The Covenant of Works Chap, 6. burning Feaver, a Confumption, Leprofie, Peftilence, &c. are in Scripture made the wages of fin, yet many go to hell and mife thofe difeafes. And if it be laid :scripture makes it fo the wages of fin, that all mutt fuller it. I anfwer, thole Scriptures are a;; of them leges posri late, appointed of God as his way upon mans fall, neither abfolute juftice, nor yet the penalty threatened ne- cefíitating him to that way of proceeding. He takes the fame way where his juftice bath already fatisfadion, thofe that are priviledged from death as the wages of fin, thus die; God tied not up his own hands, as States do their Judges. and miniiter ia1 officers to one way of execution; and this his way with the un- beleeving is voluntary, and not neceflitated, upon thefe grounds it is that I finde no reafon to widen the differences between thefe promifes and priviledges in either Covenants. 4 The Covenant of Grace is be- tween God and man , not be tween God and Chrift, CHAP. VI. Poftions premifed for a right underfianding of the con - ditions on mans part in the Covenant of Grace. 1 He Conditions on mans part to which he Bands engaged, are of greateft importance to be enquired after, lying upon us as duty, and being of fo high concernment to the attainment of the mercies promifed. In order to a right underltanding of them, and better difcovery of the differences between them; fomewhat is to be premifed, feeing it is denied by Tome that there are any fuch Conditions, and queffioned by others, and not fully agreed on by thofe that aflìgne Conditions what thofe Conditions are. To that end I (hall lay down feveral Politions. Firft, The covenant of Grace is between God and man, God and fallen man they two are the partie.). in thu Covenant. This is a thing fo plain, that a man might think there needed no words about it, but that force will have it not to be made with man, but with Chrii ; only, Malter taxter by his queflionif. quell. 5. is put to it to Phew how he can prove the contrary, which queftion he profefhes he is afhamed to anfwer. I know not yet what will be faid for it, li ;therto it appears to me the molt irrational and unfcriptural that may be. That there diú paffe a Covenant be- tween
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