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A79028	Two solemne covenants made between God and man: viz. [brace] the covenant of workes, and the covenant of grace. [brace] Clearly laid open, distinguished, and vindicated from many dangerous opinions; the right knowledge of which [sic] will be very profitable to all those that have escaped the first, and are confirmed in the second at the Sacrament. January 15. 1646. Imprimatur. John Downame.	Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1647 (1647)	Wing C268; Thomason E373_6; ESTC R201327	30,224	34

in that when God sent his first begotten sonne into the world he saith let all the Angells of God worship him Heb. 1.6 and to men he saith this is my beloved sonne heare him Mat. 17.3.5.17 then the Covenant of grace was made with him Fifthly If God say of Christ behold my servant whom I uphold mine elect in whom my soule delighteth he shall bring forth judgement to the Gentiles he shall not be discouraged till he have set judgement in the earth and the Iles shall wait for his Law and I will give thee for a Covenant to the people to open their eyes and to bring out the prisoners from the prison then the Covenant of grace must needs be made with Jesus Christ but the first is true Isai 42.1.4.6 7. therefore so is the second and that the covenant was made with Jesus Christ see further thou my servant shalt restore the dispersed of Israell and I will give thee a light to the Gentiles that thou maist give salvation unto the ends of the earth the the Redeemer of Israel and the holy one he shall chuse thee and accept thee and give thee for a Covenant to establish the earth see Isa 49.6 7 8 9. then the new covenant was made with Jesus Christ Sixthly If the Lord looked from Heaven and saw that there was no man to make intercession and then his own arme brought salvation and his own righteousnesse it sustained him because he travelled in the greatnesse of his strength and is mighty to save yea if God laid help upon one that is mighty and this was Jesus Christ he shall save his people from their sins Mat. 1.21 then this must needs be Jesus Christ with whom the Covenant of grace was made but the first is true from these Scriptures Isa 59.16.63 1. Psa 89.19 then it must needs be Jesus Christ with whom the Covenant of grace was made Seventhly If Christ became our surety and was bruised for our iniquities and the chastisement of our peace was upon him and by his stripes we are healed then the new Covenant was made with him but the first is true from these scriptures Heb. 7.21 Isa 53.3.5 1 Pet. 3.18 Ergo so is the second Eightly If Christ be the messenger of the Covenant and all the promises made in him and there is no other name given by which we shall be saved then the covenant was made with him but the first is true from these scriptures Mal. 3.1 2 Cor. 1.20 Acts 4.12 Ergo so is the second Ninthly If God hath promised to Christ that he shall see his seed and that the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand and if we be chosen in Christ adopted and accepted in Christ and gathered together and blessed in him and our names written in his books of life then the covenant was made with Christ but the first is true from these Scriptures Isa 53.10 Ephe. 1.3 4 5 6.10 Revel 13.8 Ergo then the covenant of grace was made with Jesus Christ The next thing is to shew how we come to be freed from the filthinesse and the guiltinesse of our condition wherein we are borne and do lye under the covenant of works I answer the holinesse of Jesus Christ his person doth sanctifie our unholinesse he is called the holy child Jesus Acts 4.30 that holy thing Luke 1.35 he was the sonne of God and he was the sonne of Man yet not two sons but one sonne of God or one Christ and though he took our nature upon him yet not by generation from man he was conceived by the holy Ghost Luke 1.36 therefore not conceived and borne in sin as we are for their sakes saith Christ I sanctifie my selfe that they also might be sanctified John 17.19 thus by his holinesse we become holy as by Adams filthinesse we became filthy Secondly For the merits of Christs obedience to the covenant of works he hath freed his people from the guilt of their disobedience to that covenant of works he was made under the Law to redeem them that are under the Law Gal. 4.4 5. now the obedience of Christ to the covenant of works was two-fold First his active obedience to that covenant who did performe it without any spot of sin he saith of his obedience to his Father I do alwaies those things that please him John 8.29 he finished the work that his Father gave him to do John 17.4 and saith his Father this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased Mat. 3.15 thus hath the perfect obedience of Jesus Christ satisfied for all the disobedience of his people to the covenant of works Secondly The other part of Christs obedience was passive he suffered the penalty due unto us for our disobedience to that covenant though he were a son yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered and being made perfect he became the author of salvation to all them that obey him Heb. 5.8 9.2.10 it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day Luke 24.26.46 Christ hath once suffered for sins the Just for the unjust that he might bring us to God 1 Pet. 3.18 he that knew no sin neither was guile found in his mouth who when he suffered he threatned not but committed himselfe to him that judgeth righteously 1 Pet. 2.25 he alone trod the winepresse of his Fathers wrath and there was none with him Isa 63.3 he cry'd out the pains of hell gat hold of him and he cryed out My God my God why hast thou forsaken me now the dignity of his person being both God and Man in one Christ his humanity suffering but a short time made his obedience so meritorious to free us from that guilt and penalty that is due unto us for our breach of that covenant In the next place I am to shew how we come to enter into this new covenant with Jesus Christ I answer by faith alone faith is that grace on our part by which we are grafted into the second Adam Rom. 5.2 Gal. 3.26.2.16 and so come into this covenant as by nature we are in the first Adam and so in his covenant so he that believeth in Christ shall not perish but have eternall life John 3.15 16. he that hath the son hath life 1 John 5 22. onely beleeve Mark 5.36 being justified by faith we have peace with God Rom. 5.1 for as by the offence of Adam judgement came upon all men in his nature to condemnation even so by the righteousnesse of Christ the free gift came upon all that are in him by faith unto justification of life Rom. 5.18 now faith uniting us unto Christ as the head and members 1. Cor. 12.12 makes all the active and passive obedience of Christ to be ours by imputation and likewise all our sinfulnesse and guiltinesse to be his and he coming as a surety takes upon him to pay all our debts and by our matrimoniall union with him all his riches becomes