u'– ' . l ' •• l" , 258 . Chrijlthe King fus Chrifi our Lord.' He has all their ·enemies ·in chains, that they can aCt: no . further againfi them; than he fees meet to permit : ana at his pleafure he refirains them, bounding them by his power, as to the kind, degree, and continuance of their attacks, Pial m lxxvi. 10. ' The remainder ofwrath fhalt thou refrrain. t ' Laflly, He authoritatively complefltS the happinefs ·. of the covenant in them. He purchafed it for them, as a Priefl ; he reveals it to them, as a Prophet ; bll't as a King, he cloth , in the way of authority, put them ·in full polfeffion thereof, Mat. xxv. 34· ' Then .fhaH the King fay unto them,on his right hand, Come, ye · blelfed of my Father, inheri,t the kingdom prepared -- for you from the foundation of the world.' And by the fame authority he will pafs fentence ·againfi his ·and their enemies, having fully conquer'd them, ver. ·41. And fo, he will compleat for ever the peace ofrh:e =covenant·fubjeCt:s. . Thus far of Chrifi's adminifiration ofthe covenant, as he is King thereof. · , V. Chrift th~ Interceffor of the Covenant. As for performing the conditi0n of the covenant, Jefus Chrifi became the Priefl, namely, the facrific· ing Priei1 of it, as hath been f-aid in the due place : fo for the aaminifiration of the covenant, he became the .intercef!or, namely, , the interceedi.ng P'riefi of it. Chrifi's interceffion di9 not take its plact! in the mak– ing of the covenant. The love and grace of God made the inotion for a new covenant, fi·eely ~ and the breach 'twlxt God and· finncrs, was of another nature, than to be made up by a fimple' interce_ffion; the which might have moved mercy, but could not have fatisfied julliee, that requiring a factifice for fin, · could not be fatisfied by pleading, but by paying a ranfom. Heb. ix. 22. Without Jhedding of blood t here is n~ runijji~n ~ N~ither d'oth Chrifi's facrificing , ' ' .t~ke
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