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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76707	The copy of the covenant of grace With a true discovery of several false pretenders to that eternal inheritance, and of the right heir thereunto. Together with such safe instructions as will inable him to clear his title, and to make it unquestionable. Exactly evidenced by many perspicuous and unconstrained testimonies of scripture. Penned, and published upon mature deliberation, and good advise. / By Robert Bidwel, a servant, and minister of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.	Bidwell, Robert.	1657 (1657)	Wing B2886; Thomason E2117_1; ESTC R212678	175,027	429

and new Testament Neither are these severall voices divided severally into certain Books or Pages or Chapters seeing we do somtimes meet with them both in one and the same verse The wages of sin is death there is the voice of the law Rom. 6. 25. But the gift of God is eternall life through Jesus Christ our Lord. There is the voice of the Gospel in the same verse The like may be observed 1 Cor. 15. 22. And in many other places wherefore that we may arive at a right understanding in these so necessary differences or distinctions we will first lay down two generall rules and afterwards proceed to more particular observations First when we finde any work injoyned to be done or the contrary commanded not to be done under any penalty either temporall or eternall whether it be curse or captivity famine or pestilence destruction death or damnation or any promise made upon doing or not doing This we must understand to be the voice of God in his Law Secondly wheresoever the subject matter is of Christ or his kingdom or the promise of grace or the condition faith and the reward either spirituall in its own nature or spirituallized by grace This we may be sure is the voice of Christ in his Gospell These we shall finde to be the two generall Rules From whence we will deduct these following particulars First the voice of God in his Law is a voice of command These words which I command thee this day shall be in thine heart Deut. 6 6. This thing commanded I them saying obey my voice and I will be your God and ye shall be my people Jer. 7. 23. But the voice of the Gospel is a voice of intreaty As though God did beseech you by us we pray you in Christ stead be ye reconciled to God 2 Cor. 5. 20. Secondly the voice of the law is a voice of compulsion If his Children forsake my law and walk not in my judgements If they break my statutes and keep not my commandments Then will I visit their transgression with the rod and their iniquitie with stripes Psal 89. 30 31 32. But the voice of the Gospel is a voice of attraction or invitation I have loved thee with an everlasting love therefore with loving-kindenesse have I drawn thee Jer. 31. 3. Come unto me all ye that labour and are beavie laden and I will give you rest c. Mat. 11. 28 c. And him that cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out saith the Son of God Jo. 6. 37. Thirdly the voice of the law is a voice of bondage cursed is every one that continueth not in all thing which are written in the book of the law to do them Gal. 3. 10. But the voice of the Gospel is a voice of liberty The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek he hath sent me to binde up the broken hearted to proclaim libertie to the captives and the opening of the prison to them that are bound c. Isa 61. 1. c. Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free Gala. 5. 1. for if the Son shall make you free ye shall be free indeed John 8. 36. Fourthly the voice of the law is a voice of enmity Ye adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God whosoever therefore will be a friend to the world is the enemy of God James 4. 4. And God shall wound the head of his enemies Psal 68. 21. But the voice of the Gospel is a voice of reconciliation when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Sons Rom. 5. 10. And God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself not imputing their trespasses 2 Cor. 5. 19. Fifthly the voice of the law is a voice of wrath The law worketh wrath Rom. 4. 15. For by it the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodlinesse and unrighteousnesse of men As Rom. 1. 18. But the voice of the Gospel is a voice of love God commendeth his love towards us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us Rum 5. 8. And therefore the love-sick soul in the Canticles It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh saying Open to me my sister my love My dove my undefiled Cant. 5. 2. Sixthly the voice of the law is a voice of terrour I heard thy voice in the garden and was afraid So Adam to God Gen. 3. 10. And when the Lord gave the law unto the Israelites There were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud upon the mount and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud so that all the people that was in the camp trembled Exod. 19. 16. And this did fore-shew the effects of the law to all such as are under the law for ever But the voice of the Gospel is a voice of comfort The Lord shall comfort Zion he will comfort all her wast places c. Isa 51. 3. And Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted Saith the Son of God Mat. 5. 4. Seaventhly the voice of the law is a voice of conviction By the law is the knowledge of sin Rom. 3. 20. For I had not known sin but by the law saith St. Paul Rom. 7. 7. And sin by the commandment is become exceeding sinfull saith the same Apostle Rom. 7. 13. But the voice of the Gospel is a voice of Appeal For the Father judgeth no man but hath committed all judgement unto the Son John 5. 22. And he is not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities but was in all points tempted like as we are yet without sin let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and finde grace to help in time of need saith the Apost He. 4. 15 16. Eightly the voice of God in his law is a voice of condemnation The soul that sinneth it shall die Saith the Lord Ezek. 18. 4. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into utter darknesse Mat. 25. 30. But the voice of Christ in his Gospel is a voice of pardon verily verily saith he I say unto you he that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent me hath everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death to life John 5. 14. And this pardon hath three degrees First a Reprive Secondly an Intercession And Thirdly a Satisfaction The first I say is a Reprive And this hath been generall to all mankinde since the fall of Adam He was the first that received the benefit thereof And meerly by vertue of the said Reprive both he and all of his posterity have do and shall injoy their naturall lives some shorter and some longer according to the blessed will and pleasure of Christ our Lord and onely Mediatour I have the Keyes of hell