' ' Covenant ofCraa. , 9 n1yfelf, by foJemn promife, to my chofcn On~, for fuch and fuch benefits, upon the condition therein flared and agreed to.' Compare the following claufe, ' I ha·ve fworn unto David my fervant.' The nature , of this promife wiH be enquired into, in the dqe place. Lafl!y, The adminifiration of this covenant, is put into the hands of the party<ontre<B:er on man's 11de; ' The lait ...4dam was made a quickping Spirit.' Each ofthe contraCting parties being God, it was not poffible tha~)dther pany ihould fail; or, that the laH: Ad~m ilio¥1-il break, as. the fir.!! had dope. Where fore, ' the time ofChrifi's fulfilling of rhe condition of the coven-ant, being prefix'd by the Fat]1er ; God took Chrifi's fingle bond., for {i.J[licient fecuri(y, and there.. upon confiirute him adminifirator of rhe covet1.ant. Thof'e whom he reprefented, were confidereld as be– ing under death, which, in the language of the cove... nant, is a very extenfive term : the Sp irit and life were to be purchafed by him, and did belong to the promife of the covenant. So, up,)n the credit of his , -' fulfilling the condition ofthe covenant, in due time~ the fulnefs of the Spirit, and eternal-life were lodged . in him, to be communicated by him. Rev. iii. I. s Thefe things faith he that hath the feven fpirits of God.' 1 John v . 1,1. ' God hath given to us etern<'l life: and this life is in his Son.' John xvii. 2. ' As thou hail: given hirri power over all fiefu, that he ' !hould give eternallif~.' Thus \Vas he made a quick~ ning Spirit.' , · , · Now the DocTRINE of thefe texts thus compared :.md explained, is, ' That the covenant of grace, :for life and falvation to loH finners ofmankind, was rnade. with JESus CHRIST the LAsT ADAM • and He con- ·· ' ' ilirute adminif1r.1tor of it.> In handling of this weighty fubjecr, I decni .i.t not necc:xfEuy to infifi, to prove thar there is a rovenant of gracq the being ofwhich is ob r.:ious fl·om the texts, .and many other f<::ripmrcs, iuc:h ~s~ !1~1 . ·xlii. 6, xlix. {'!. and
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