

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1. G Confidered in a threefold view

OD the party contractor on heaven's fide ib.

II. The Lord Jefus Chrift the party contractor on

man's fide

The covenant of grace made with Christ, as

the Laft Adam, head and reprefentative, of

his fpiritual feed,

Evinced from five confiderations

Five reasons why it was fo made

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III. The party contracted and undertaken for

The elect were the party represented and con-

tracted for in the covenant.

Three ways they are viewed in this cove-

Four proofs of it

nant-reprefentation

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Object. I fear I am none of those whom Chrift re-

prefented in the covenant; how then can I take

hold of it by believing? Anfwer

Queft. Are there no marks whereby a finner may

know himself to be one of thofe who were re-

prefented by Chrift in the fecond covenant?

Anfwer

HEAD.II. The Making of the Covenant

of Grace.

WOW Chrift the Son of God became the Se-

H cond Adam:

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How

How the covenant was made with Christ as the

Second Adam

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Chrift giving his confent to the covenant, took

upon him a threefold character

I. The Kinfman-redeemer in the covenant 57

Performances of the Kinfman-redeemer

I. THE conditionary part of the covenant

Condition, the word explained

Christ's righteousness the condition of the cove-

nant

Proved by five arguments

Cafe, How fhall I know that Christ's righte

oufnefs is indeed mine in poffeffion? An-

fwered

Christ's righteoufnefs confifts of three parts

Holiness of nature

Righteoufness of life

Satisfaction for fin

Inferences from the conditionary part of

the covenant

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Importance

Of perfons that have Chrift's righteousness
imputed to them, three characters

H. The promiJory part of the covenant

Importance of the promiffory part of the co-

venant cleared by feven confiderations

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Promise of eternal life to the elect

More generally confidered

More particularly in three periods

1. Before their union with Christ

Promife of prefervation

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Promife of the Spirit

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2. From their union with Chrift until death

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Promife of juftification

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3. From death through eternity

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Promise of victory over death

-Everlasting life in heaven

Inference from the promife of eternal life

No proper penalty of the covenant of

grace

HEAD IV. The Adminiftration of the

Covenant of Grace.

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HRIST the administrator of the covenant ib.
Sinners of mankind the object of the ad-

miniftration of the covenant

Confirmed by five arguments

Ends of the administration of the covenant

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The bringing of finners into the covenant 221

The management of them therein

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The completing of their happiness

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The nature of the administration of the cove-

nant

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The relations Chrift hath to the covenant as

the Adminiftrator thereof

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1. The Trustee of the covenant, in nine parti-

culars

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II. The Teftator of the covenant; and here are

opened

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The making of the teftament

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Who are the legatees

Who is the executor of the teftament

What are the legacies left

V. The Interceffor of the covenant

HEADV. The Trial of a faving perfon-

al Inbeing in the covenant of Grace. 276

HARACTERS of those who are favingly with

in the covenant

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HEAD VI. The Way of inftating Sin-

ners perfonally and favingly in the

Covenant of Grace.

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HE means of inftating a finner in the co-

venant, is faith

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It is most agreeable to the nature and end of

the covenant

The import of the word believing, in the fcrip-

ture use of it

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A twofold word to be believed: the law and

the gospel

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The faith of the law preparatory for the cove-

nant

The faith of the gofpel, inftating in the cove-

nant, carries in it four things

I. The faith of Chrift's fufficiency

II. The faith of the gofpel offer

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Object. 1. But Chrift is now in heaven, and I

hear no voice from thence: how then can I

believe that he offereth himself to me in par-
ticular? Anfwer

Object. 2. But Chrift in the word of the gofpel

doth not name me: how then can I believe

that he offereth himfelf to me in particular?

Anfwer

Object. 3. I fear I want the qualifications deter-

minative of thofe to whom the gofpel offer is

directed, &c.; how then can I believe that

Chrift offers himself to me in particular? Anf. 310

III. The faith of our right to Chrift
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Queft. How can I, a poor finner, by nature un

der the curfe, believe that Chrift is my Savi-

our, that his righteoufnefs, and eternal life

are mine? Anfwer
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Object. 1. If it be true, that Chrift is my Savi-

our, that his righteoufnefs, and eternal life

in him, are mine; then I may be eafy, I will

certainly be faved without any more ado?

Anfwer

Object. 2. But Chrift a Saviour, his righteouf-

nefs, and eternal life, are things fo exceeding

precious and I am fo very finful and unwor-

thy, that it is mighty hard for me to believe

they are mine. Anfwer

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IV. The faith of particular truft for falvation 321

Object. 1. Since it is not true of all who hear the

gofpel, that they fhall be faved; there cannot

be, in the cafe of every one of them, a ground