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HE Introduction and general scheme 9
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22
2-17-33 sure
33
HEAD I. The Parties in the Covenant
of Grace.
.: 18
I. M OD the party contractor on heaven's side ib.
u Considered in a threefold view
20
II. The Lord Jesus Christ the party contractor on
man's fide
The covenant of grace made with Christ, as
the Last Adam, head and representative of
his fpiritual seed,
Evinced from five considerations
Five reasons why it was so made
Inferences
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 .
Three ways they are viewed in this cove-
nant-representation
44
Object. I fear. I am none of those whom Christ re-
presented in the covenant; how then can I take
hold of. it by believing? Answer
2 Antwer
4 7,
Queft. 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
,
48
HEAD. II. The Making of the Covenant
of Grace. ..
TIOW Christ the Son of God became the Se.
Il cond Adam
How
51.
Page
62
ib.
65.
74
How the covenant was made with Christ as the
Second Adam . Christ giving his consent to the covenant, took
upon him a threefold character
56
· I. The Kinsman-redeemer in the covenant 57
Performances of the Kinsman-redeemer
- four
II. The surety of the covenant -
For whom Christ became Surety
For what he became surety
Whether or not Christ's suretiship is also of
the nature of suretiship for one's perform-
ing of a deed ? Answer -
III. The Priest of the covenant
The necessity of this proved
78
Inferences from the second head
HEAD III. The Parts of the Covenant
I. THE conditionary part of the covenant 89
1 Condition, the word explained
Christ's righteousness the condition of the cove..
nant
, 90
Proved by five arguments
Cafe, How shall I know that Christ's righte-
ousness is indeed mine in possession? Ano,
fwered
-96
Christ's righteousness consists of three parts
Holiness of nature
Righteousness of life
, 101
Satisfaction for sin
104
Inferences from the conditionary part of
the covenant
Of persons that have, Christ's righteousness
imputed to them, three characters 117
H. The promissory part of the covenant . 124
Importance
98
113
141
142
149
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
133
Promises peculiar to Christ
Alistance
Acceptance
Reward
139
Promise of eternal life to the elect .
More generally considered • *
More particularly in three periods 145
1. Before their union with Christ i
146
Promise of preservation
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
3. From death through eternity i
Promise of victory over death .
Everlasting life in heaven !
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
CHRIST the administrator of the covenant ib.
v Sinners of mankind the object of the ad-
.: ministration of the covenant
215
Confirmed by five arguments
Ends of the administration of the covenant 220 -
A 3
The
191
197
199
226
233
234
239
245
The bringing of finners into the covenant 221
The management of them therein 222
• The completing of their happiness 223
The nature of the administration of the cove-
225
The relations Christ hath to the covenant as
the Administrator thereof
I. The Trustee of the covenant, in nine parti-
culars
II. The Testator of the covenant; and here are
opened
The making of the testament
Who are the legatees
Who is the executor of the testament 243
What are the legacies left
III. The Prophet of the covenant
251
IV. The King of the covenant
257
V. The Intercessor of the covenant
270
HEADV. The Trial of a faving person-
al Inbeing in the covenant of Grace. 276
Characters of those who are savingly with
u in the covenant
.. 277
HEAD VI. The Way of instating Sin-
ners personally and savingly in the
Covenant of Grace..
292
THE means of instating a sinner in the co-
1 venant, is faith
- 294
It is most agreeable to the nature and end of
The import of the word believing, in the scrip
ture use of it
298
A twofold word to be believed; the law and the gospel
299 - The
in 296
299
306
The faith of the law preparatory for the cove-
The faith of the gospel, infrating in the cove.
nant, carries in it four things
303
I. The faith of Christ's sufficiency
304
II. The faith of the gospel offer -
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.
308
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 ?
309
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? Ans: 310
III. The faith of our right to Christ 313
Quest. How can I, a poor sinner, by nature un.
der the curse, believe that Christ is my Savi-
our, that his righteousness, and eternal life
are mine? Answer'
- 314
Object. 1. If it be true, that Christ is my Savi-
in him, are mine; then I may be easy, I will
certainly be saved without any more ado?
318
Object. 2. But Christ a Saviour, his righteous
ness, and eternal life, are things so exceeding
precious and I am so very sinful and unwor-
ihy, that it is mighty hard for me to believe
they are mine. Answer
320
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