Looking unto !fe[Ns. Book III. God then art thou entred into a Covenant of p~ace, Chrifls offeri~g , and thy receiving ~he Covenan~ of grace , bear:es a fweet agreement, an harmontous conform1ry. - 2 . God in Chnft keeps covenant With us ; fo we through Chrift fuould qe careful and diligent , to keep covenant with God. in the things ofthis life a !lrict eye is had to the covenants we m~ke· now it is not enough for us co enter into Covenant with God b~t we muft keep ic; the Lord never will , never bath brok;n covenants on his part; but alas, we on our parts have broken the firft covenant of workes; take heed we break not the fecond, for then there remaines not any m?re placefor any more covenants . as che Lord keeps covenant w1th us, fo let us keep covenant ~ith him; _and therein i~ the bleffing; the mercy oft he pr, 103 , 17 , 1 .s: L9rd is from everlafhng; to everlajlmg; tofuch 11s k,eep hiS Coventfnt. There is much alfo in this keeping of the Covenant, and there. fore give me leave a little to enlarge : Sundry acts of faith are n!- quired to this keeping of the Covenant. As thus - 1. Faith in keeping the covenant hath alwayes an eye to the rule and command ofGod; as in things to be beleeved faith looks on the promife ; fo in things to be practifed faith )ooks upon the command: faith will prefent no ftrange fire before the Lord. it knowes that God will accept ofnothing but what is according' to his own will. 2 . As faith takes direction from the rule, fo in keeping of the · covenant it directs us to the right end • that is to the glory of God: we are ofhim,and live in bim,and by faith we mull: live to him, andfor him ;[or none ofu.rlivethto himfelf, andnoman Rorn.r 4 ,7,8·; ·, dyeth to himfelf; for whether we live, we live unto the Lord, and 1. Cor. i .r s whether we die we die unto the Lord, wbether we live, therefore or· die ;l'e are th.e L ordr. Again,, he dyed for all, that thllJ which live Pf. ro.r 5' •. 'jlnuld not henceforth l ive ur1to themjeheJ , hut mato him which' P{.S6,I ~.J_ dyed for them. This God claimes as his right and due, thou jhalt glorifi"_me fait~God;yes faith faith ,I willglonfte thee for ever. 3· Fa1tllln keepmg the covenant lheilds the foul againft all hinderances that it meets withall : as for in!lance, fometimes we . are tempted on the right hand by the bayts and allur-ements oft her ] Jh.f.4;. world' all thife will!give thee, faith the world ' if thou wilt ve rr;jne; but then faith overcomn the world, , by fetting afore us , · better,·
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