The Cove,ait of Works Chap 6. tree that rs no plant, a piece of fcarlet of no colour ; fuch a thing is the Do &ors unconditional Covenant. if the effence of a Co- venant require it, then this Covenant is not without it. Secondly, by the expreffe texts of Scripture, which lay down conditions of the Covenant, either in expreffe words, or thofe that of necefíïty imply a condition. See f ohn 8.51. Verily, verily, I fay untoyou, if a man keep my laying, he jhall never fee death. Who fees not there ; Firif, a Priviledge granted by way of Co- venant, Secondly, the Condition on wt h it is to be ebtained. john 8. 2g. If ye beleeve not that 1 am he, ye 'ball die in your fins. Heb. 3. 6. Whof e houfe are tre, if we hold aft the confidence, and the rejoyeing of the hope firm unto the end. Wno knows not If to be a conditional particle? All pardon and juflification (if Scri- pture may be heard) is fufpended on mens not beleeving, John 3.16. For God fo loved the World that he g. his only begotten Son, that z hofoever beleeveth on him fhould not pert'fh, but have verlafling life. Mar. 16 16. He that beleeveth,and is baptized,fhall be faved; and he that beleeveth slot, fhall be damned. Thirdly, by Analogy with the Covenant of works, entred of God with Adam in innocency, Cen. 2.17. This on all hands that (i know) is granted to have been conditional, and who fees not in the texts mentioned, conditions as expreffe in the Gofpel, as not eating ofthe tree of knowledge of good end evil to man in Para - dife ? either both or neither muff be conditional. Fourthly, from the nature of conditions in Covenants, A condition in a Covenant is fomewhat agreed upon by the Parties in Covenant, upon performance of which the benefit ofthe Cove- nant is obtained, and upon the fai': ng of it the whole benefit is loft, and the penalty whatfoever it is, incurred. In Covenants be- tween equals, either indent and aricle what thofe conditions (hall be, upon which the benefir is loft, and the penalty incurred. In Covenants between fuperiour and inferiour, the fuperiour doth prefcribe, and the inferiour doth . field. In all Covenants there are fuch conditions that upon performance or failing of them, the Covenant doth Rand or fall : fuch there are in the Gof- pel- Covenant. There we are en;oyned to beleeve and repent, upon obedience to, and performance of there we reap the benefit of the Covenal =:1., upon failing in them the benefit is loíf,and the penalty incurred.. He that beleeveth not, 'hail be ,damned. Ex- cept
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