Chap. ç 3 of the i_ f fete of Beleevers. $9 diftion to himfelf, Exercit. pag. 3. He (ayes, the promife fifth: Gle! was confirmed to Abraham by the figne of Circumcifion, He j alfo contends that it was a mixt Covenant made up of fpirituall and temporall mercies , then it mull rake in the fpirituall as well as the temporali Promife; All that knew the nature of Cove- nants, and ufe of Scales know that. the Seale ratifies all that the Covenantcontaines: But the Covenant (Mailer Tombes be- ing judge) contained not barely the promife of the land of Cana - an; and therefore the reference muff carry it farther then the land f of Canaan. 2. It engages him in a contradiction to the Apoflie , who makes Circumcifion afigne and Peale, not alone of the land . of Canaan but of the righteoupiefe ofFaith, Thirdly, He (ayes, But if it were yielded, that the inference were made peculiarly from the Promife, verf 7. to be a God to Abraham and his feed; it muff be proved that every Reteevers Infant- childe z Abrahams fèed, afore it be proved that the `l'ronife belongs to them. It muff either be proved that they are Ab°ahams children, or have the priviledge of the Children of Abraham. which from GeneFs 9, 27. Rom. 11. 17. is fufficiently proved, efpecially being con- firmed by thofe Texts that carry the Covenant in.Gofpel- times to the iffue. And for his exception that the Covenant was not made to every childe of Abraham though it were true, yet it would not ferve his purpofe,provided, that we in Gofpei -times are under the fame Covenant as was lfaac; if fome of Abrahams children were left out, that concernes not us, fo that we are ta- ken in ; yet his inffance is very weak to prove it. As appeares (faith he) ver. f 19. concerning 1 fhmael , and bleb. 11. 9. that Ifhmael was himfelf in Covenant, though not eflablifhed in Co- venant, (as God there, and verf. 2 i promifed concerning I faac) nor his feed never received, appeares not alone by the figne and feale which he received, verf. a3. which yet is fufficient ¡ for God to Peale to a blanke is very ifrange ; to figne a Covenant to a man never in Covenant) but alfo from cal. 4. 3o. What faith the Scripture? Cali out the bond-woman andher fon , for the fon of the bond-woman f66all nor be heire with the Pon of the free woman. A man caft out of Covenant, was before caning out in Covenant; EjeCiion fuppofes admifíion, unleffe we will give why to Master Tombes hip dreame of Ejeâion by non- admiflion. He was caff out ; after the titre of the folemnityof his admiffion by Circum- D d.a.'3 cifion,
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