1·16. , . ;. 0 FT HE ' the.e,to·Jiii thee with all -comfort, and to delL -~ ver -thee from ,all evill: bu~ yet that which is here added, is a mercy of much higher nature (faith the Lurd) 1 will make my Covenant he. twtene me and tb'ee ;that is, I will not onely tell thee what I am able to ·do,I will not onelyex- -prelfe tQ thee in gcnerall, that I willdeale well with thee, that I haue! a willingndfe and abili– ty -to recompencetbee,ifthou walke before me, and ferue me,and be perfeet ; but I am willing to enter into Covenant with thee,th.,at is,I will _ l:?,inde my felfe.) I will ingage my felfe, I will enter into bond, as it were, I will not be at li– berty any more,but J:.am willing even to make a Covenant, a compact-· and agreement with thee : 1 will make my Covenant hetweene me And -– thee:that is the! generall. You fua.Il finde it ex· preffed more at large,Verf.7~-- MQreover, I wiU < - eftahlifb my Covendnt /;etweeneme and-thee, and ~ thy fled after thee, ;n their generations for an - cverlajing Co.vuMut to lie a G 0 D to thee, and to_ thyfted after: thee: that_is,as if he iliould fay, Firfi, I am willing,.not only ro make it with thee, bur with thy feea . Secondly,! will not make a temporary Co- – venant,but an-everlafl:ing Covenant, there fhaH bea .mutuaii ingagement be~weene us, and it · 1hall continue for ever,both to thy felfe andto ·. thy pofteritie : in particuTar, it is a-dded, 1 will · mHltiply t~eeexceedingly,that is but abranc'hof - tl~e Covenant 1 willmake thee ll Fat·her ofmany N ~lions, tho; fhalt haue .a Sonne, and his -- children ;
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