eternal_a consideration_n in_o that_o because_o the_o decree_n be_v from_o everlasting_a and_o though_o in_o eternity_n there_o be_v no_o priority_n or_o posteriority_n of_o time_n for_o that_o will_v be_v to_o confound_v time_n and_o eternity_n yet_o in_o the_o thing_n themselves_o there_o may_v be_v consider_v a_o priority_n and_o posteriority_n of_o nature_n and_o order_n thus_o the_o cause_n be_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o the_o effect_n thus_o the_o person_n covenant_v be_v in_o order_n before_o the_o covenant_n itself_o and_o hereupon_o the_o undertake_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o be_v man_n be_v in_o order_n before_o the_o futurition_n of_o his_o incarnation_n it_o have_v a_o causal_a antecedency_n to_o the_o futurity_n of_o this_o assumption_n because_o that_o which_o make_v it_o future_a from_o eternity_n be_v the_o compact_n which_o pass_v between_o his_o father_n and_o he_o about_o it_o in_o the_o day_n of_o eternity_n chap._n 5._o of_o the_o rise_n of_o 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grace_n 3._o that_o the_o object_n of_o this_o decree_n be_v ens_fw-la possibile_fw-la a_o possible_a be_v all_o being_n be_v either_o the_o first_o or_o from_o the_o first_o the_o first_o be_v can_v be_v but_o one_o and_o that_o be_v god_n he_o only_o enjoy_v he_o never_o begin_v eternity_n all_o other_o be_v the_o offspring_n of_o time_n before_o which_o they_o have_v no_o existence_n and_o because_o they_o be_v to_o be_v from_o he_o not_o by_o any_o necessity_n but_o by_o a_o voluntary_a act_n hence_o god_n be_v a_o cause_n by_o counsel_n in_o all_o his_o free_a and_o transient_a act_n there_o must_v a_o purpose_n pass_v with_o he_o in_o order_n to_o their_o be_v antecedent_n to_o which_o purpose_n in_o our_o conception_n there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o consideration_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o as_o a_o mere_a possibility_n for_o it_o be_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o purpose_n that_o it_o past_a into_o a_o futurition_n 4_o all_z therefore_o that_o concern_v this_o possible_a be_v in_o order_n to_o its_o reach_v the_o design_a end_n belong_v to_o the_o mean_n hitherto_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o subject_a under_o our_o present_a consideration_n viz._n man_n refer_v his_o creation_n the_o state_n of_o integrity_n in_o which_o he_o be_v make_v the_o covenant_n of_o work_n which_o god_n put_v he_o under_o the_o permission_n of_o the_o apostasy_n by_o which_o he_o fall_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o that_o covenant_n and_o so_o come_v to_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o redemption_n either_o these_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o decree_n or_o else_o there_o be_v no_o decree_n about_o they_o and_o so_o they_o fall_v out_o beside_o god_n intention_n or_o else_o we_o must_v assign_v two_o decree_n to_o god_n and_o so_o two_o end_n and_o two_o order_n of_o media_n respect_v the_o same_o subject_a and_o so_o we_o must_v suppose_v that_o god_n lose_v his_o end_n in_o the_o first_o which_o put_v he_o upon_o a_o new_a contrivance_n in_o the_o latter_a how_o unbecoming_a it_o be_v to_o 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of_o man_n to_o fall_v antecedent_n to_o the_o future_a come_v of_o christ_n to_o redeem_v he_o we_o can_v in_o no_o sense_n allow_v it_o to_o be_v a_o design_a medium_n of_o the_o exaltation_n of_o free_a grace_n if_o we_o consider_v of_o christ_n as_o appoint_v to_o the_o work_n of_o redemption_n without_o the_o consideration_n of_o man_n apostasy_n we_o can_v conceive_v what_o he_o shall_v come_v for_o and_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o covenant_n of_o redemption_n can_v in_o order_n follow_v the_o decree_n of_o permit_v man_n to_o fall_v but_o must_v be_v together_o with_o it_o as_o to_o the_o second_o let_v it_o be_v remember_v that_o it_o have_v already_o be_v make_v to_o appear_v that_o the_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o the_o second_o person_n and_o that_o his_o incarnation_n be_v one_o thing_n put_v into_o the_o covenant_n so_o that_o it_o be_v this_o covenant_n which_o give_v futurition_n to_o it_o and_o therefore_o to_o suppose_v a_o dtcree_n for_o the_o son_n of_o god_n 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be_v free_o rev._n 22_o 27._o but_o whence_o be_v it_o that_o there_o be_v such_o liberal_a offer_v make_v to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n why_o it_o flow_v from_o the_o covenant_n of_o redemption_n and_o have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o this_o there_o have_v never_o any_o such_o â—â—ews_n be_v hear_v of_o in_o the_o world_n here_o be_v the_o foundation_n lay_v for_o all_o the_o save_v grace_n which_o be_v dispense_v in_o time_n to_o any_o of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n and_o so_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n chap._n 8._o who_o be_v covenant_v for_o the_o title_n put_v upon_o this_o
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such_o a_o covenant_n of_o redemption_n that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v not_o in_o term_n mention_v such_o a_o covenant_n by_o such_o a_o title_n must_v be_v acknowledge_v but_o that_o it_o do_v give_v we_o the_o account_n of_o a_o covenant_n which_o can_v be_v interpret_v of_o any_o other_o yea_o which_o full_o amount_v to_o the_o thing_n may_v safe_o be_v affirm_v we_o read_v psal_n 89._o 3._o i_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o my_o choose_a i_o have_v swear_v to_o david_n my_o servant_n there_o be_v divers_a text_n in_o scripture_n especial_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o have_v a_o double_a reference_n partly_o to_o the_o type_n partly_o to_o the_o antitype_n or_o to_o the_o antitype_n under_o the_o type_n this_o psalm_n be_v one_o of_o those_o portion_n of_o scripture_n in_o which_o david_n be_v make_v a_o notable_a type_n of_o christ_n he_o therefore_o it_o main_o aim_v at_o the_o covenant_n with_o he_o be_v here_o make_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o 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