Chrif s Fulnef? receivedhy all saints,. HemadewithNoab ; as you reade in the 54. Chapter of fay,the8. and 9. verfes : In a little wrath Ihidmyface from thee, for amoment ; but with everlallingliindnef; will Ihave mercy on tbee: faith the Lord thy redeemer : for this is as the watersofNo- ah unto me: for as Ihavefworn that the waters of Noah-Pm/a nolnorego over the, earth ; ro have I (worn that I would not be wrath with thee, nor rebukethee. Mark, The Covenant God, would makewithHis people, is like the Covenant that He made withNoah : TheCovenant that Hemade with Noah, what is that Pray now look into the, 8. Chapter of Gene- fis, & the 2 verfe. Noahbeing come out of the Ark,andof-- fering unto theLord TheLordfinel'dafweet favour : andthe Lordfaid in His heart, I will not again'curfe theground any more for martsfake! for the imagination ofmans heart is evil from lok youth. I think it fhould ratherbe read thus, according, to theHebrew : Iwill not again curie the ground any more for mans fake ;' although the imagination of mans heart is evil from his youth -although: ye read ir.,for: I wil not again curie the groundany more for mans fake; for, the imagi- nation ofmans heart is evil from his youth Onewould thinkHe fhould rather fay thus : 'I wil curie the ground a- gain, anti I will bringa new.flouel,' for the imagination of mans heartis from his youth: No but theCovenant that God made withNoah was thus : I do nowmake a Co- venant with man- kind,that theworldthall never be drow- ned again; yea, 7hough'man do in yet-the world (hail not be drown'd again Thisis the Covenant that the Lord made with Noah : The.Lord did not make Inch a Cove- nant as this : I d promiCe, that the world fhall not be drown'd again,- if mando' not fin. No,' bat the Cove- nant that theLord madewith Noah was,thus But I pro- mile the world {hall not bedrown'd again, Though men do, fin again: this is the-Covenant the Lord madewith Noah : itwas fo tarfrom running upon a condition,' that it runs croffe to all conditions,: So now the Lord faies con ter- rling'a poor Beleever r I dol-ake :this foul into Covenant with Me.:. Yea, and. Though hedo- fin, yet notwiitiftan- dirig.
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