2g4 SiMers enflated in the CwePranl; gofpel, in this point. Do what ye will, and believe n'Ot, yo~ rem~in in a fl.ate of dan'ln~nion:. whatever is done, or not gone by you,. believe, and you are in a :fiate offalv~tion. I~you fhou]d fay it with your lips; a . thollf.trryd ttrries over, that yoa accept of th~ cove• natH; ify~m fuould com€ un~.-J.~r the tnofi fGl<tmn and awful bond artdenggge~nt to be the Lord's, expref• ly taking"'the fame opon yt>u,. in prayer, or otherwile, if yeu fuoufd write your covefJ.alntt anJ fubfcribe i-1! with your hand; and fuoulcl take the facramenr o( Chdfi's body and. blood mpon it, to confirm all : yet 1f you.~k~ no-t with the bta·rt belict-ve on Jefus Chrifi, ,. . you embrate not ~he CQV€Q~lnt.; you mtfs the· faving , . ~:both of it, and ,;emain without the faving bond .eo"~~~vf -it. And if you fuoold this moment WFth tht l~· f ::. h-eart ~elieve bi). Chrifi, having no· accefs te fpeak, ' pray, write·, or communicate: tet the moment you believe, you ate p~rfonaUy and favingJy· enil:at<i!d iri . th€ covtnant, n€ver to fall ont of it, thro' the ages of ~ternity; God is your God~ an'ii aU: the promi:fes of the coVenant are y€>UrS: tho' you h.ad mjfi"ed the grip of rl:le covertallt ten t·boufaad tiines befote; in that c:afe, yo,rt hatfe it. firm and far~. Ma.rk xvi.. 16._ ' H~ -' tllat beli€Veth, and is ba•Ji't~zed, fha.Jl be faverl l he that bdieveth no:t, lhall be .damne-d/ . And, that believing on Chri.H, fuould·be the appoin• ted mea.l'l-S of entring finners into the ceveJ;ta?"t of grace~ is very agreeable to the narute andcmd ofthat ~reat tr~nfaalot-1'. The which: appears by thefe, too ~onfiderations following. - · . · Fir /I, H<1reby ·the gr<tt~ of d1e coV'enant .i~ prefer·· ~ed €ntir€ in. tlr.e difpenfat\on o£ the t:O~enant : :md,– .,., that tn~ans, the promHe is maae ·[ure to all the foell~ Rom. ·iv. I(}: Fairh is ccJntraclHi\i~guHhed to work!t, as grace is to debt, ch:t.p. iv. 4, 5· ! f any work OF doing of ours were that upot'l wbieh we were &nfiat~d in the covenant, and got the rrght in the pro– mife$ ; then the covenant and benetit ther~of would · · · · be
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