Chap. 6. and the Covenant of Grace. tween God and Chrift I do not quefion we finde it laid downe by the Prophet /fay, ¡fa 53. and commented upon by the Apof}le, Philip. 2. T here we finde the work that by the Fathers appoint- ment Chrift was to do, to make his foul an offering for finne. The reward that he was to receive, in his own perfon, in his members.' To fee his feed , prolong his dales, that the pleafure of the Lord fball prefper in his hand, to fee, the travel of his foul, and be fatal 1 fled, to jatftifie many, to have a portion with the great, and to divide the foìle with the ftrong; and that upon this account , becaufe I he bath poured his (oul unto death. As we fee it entred in the I Prophet. So the. Apoftle lets us know that it was accomphrhed, Chrift did undergo the work, He humbled hirnfelf, and became o- bedient unto death even the death of the Crc ffe,and he allo received the reward, wherefore Clod bath highly exalted him, and given him a name above every name, that at the name of jefus every knee fhould bow, of things in heave-n, and things in earth, and things under the earth, Phil. 2. R, 9, to. And though Mafter Baxter doubts whether it be any part of Gods legiflative will, as it refers to Chrift, but only as it belongeth to ris as a Prophecy what God would do in the advancing of Chrift and his ICingdome, and fo of us. Appendixpag. 39. Yet me thinks it is plain, feeing Chrift acknowledges a com- mand from his Father in laying down his life, ¡ohn To. [8. and the Apof}le fpeaking of the work, faith, He was obedient in it ; yea, when Chrift in the flefh Itartled at it, he refers all to his Fathers will, Not my will be done, but thine, Luke 22.4o. But howfoever there is fuch a Covenant between God and Chrift for the work of our redemption. There is al o a farther Covenant, not with Chrift, but with man for their falvation, when Chrift had adual- ly paid the price of our ranfome, and role from the dead , he gives charge to preach the Gofpel-to every creature. That is the Covenant draught, termes of the Covenant we finde, He that be- leereth, and isbaptized,(hall be Paved; And he that beleeveth not, (hall be damned,Mark i6. r 6, a 7. The work of beleeving is not charged upon Chrift, nor the menace of damnation threatened againft him, or the promife of falvation made to him That charge (which contains the duty of the Covenant)Repent,and heleeve th Go7el, was given to us , and not to him. And to fetch things from the beginning, did not God enter Covenant with Abraham and his feed after him? Gen.17. 7. which was not his feed per e- E minentiar
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