THE Introduction and general scheme

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HEAD I. The Parties in the Covenant

of Grace.

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I. OD the party contractor on heaven's side ib.

Considered in a threefold view

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II. The Lord Jesus Christ the party contractor on

man's side

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The covenant of grace made with Christ, as

the Last Adam, head and representative, of

his fpiritual feed,

Evinced from five confiderations

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Five reasons why it was so made 30

Inferences

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III. The party contracted and undertaken for 38

The elect were the party represented and con-

tracted for in the covenant.

Four proofs of it

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Three ways they are viewed in this cove-

nant-representation

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Inferences

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Object. I fear I am none of those whom Christ rea

presented in the covenant; how then can I take

hold of it by believing? Answer

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Quest. Are there no marks whereby a sinner may

know himself to be one of those who were re-

presented by Christ in the second covenant?

Answer

HEAD. II. The Making of the Covenant

of Grace.

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How the covenant was made with Christ as the

Second Adam

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Chrift giving his consent to the covenant, took

upon

him a threefold character

1. The Kinsman-redeemer in the covenant 57

Performances of the Kinsman-redeemer

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II. The surety of the covenant

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For whom Christ became Surety

For what he became furety

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Whether or not Christ's suretiship is also of

the nature of furetiship for one's perform-

ing of a deed ? Answer

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III. The Priest of the covenant

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The necessity of this proved

Inferences from the second head

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ib.

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HEAD III. The Parts of the Covenant

of Grace.

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THE

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I.

HE conditionary part of the covenant 89

Condition, the word explained

ib,

Christ's righteousness the condition of the cove-

nant

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Proved by five arguments

ib.

Cafe, How shall I know that Christ's righte.

ousness is indeed mine in possession? An-

fwered

Christ's righteousness consists of three parts 98

Holiness of nature

ib.

Righteousness of life

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Satisfaction for sin

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Inferences from the conditionary part of

the covenant

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of persons that have, Christ's righteousness

imputed to them, three characters

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H. The promissory part of the covenant

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Importance of the promissory part of the co

venant cleared by seven.considerations 125 Two general kinds of promises

128 To whom were they made

129 Inferences Promises peculiar to Christ

137 Alistance

ib. Acceptance

ib. Reward Promise of eternal life to the elect

141 More generally considered

142 More particularly in three periods 145 1. Before their union with Christ

146 Promise of preservation

ib. Promise of the Spirit 2. "From their union with Christ until death

153 Promise of justification

154 A new and saving covenant relation to God

158 Sanctification

162 -Perseverance

186 -Temporal benefits

191 3. From death through eternity

197 Promise of victory over death

ib. Everlasting life in heaven

199 Inference from the promise of eternal life 204 No proper penalty of the covenant of grace

207 HEAD IV, The Administration of the Covenant of Grace.

209 HRIST the administrator of the covenant ib.

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ministration 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 22 I

The management of them therein

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The completing of their happiness 223

The nature of the administration of the cove-

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The relations Christ hath to the covenant as

the Administrator thereof

ib.

I. 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 testament

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Who are the legatees

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Who is the executor of the testament

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What are the legacies left

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III. The Prophet of the covenant

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IV. The King of the covenant

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V. The Intercessor of the covenant

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HEADV. The Trial of a saving person-

al Inbeing in the covenant of Grace. 276

THARACTERS of those who are favingly with.

in the covenant

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HEAD VI. The Way of instating Sin-

ners personally and savingly in the

Covenant of Grace.

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HE means of instating a sinner 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 scrip-

ture use of it

A twofold word to be believed; the law and

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the gospel

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The faith of the law preparatory for the cove-

nant

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The faith of the gospel, instating in the cove-

nant, carries in it four things

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I. The faith of Christ's sufficiency

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II. The faith of the gospel offer

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Object. 1. But Christ 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 ? Answer

Object. 2. But Christ in the word of the gospel

doth not name me: how then can I believe

that he offereth himself to me in particular ?

Answer

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

minative of those to whom the gospel offer is

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

Christ offers himself to me in particular? Anf. 310

III. The faith of our right to Christ

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Quest. How can I, a poor finner, by nature un-

der the curse, believe that Christ is my Savi-

our, that his righteousness, and eternal life

are mine? Answer

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Object. 1. If it be true, that Christ is my Savi-

our, that his righteousness, and eternal life

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

certainly be saved without any more ado?

Answer

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Object. 2. But Christ a Saviour, his righteous-

ness, and eternal life, are things fo exceeding

precious and I am so very sinful and unwor-

thy, that it is mighty hard for me to believe

they are mine. Answer

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IV. The faith of particular trust for salvation 321

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

gospel, that they shall be saved; there cannot

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

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