S 6 The Covenant of Work!' Chap. t 2. Whom God hath fet forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteostfnefe for the remion of fins that are pall, through the forbearance of God. Faith receives the confum- mating priviledge , an inheritance among them that are fandified. He that beleeveth bath everlaßling life, John 6. 40. It receives all intermediate priviledges which a man in Covenant can enjoy in the way to this inheritance. Adoption of fonnes is this way obtained , 7ohn r. 1 z, Gal. 3.26. Pacification of Spirit, ferenity and tranquillity of minde, Ifa. 26. 3. Rom. 5. t. Boldneffe at the throne of grace, Epef: 3. ra. There is no priviledge bottomed on Chrifl that hath foundation in him , but Faith receives, Faith then muff be a.condition of the Covenant, That which puts into a capacity to receive the mercies of the Covenant held forth in rromife, is a condition of the Covenant, and the want of it ftrips of all hope and expectation of it ; But Faith puts into a capacity to receive all the graces of the Covenant given in promife Said 1 not unto thee if thou wilt beleeve, thou fbalt fee the glory o' God ? John a t. 4c. God exerts and glorifies his power in great things for good unto thofe that exercife the grace of Faith, ?aulfaw the Creeple had faith to be healed, Ads 14. 9. Sure if there be fuch a thing as a condition in any Covenant, in the world any fuch thing as a conditional Covenant, then fure faith is a conditi- on of the Covenant of Grace ; force conceive an abfolute Covenant made of God for Grace as Jer. 31. 3 3. This with me is very difputable and I have given my reafons. But the Covenant made , as they fay to Grace muff needs fuppofe Grace. There is 13o Covenant for happineffe made with any creature, but upon termes and conditions. t CHAP.
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