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CAP,

VII.

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CAP.

VII.

h

The

Confederation

of

the

Oath

of

God deferred. 2. The method

firftpropofed fomewhat waved.

The

influence

of

the mediation

of

Chrift into God's free and

unchangeable acceptance

of

Believers

propoled.

Reafons

ofthatpropofall.

3,4.Of

the Oblationof Chrift.

Its influence

into the

Saints

Perfeverance. All

caufes

of

feparation between God

and

Believers ,

taken

away

thereby.

Morali

and

efficient caufes thereby

removed.

5.

The guilt of

Gnne

,

how taken

away

by

the death of

Chrift,Of

the Nature

of

Redemption.

Confcience

of

frnne,

how abolifhed

by

the

facrifice

of

ChriftHeb:

to.

3,4,14.

6.

Dan.9.24. opened.Rom:z.34..

7

Deliverance from 'allfrnne,

how

by

the death ofChrift: The

Law

innovated

in

refpeft ofthe

Elea.

8. The vindiftive juftice of

God

fatisfied

by

the

death

of

Chrift: How that

is

done. Wherein fatisfaftion

doth

confift.

Abfo-

lute

not

conchcionall. 9.

The

Law

how

fulfilled in

the

Death

of

Chrift.

ro.

The Truth

of

God thereby

accomplifhedt

His

diftributive juftice engaged.

11.

Obfervations for

the

clearing

of

the formeraffertions.Whether

any

one,for

whom Chrift

died,

may

dye in frnne.

The

necef-

fity

of

Faith

and

Obedience. The

Reafons

thereof.

The end of

Faith and

Robinette.

1

z.

The

firft Argument

forthe proofe

of

theformerAffertions, concerning the

fruit ,and

efficacy

of

the

death

of

Chrift: Heb.9.14,The fecond.The

third.

The compaft between theFather

&

Son

about

the work of

mediation.

14.

The Fourth.Good things.beftowed

on them for

whom Chrift

died,

antecedently

to

any

thing fpirìtuallygood in them.

The

Spirit

fo

beftowed,and Faith itfelfe.The

clofe

of

thole Arguments.

14.

Inferences from the foregoing ditcourfe.

The

Efficacy.

of the

death

of Chrift,

and

the

neceffity

of

Faith and Obedience reconciled. Sundry confiderauons

un-

to

that

end

propofed. All Spiritual' mercies, fruits

of

the

death

of

Chrift.

(a.)

All

the

fruits

of

Chsiftsdeath

laid

up

in

the hand otGods

Biglateonfuelïe.

(3.)

The

flare

of

them, for

whom

Chrift died

not

aauallyy

changed

by

hisdeath.

(4)

On

what account

Believing

is

neceffary.

r5.

Chrifi

fecuresthe

flability

of

the Saints abiding

with

God. What

is

contrary thereunto, how

by bins

removed.

The World

overcome

by Chrift,

as

mmmaged

by

Sultan

in an

enmity

to

the

Saints.

h6.

The

conopleat

viory

of

Chrill over the

Dcviii.

The waies,whereby

he

compleats

his corgneft. The Rule

of

Sachan

in

refpea of

fennets

two fold.

(t.)

Over them:

(2.)

In them.

17. 'The

Tideof

Sathan

to

a

rule over men,judged and defiroyed

by

Chrift.

The

exercife

of

all

power taken

from him. 18.

Theworks of

Sathan

defiroyed byChrift

,

in

,

and for his

Elea.

19.

The

Holy

Spirit procured

by

the

death

of

Chrift.

20.

The

giving

of thefpirit,

the

great

Pro-

mile

of

the New Covenant.

2

r.

This farther

proved and confirmed.

22.

The

perpetual)

Refi-

deuce ofthe

Holy

Spirit with

Believers, proved

by

the threefold

Teftimony

of Father,Sonne,and

Spirit.

Ifa:59.

or.

The Teftimony

of

the

Father, propofed and vindicated.

23.

Our Argument

from hence farther cleared. This Promife Abfolute

not

Conditionall. No condition

rationally

to

he

affixed

to it: The import

of

thofe

words [as

forme.-ITo whom this Promife

is

made.

24.

That

farther cleared

:

notto

all

Iliad

according-co the

flefit.

25.Mr G's

Objeftions

anfwered.

26. The Teftimony

of

the Sonne

given

to the perpetual' abiding

of

the Spirit

with

Believers.

loh:t4.16.

opened. The Promife in thole

words

equallybelonging to all Believers. 27.

Mr G's

Objcaionsanfwered.

No Proniilb

of

the Spirit

abiding

wiih

Believers

ois

his

principle

aiiowed.

The Promife

given ro the Apofiles

perfonally, yet

given alto

to

the whole Church.

Promifes

made

to the

Church,

made

to the individually, whereof it

is

conflituted.

28.

The

giving of

this

Promife

to

all Believers

farther argued

from

the

fcope

of

the

place

a

And vindicated

from

Mr

G's exceptions. 29.

The

third

Teftitnony

of

the

Holy

Spirit

himfelfe propofed

to

confidera-

rione

His

Teftimony

in

feaiingparticularly conftdered.

2

Cor:

a. zz.

Èphef:

w3.

4.3o.

Cf

the

natureand

de

of

Sealing amongft men.

The end,

aime,

andofe, of

the

fealing

of

the

Holy

Ghoft.

go.

Mr

G's

Objeftionsand Exceptions

to

our Argument

from that

foaling

of

the Spirit,

confidered and

removed: 31. The

fame

farther carried on

&c:

R

Here

remaines

nothing

for

the

confirmation

of

the

firft

branch, of

part

of

the

Truth

p

opofed,

but

only

the

confideration

of

the

oath

f`

of

God;

which becaufe

it

ought certainly to be

an

end

of

all

flri

fe,f

'`"

fhall

referve

the handling

of

it to

the

clofe

of

the whole;

if

God

be pleafed

to carry

us

out thereunto,

that

we may give

The

Oath

of

God

its

due

Honour,

of

being

the

'aft

word

in this Conteft.

The order of our

method

firff

propofed would here

call

me

to

handle

Our

stedfaf.`ne(/e

with

God,

and

the

Glory

created

upon

our

Grace

of

Sansvtification:

but