• - ---- -·-·~--- NE ·vv Cov. E .NANT. j 4+1 ~nowledge. John 1~17~ that place is excellent for this purpofe: The Law continnet/·ti/1.-John B~tptijl, The Law came hy Mofes, hut Grace·and Truthcame6y Iefuo Chrijl. M.arkeit, Grttce4nd T.rttth. What is. the reaf0n there was more Grace dif.~rfedby Iefw.c.hrij1,thanby ]11ofest?- The reafon i", h~aaufe there wasrmore Truth revealed to . the fonnes of men by Chri(l, than there wasby Mofos:Truth washid in Mo-· flstime underveyles, and fhaddowes,bu~was , ' manifefi int.hetime ofieftUChrijf.~ Now,ber. 1db h' h Nute~: cau1e truth was more revea e · y tm, ence it was, that there was agreater communicatio.rr of Grace, alarger effufion ofthe Spirit.. But that place comes as ne-ere to :rhis purpofe, .that you iliallfinde, 2 CQr.3·· There is an eRpreffi--: 1 :: Cor 3 .r6. on ofthe difference betweene the two Cove- ! , nants: Ne'Verthele!Je when their heartsfoa!l 6u·1 turned to the Lord, the'VeylejhaU /Jre takeHjrDm·l 6eforetktir eyes. He faid.bcfore, To t/Ji! day, w./;enMofts is rettd,thtreis aveylelayd O'Ver their hurts,butwhen·their h'f!artsJha!lbeeturnedto the Lord, the 'Vey le fo411he taken away: And what thenr:TheyjbaU6eho!d,tUil1 aGlajfe,thegloryqf · God,withopenfoce,andbe trttmformedand chan– ged intothe fame Image,fromglory toglory, M 11y the Spirit ef-the Lord•. The ·meaning.is this; The v~:ylere· faith he,inthetimeof·the OldTtfiament;there moved. was aveyle that covered rheir hearts.,.and their· eyes, thattheywere not able to fee ·the Truth cleercly,but now,faith he, that veyle is taken ~way,andwe fee the truth with openface;even as
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