Chap. & and the Covenant of Grace. cept ye repent,;ye fhall all likewife perifn. There are then conditions in this Covenant. Fifthly, from the abfurdities that will follow upon the denial of conditions on mans part in the Covenant. Fir.ft then, man is out of danger of being faulty in the Covenant, he can be no Co- venant-breaker, he cannot be charged that his heart is unfteady in it, This of it fe1.f is plain, he that is tied to nothing failes in nothing, he that is engaged to no fervice neglects no fervice ; As God bath that glory that he keeps Covenant, fo man bath that Priviledge, that he is not in a capacity of breaking ofit. The Church might have pared that Apology for themfelves, that they had not dealt falfely in the Covenant,Pf.44.17.feeing they wereunder no fuch ingagement that they could falfifie,but we findGod com- plaining again(' his People for breach of Covenant, lerern, ii.to. Ifa. 24a5. Tfal. '78.1 o, 37. we finde him giving out his threats to avenge the quarrel of his Covenant, Levit. 2,-5.25. Mr. Bax- tens Queftionift thought it an exception of validity, That it fol- loWes from his doElrine, that the New Covenant is never violated by any. I am lure it follows from this doctrine, that it is not in any capacity of violation. Secondly, then we may fay (as the Apoffle in another cafe) Our preaching ù in vain, at leaf to falvation vain, the Gofpel in their mouthes is no power of God to falvation. In faith or unbelief, in a penitent or unrepentant condition, in ho- lineffe or difobedience, God will fave ; he looks neither at faith,. uprighcnefhe, or any qualification, when in a Covenant -way he images himfelf to conferre falvation. In cafe God do not re- gard it, to what end is there any paines to work a People to it? This I know forne t f %rtours of this doctrine will difclaim,but le.t.. them Thew how they will avoid it. Gbjetlions here lie again(' all truths that can be delivered. OL iel{ions a_. Firfl.,. Crifpe and his followers fay, That the Covenant is called gaii l a condi- tional everlafl ing Covenant, Heb. P. i 2. God faith, I rain' be mer- o o. e- ciful to your iniquities, andyour fns willI remember no more. Noty ian. arfvered,, fuppofethere 2eYeconditions for man to perform, and man did falle C v in thole c ?nelitions, what were become of the Covenant ?' exn1The conditions failing the Covenant is- broke,the everlaft- ing Covenant is broke; which though it feem a contradiction to I iorne;yet it is not fo to the Prophet, if a4.5. They hate tranfgre ffed. the Law, changed the Ordinances, and .hroken the everlafting. Cow- 1 E 3 naazt; i
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