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A26654	God's covenant displayed by John Alexander, a converted Jew ; with a proœmial discourse of the reasons of his conversion.	Alexander, John, Converted Jew.	1689 (1689)	Wing A914; ESTC R18631	21,651	38

Enemy and he fought against them Esay 63. 10. May be you will say What had become then of the Law Answer It had been of the same use as it is now under the Gospel to them that rely not upon their own righteousness and abilities but upon those of Christ and what the Law is now to a Believer is a point sufficiently known However notwithstanding this unconsiderate ratifying of the Children of Jacob whereby on their side the Law got the name of a Covenant the mercy of God was of that tendency as not to forget the first Covenant under this Mosaical dispensation wherein consequently it exerted it self and was confirmed by so many Types and Sacrifices in some measure mitigating the rigour of the Law which it self also convincing the Israelites of their folly became to them at last by the forbearance of God grounded upon future Redemption Rom. 3. 24 25. A Schoolmaster Gal. 3. 24. Thus divinely St. Paul And this I say unto you that the Covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ the Law which was four hundred and thirty years after cannot disannul that it should make the promise of none effect Gal. 3. 17. God's promise was of longer date and a greater consequence being grounded upon the name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the ratifying of his Son than the presumptuous ratihabition of the Law by the Children of Israel who in a manner had annul'd the promise by setting up their own righteousness instead of God's Rom. 10. 3. as if they had not stood in need of a Saviour and a Mediator and therefore it would stand notwithstanding the Idol of Self-performance here it is observable by the bye that the Apostle terms the one a Law and the other a Covenant And the regret of their former proceeding with God is clearly set forth in many passages of the holy Volume but one may serve for all and that is Esay 64. 6. We are all as an unclean thing and all our righteousness are as filthy rags c. Whereupon is renewed the Promise under the name of a righteous branch of David which should be called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The LORD Jehova our Righteousness Jer. 23. 6. It was no longer We shall do whatever the Lord commands but JEHOVA the name of Grace on which the Covenant was grounded should be their Righteousness He was shortly to display the Banner of Salvation and by the shade thereof cover the iniquities not only of Israel but of all the World as being made unto it Wisdom Sanctification and Redemption as well as Righteousness for that he that glorieth may glory only in the Lord 1 Cor. 1. 30 31. GOD therefore having entred upon a Covenant with his Son rejecting all other Sacrifices and satisfactions as no way commensurate to his person and justice Sacrifice thou wouldst not and accepting of his Son's blood for Man's iniquity did pour down upon the elect GRACE in order to their Salvation And the whole Tract of administring the same after supposed and accepted of satisfaction of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is called the Covenant of Grace as Christ upon that same account is called FAITH Gal. 3. 23. By Grace you are saved through Faith Eph. 2. 8. And of his fullness have all we received GRACE NB. for GRACE Joh. 1. 6. The benefit whereof derived on Mankind is in the first place Adoption whereby we are declared to be the Sons of God Joh. 1. 12. and joint heirs with Christ Rom. 8. 17. and that from the foundation of the World Eph. 1. 4 5 14. manifested in the fullness of time by taking away the curse of the Law Gal. 4. 4 5 6 7. This adoption was first adumbrated in the Children of Israel when GOD delivered them from the bondage of Egypt and called them his Son Hosea 11. 1. only in Christ if the Son therefore make you free you shall be free in deed Joh 8. 36. For which reason this same passage though mystically grounded on another is applied to our Saviour Matth. 2. 15. for that as the Egyptians were the first Enemies of the Israelites that kept them in bondage and subjection so Sathan was the first Enemy of Mankind and they in his servitude out of which they were freed by this Angel of the Covenant whereupon by an intervening sojourning of the Israelites and of Christ in Egypt and by their return to Canaan the Head and the Members composing one spiritual Body are call'd a Son I call'd my Son out of Egypt And such like Emperichoresies are often found in Scripture as for instance that of JESUS Saul Saul Why dost thou persecute me And as this adoption was represented in the Children of Israel so it was afterwards extended to all the believing Rom. 8. 23. there being no difference 1 Cor. 7. 19. And this gives us the confidence of calling God Abba Secondly Justification wherein a Sinner in himself is by God the Father proclaimed just Rom. 4. 5. upon the score of Christ's satisfaction purfuant to the Covenant Isa 53. 11. Wherein the first condition of the Covenant viz. Faith is a hand applying to our Souls the merit of our Redeemer Rom. 3. 24 25. and whereby God shews himself just in standing to his Covenant after the appeasing of his wrath by the blood of the Mediator That he might be just Rom. 3. 26. and Christ shews himself righteous in performing what was stipulated for the taking off of Man's Iniquity My righteous servant shall justifie many Whereby By his knowledge ibid. which is believing in him Rom. 3. 26. expressed to the life by the Lord Joh. 17. 3. And this is life eternal that they might know thee the only true GOD and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent The whole process and accomplishment whereof equally glorifieth the Father and the Son Father the hour NB. is come glorifie thy Son that thy Son also may glorifie thee Joh. 17. 1. through the truth v. 19. kept on both sides pursuant to the everlasting paction v. 22 23 24. upon which account GOD the Father after Christ's Prayer for the ratification of the approaching Work is by him called the Righteous Father by which Righteousness Christ was raised from the dead Hebr. 13. 20. for our justification Rom. 4. 25. Thirdly Thence ariseth Sanctification Christ of GOD is made unto us sanctification 1 Cor. 1. 30. whereby is not only understood the segregation from all things common but also a separation from all sinful acts by the spirit of God 1 Cor. 6. 11. 1 Thess 4. 3 4. And here the second condition of the Covenant of Grace hath place viz. Repentance Mark 1. 15. By this Repentance a Believer becomes a new Creature Gal. 6. 15. renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him Col. 3. not after him by whom he was deceived you shall know In righteousness and true holiness Eph. 4. 23. presenting for the blood of the dead and unreasonable Creatures a living Sacrifice

second person of the Deity is called the lamb slain from the foundation of the World wherewith he was invested by his forerunner Joh. 1. 29. yea hence it is that he is termed the first-born of the dead Apoc. 1. 5. for that Adam and all in him were dead 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nor could hope for Life until the Seed was promised to a dead 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who after that was called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Mother of all living as being the primitive Mother of the LORD of life and by him a restorer of the plenitude of Angels some of which being fallen and dead in trespass upon Mans creation that was to recrute the number drew him and embroyl'd him in the same crime they were guilty off and made him dead also Which again was adumbrated in Isaac born by promise out of Sarah when her Wom● and Abraham's body were dead Rom. 4. 19. on which point demonstratively insists the enlightned Apostle Gal. 3. and clears it Ephes 2. 6. God when we were dead in sins hath quickned us NB. together with Christ in our first and second resurrection adding immediately By GRACE you are saved Thus the LORD cuts off all occasion of boasting and therefore would never enter on his own accord upon a Covenant with a meer Man for that a meer Man could never draw a parallel to the justice of God by reason of his meer natural abilities before the fall and meer sinfulness after it Therefore GOD hath set forth his own SON by mutual agreement a propitiation through Faith in his Blood to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past through his forbearance that he might be just and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus Rom. 3. 25 26. As therefore there was an arithmetical proportion betwixt the Father and the Son betwixt the claim of God's Justice and Christ's satisfaction so the purchace of redemption was answerably to the mutual Covenant a tie for GOD to declare himself just by justifying them that laid hold on his Son's satisfaction discharging in full the demand and by an overplus ushering in Grace for the benefit of them that were included in this Covenant under condition of Faith and Repentance And the Redeemer shall come to Zion and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob saith the LORD As for me here GOD declares himself just in performing his Promise to Christ concerning his Seed Esay 53. 10. after redemption As for me saith the LORD this is my Covenant with them my spirit that is upon thee and my words which I have put in thy mouth shall not depart out of thy mouth nor out of the mouth of thy seed nor out of the mouth of thy seeds seed saith the LORD from henceforth and for ever Esay 59. 20 21. Here after the atonement by Redemption followeth Faith my words c. Deut. 31. 14. Rom. 10. 8 9. and Repentance to them that turn from transgression And thence the relyance of the faithful on this satisfaction is synecdochically call'd a Covenant Psal 50. 5. comp with Psal 40. as before as sometimes because of the mutual interweaving of mystical affairs the whole body of the Church is call'd Christ 1 Cor. 12. 12. This Covenant was from the beginning of the Creation variously adumbrated even to the Angels before the Creation of Man which I modestly conceive and submit to the censure of the Church when the morning stars sung together and all the Sons of God shouted for joy Job 30. 7. seeing by God's intimation that that Man who was to be created and assaulted yea seduced by the Devil their former Companion and now an unhappy Rebel and Enemy should be rescued by the Son of God their head and should be brought to that condition though the manner of it was hidden to them as yet they under him were in And here the Battel between Michael and the Dragon presents it self Apoc. 12. both for the rescuing of the Woman whom Sathan was to persecute and for maintaining the body of Moses viz. the Sacrifices typifying Christ for the comfort of the Believers until he came Jud. 9. Whereupon the Heavens rejoice and they that dwell in them Rev. 12. 12. From which period the second person of the Deity was often after call'd an Angel of God's Countenance and emphatically an Angel of the Covenant I will not be bold yet it is not against the analogy of Faith to think that the Cherubim likewise standing at the entrance of Paradise after Man's banishment was the second person of the Deity by his flaming Sword his Word Hebr. 4. 12 14. to undeceive him of all he could presume of the earthly Tree of Life in order to his full relying upon the promised Seed which only was the way the truth and the life After the actual fall of Adam this Covenant of God was represented in the promised Seed Gen. 3. and Christ's satisfaction in Sacrifices until his coming at which by one offering he was to perfect for ever them that are segregated Hebr. 10. 14. Afterwards it was intimated to Abraham with intermixt additions about the Land of Canaan Gen. 15. 17. everywhere on Man's side the conditions of Faith and Repentance though under several Etymologies being annexed Then it was to be renewed with the Children of Israel Exod. 19. 5. and that this transaction should have been a Covenant of Grace in the promised Messiah appeareth by God's Message to his people If you keep my Covenant that is the same that was intimated to Abraham according to Deut. 29. 13. then you shall be a peculiar people c. comp with 1 Pet. 2. 9. But what saith the people to it They did not proceed so orderly as Abraham who believed God's abilities above his own and it was counted to him for righteousness Gen. 15. 6. afterwards manifesting his Faith by walking before the LORD and being perfect Gen. 17. 1. but presently ratifies it by a promise of Self-performance All that the LORD hath spoken we will do Exod. 19. 8 24. 13. placing their Works afore their Faith and their own righteousness before that of God and Christ Rom. 9. 31 32. whereby they sinned against God and tyed themselves by their ratihabition to the rigour of the Law under the brandishing of a Curse Cursed be he that confirmeth N.B. not all the words of this Law to do them Deut. 27. 26. And this is the chief reason why they are said to have vexed or made sad the holy spirit of the Angel of presence who in his love and pity had redeemed them and bare them and carried them all the days of old Gen. 48. 16. and now was willing to make them feel the fruit of the Covenant between him and his Father without an impending curse had they but relyed on his and not their own ability had they required the spirit of Grace and not boasted of natural self-performance In desault whereof he turn'd their