10 2 The Covenant of Works Chap. ,1 4. Sol. Via ad reg)lf5ril min cau fa reg- nanái. Objeo`f. in what man- ner tivorks are called for in the Covenant of G' ace. anion; the work is their own as the falvation. They are a Be- leevers own a&, and not barely a fpontaneous a &, on which he is carried as a Bird in preparing a neff for her young , and Bees in preparing honey for their fubfiflance in which Philofophy tells us, that they aime at no end,. but they are voluntary adions of choice, done out of choice,aiming at falvation as his end, the mercy in the Covenant on thefe termes tendred ; with the heart tan 6eleeveth unto righteoufne fe, Rom, io. io. The juft lives by his faith, Hab. 2 4. And they are caned to turne to the Lord Withall the heart, Joel z. t 3. 1 hey obey from the heart the forme of `Do- c`trine whereunto they are delivered, Rom, 6. I7. 7 hey do the will of od from theheart , Epef. o. 6 Faith and Repentance are mans work, not Gods works, which man in Covenant- does refpe &ive to falvation in the Covenant tendered. But the Apoftie, force may fay, .in the next words tellsus that it is God that works the will and the deed, verf. r 3, There hefeemes to take them from us, and afcribethe formality of them to God. In this co- operation of God, whether they be formally our works or Gods, let 'lay determine, Ifet. 26. 12. Thou haft wrought all our works in us; When God bath:,wrought it, the work is ours, we have the reward of it , and we (hall bear our fin in cafe it be negle&ed ; and let the Apoftle explaine himfelf, Ephef. z. to. We are his workmanfhip , created in Chrift ?elm unto good Works which God hath before ordained that We f ould wal l in them. God bath or- dained good works as a Chriffians way and walk. They are charged upon him as is plaine in the context in order to falvation, according to the old diffin&ion here againfi Antinomians war- ranted The way that we hold in our paf age on to that falva- tion which G od of grace vouchfafes ; and we are Gods work- manfhip created in Chrift Jefus for thefe; our dexterity in holy duties, is from the frame into which grace puts us ; fo fuilI the work is ours, though power for a &ion is vouchfafed ofGod,and the conditions are ours, for difcarge of which we have yet divine aifìflance. a. There are obje&ions peculiarly againif repentance as it comprifes the whole frame of obedience , as before held forth to difable it from being any Gofpel- condition. By this meas*s the Covenant of Grace will be a Covenant of workr; repentance in this latitude to which we have fioken, contaitaes the whole
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