" N EVV CovENA-NT. fiede, yet the promife _is made to. us,and y~et a- ~eft. gaine the Covenant Is made With .Abnzham: Howcan all thefe fiand together~ The pro.. .A.TJjw• . mifes that are made to the feed, that is to Chrijl Whatpromi· . himfelfe, thofe are thefe promifes: Thoujhalt fes are made be aPrieft far ever;ttnd1willgive thee theKing-~ to.Chriit. dome 6{ Dai1Jid, thou Jhalt fit in that Throne, , thou !halt beaPrince of Peace, andthegovern . mcnt j!Ja!ihe up,O}'J thyjhflttlder;likewife thou ihalt . be aProphet to my pcople,thoufhalt open the ' prifrm to the Captiue,thou fl1aft be anoynted,&c and then ibal t goeand preach to them:. Thefe are the promifes that are tnade unto the feede. · · The promifes that are made to us, though they be of the fame Covenant, yet they differ . in this, the active part ·is committed to the .M t.lfiah,to the feed itfelfe; but the paffiue parr, The promiCes m:uleto us paffiue• thofe are the promifes that are made to us; r ou jha!t be taught, you ihall be made Prophets, Nitt. likewife.you fhall have your ftnnes forgiven, youfhafi have the effectofhis Priefrhoodmade gooduntoy<;m,you fhall be fubjeel to his go~ vernmenr, byan-inherentrighteoufnelfethathe iliall worke in you,for you !hall bemade Kings So-the pr<?mife is made to us. · How is the promifemade toAhraham ? For itis f.1id,In thee allthe Nations of the EArthJhttU be/;J~ffed. . _ · • The meaning of it is~ they are derivative ·promifes, the primitive· and Originall was madeto Iefm chrif!: But.why _is it faid then, . . ili~
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