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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
Inferences
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
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
WOW Chrift the Son of God became the Se-
H cond Adam:
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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-
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The relations Chrift hath to the covenant as
the Adminiftrator thereof
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
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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 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-
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?
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 313
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 314
Object. 1. If it be true, that Chrift is my Savi-
in him, are mine; then I may be eafy, I will
certainly be faved without any more ado?
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
