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A33104	The National Covenant and Solemn League & Covenant with the acknowledgement of sins, and engagement to duties as they were renewed at Lesmahego, March 3. 1689 with accommodation to the present times : together with an introduction touching national covenants, by way of analysis on the 29th chapter of Deuteronomy, the substance whereof, was delivered in a discourse to the people, on the preparation day, before they were renewed.	Church of Scotland.	1689 (1689)	Wing C4231E; ESTC R40835	72,873	76

THE NATIONAL COVENANT AND SOLEMN LEAGUE COVENANT With the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of SINS AND ENGAGEMENT to DUTIES As they were Renewed at Lesmahego March 3. 1689. with Accommodation to the Present Times TOGETHER WITH An Introduction touching National Covenants by way of Analysis on the 29th Chapter of Deuteronomy The Substance whereof was delivered in a Discourse to the People on the Preparation-day before they were Renewed Isaiah 24.5 The Earth is also defiled under the Inhabitants thereof because they have transgressed the Laws changed the Ordinance broken the Everlasting Covenant Ezekiel 17.18 S●ing he despised the Oath by breaking the Covenant when lo he had given his hand and hath done all these things he shall not escape Printed in the 40 th Year of Our publick Breach of Covenant the Year wherein there vvas much zeal for Confederating among Men but little for Covenanting vvith GOD. An Introduction touching National Covenants by way of Analysis on the 29th Chapter of Deuteronomy The substance whereof was delivered in a Discourse to the People on the Preparation-Day before the Renewing of the Covenants at Lesmahego THE greatest Glory of Man and the lowest and yet the most loving and lovely step of GODS Condescension towards Man was is and shall be that he is admitted into a Covenant Relation with GOD whereby the Lord becomes his GOD King Master Husband Father And he becomes the Lords peculiar Subject Servant Friend and Son. It would have been presumption in Man to offer this to GOD Covenants supposing properly equality freedom from pre-obligations and Independency between the Parties Covenanting None of which were or could be in Covenant-Transactions between GOD and Man but Infinite distance and Disproportion Absolute Subjection Obligation and Dependance on Mans part under the Dominion and Law of his Creator from under which and without which it is impossible to conceive he could have a Beeing But as it was an Act of Grace and Condescension in GOD to make Man after His own Image in perfection of Holiness So it was an Act of Condescension to illuminate this with the luster of a perfect Law given for his Rule Unto this it is a great additament of Condescension that He should give any promises encouraging to Obedience And greater to conceive these confirmed by an Oath But that the Lord should offer to Covenant with Man and to give the Law. Promises and Oath Covenant-wayes is a greater wonder of Condescension This being a greater priviledge as well as security than either Law Promises or Oaths This was a wonderful act of Grace and Condescension to Man at first or the first Man representing all Mankind to propose to him and to take him under the bond of the Covenant of Works But after the violation of that first Covenant that there should be any access granted to any of the Children of Men to the benefit of a second Transaction of Grace is a wonder of Condescension never enough considered The first was the honour and happiness of the first Man proposed for the benefit and being violate became the Shame and Curse of all Men. The second is the honour and happiness in and through CHRIST common and peculiar to all the Elect the Objects of the Covenant of Redemption of which that of Grace is an exhibited Transumpt This being the main difference between the Eternal Covenant of Redemption between the Father and the Son and the Everlasting Covenant of Grace made also with CHRIST principally as Representative of His Heirs of Grace and Glory that in the former CHRIST our Sponsor is to be considered as the Son and second Person of the Trinity Co-equal and Co-essential with the Father transacting about His Mediatory Delegation in the bussiness of Redemption in the later He is to be considered as the Mediator the Fathers Servant and Delegate In the former the Promises are made conditionally to CHRIST upon condition of His satisfying Justice in the fulness of time and absolutly to the Elect without respect to any thing foreseen in them in the later they are made absolutly to Christ now having fulfilled his undertaking and conditionally or by way of Testamentary disposition to the Elect. But as GODS making Covenant with Man is a wonder of never enough admired Condescendency so His admitting Men to make a Covenant with him is no less matter of Admiration Yet this he hath not only offered and allowed but perswaded unto it by Commands Promises Threatnings Arguments Expostulations Invitations and Intreaties in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament Where we find Covenanting with GOD both Personal and National hath the sanction of Divine Approbation For Personal Covenanting with GOD it may be proven by Scripture Precepts Promises and Practises of the Saints All these Commands and Calls given to come and buy the Covenants Benefits which supposes a Bargain to come to the Marriage c. inferring a consent to the Terms of a conjugal Covenant do prove it to be a necessary Duty All these Promises of subscribing with the hand unto the Lord Isa 44.5 That they shall call the Lord their Father and not turn from Him Jer. 3.19 That they shall call him Ishi and no more Baali Hos 2.16 That he shall say It is my People and they shall say The Lord is my GOD. Zech. 13.9 do clearly imply and infer this There are also Precedents and Examples of the Saints confirming this such as Jacobs Vow Gen. 28.20 to the end Davids Psal 16.2 Psal 119 57 106. Psal 132.2.5 and many others Upon this ground they took confidence to lay particular claim to the Lord as their own GOD Saviour and Portion But our purpose at present is to speak of National Covenanting For clearing and vindicating which it will not be unprofitable to consider what may be gathered from this one place of Scripture the 29th Chapter of Deuteronomy the fullest and plainest that can be found for this purpose whereof the compendious Analysis may be here offered In this Chapter we have to consider these six things 1. The Inscription of the Covenant here Renewed containing the Divine Prescription of it v. 1.2 The Motives and Inducements here adduced and pressed by Moses to invite and incite the People to Renew the Covenant at this time from v. 2. to v. 9. Containing also not obscurely their Acknowledgement of the Breaches thereof 3. The extent of the Obligation thereof from v. 10. to v. 15.4 The danger of the Breach of it from v. 16. to v. 19.5 The Greatness and Observableness of the Punishment of that Breach predicted and described from v. 20. to v. 28.6 A Conclusory Corollary inferred from all v. last 1. The Inscription in the first Verse Vers 1. doth hold out to us both the Institution of GOD the place where or time when it was Transacted and that this was not the first time it had been engaged into but was here Renewed These are the words of the Covenant which the Lord commanded Moses to make with