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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95091	Gods covenant the churches plea: or A sermon preached before the Honorable House of Commons at a late solemn fast, in Margarets Church at Westminster, Octob. 29. 1645. By Francis Taylor B. in D. pastour of Yalding in Kent, and a member of the Assembly of Divines.	Taylor, Francis, 1590-1656.	1645 (1645)	Wing T278; Thomason E307_20; ESTC R200348	29,106	33

so it should bee here For doubtlesse Gods people did not dwell all the earth over to bee oppressed every where But if the place bee interpreted of the Babylonian captivity hereby is meant the Land of the Chaldeans if of Antiochus his time the Land of Canaan is intended 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Are full It notes out abundance Many such dens of robbers there were then as now with us 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Of the habitations In the primary signification it imports Shepherds tents or cottages for the land had great store of sheep Josephs brethren were (e) Gen. 47.3 Shepherds So was (f) Psal 78.70 David before hee was a King And from thence it was taken for all manner of dwellings as here it is as the * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Skel 〈◊〉 in text Hebrew writers observe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Of Cruelty They did not use secret fraud onely but open violence The fox is gone the wolfe appeares It is the custo me of the enemies of the Church when they are weake to use glorious pretences to cover their cruell intentions and when they are growne strong to pull * De Juliano Theodoret. Eum prime 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Histor l. 3. cap. 15. off the vizard and fall to direct plundering The summe of all is as if the Psalmist should have said Lord I have many arguments to urge to perswade thee to deliver thy people out of their great afflictions But especially I entreat thee to looke upon thy Covenant made with our Fathers and accordingly to deliver their Posterity This Iurge the more because thy people are throughout the Land oppressed grievously by thine and their enemies Out of the words thus cleared easily arise these foure Observations usefull for these times and fit for this occasion Observat 1 First That God is in Covenant with his people Else would they not presse it and God might easily reject their plea. Obser 2 Secondly That God seemes to his people to neglect his Covenant when they are oppressed by ungodly men Else would they not have called upon God to have respect unto his Covenant and in the first verse God is charged to have cast them off for ever Obser 3 The Covenant is the Churches surest plea Therefore is it here and often in other places urged Obser 4 Wee have most need to plead Gods Covenant in times of greatest trouble So Gods Servants doe here Doct. 1 For the First God is in Covenant with his people I might bring many Texts out of the Old and New Testament to prove it if it were not notoriously known A few places therefore may serve (a) Psal 50.5 Gather my Saints together unto mee saith God by Asaph those that have made a Covenant with mee by Sacrifice And by the Prophet Ezekiel (b) Ezek. 16.8 I sware unto thee and entred into a Covevant with thee saith the Lord God and thou becamest mine As much is said for Christians in the New Testament as for Jewes in the old (c) Mat. 26.28 This is the blood of the New Testament saith our blessed Saviour or of the New Covenant For 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the New Testament answers to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Old as the learned know And so it is translated in the Epistle to the Hebrews and the point likewise proved where Christ is said to bee (d) Heb. 8.6 a Mediatour of a better Covenant And God is said (e) Heb. 8.8 9 10. to make a new Covenant with us which is there set out at large I shall endeavour to confirme it by Arguments Reason 1 For first it is a formall Covenant under hand and seale and who then can doubt of the truth of it (f) Rom. 4.11 The seale of Circumcision is put to it to confirm it Gen. 17.7 The Covenant is set dowue That God will bee Abrahams God and the God of his seed And at the eleventh verse Circumcision is required as a token of the Covenant betweene God and them The Passeover is added as another Seale of the Covenant Exod 12.13 where under that one promise of delivering their children when the first borne of the Egyptians should bee destroyed all other benefits of the Covenant made in Christ are shadowed out Therefore is Christ called our Passeover (g) 1 Cor. 5.7 For Christ our Passeover is sacrificed for us saith the Apostle In the New Testament this Covenant is declared Matth. 28.20 we must do all that Christ commands and hee will bee with us to the end of the world And Baptisme is added as a seale of this Covenant in the verse before The Lords Supper is added as a further confirmation of this Covenant 1 Cor. 11.25 This cup is the New Testament or Covenant in my blood That is to say it is the seale of it What Covenant can be more full and formall then this between God and his people which is so plainly declared and plentifully sealed Reason 2 Secondly this Covenant is acknowledged on both hands It is owned by both parties And no matter whether others that have no share in it will take notice of it or no. God confesseth himselfe to bee ours and ownes us for his (h) Jer. 30.22 Deut. 26.26 27 28. Yee shall bee my people and I will bee your God Wee confesse that wee are Gods and challenge him for ours (i) Psal 95.7 He is our God and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand And who can deny that Covenant that both parties acknowledge what need any further witnesses Reason 3 Thirdly it is confirmed by the titles of Covenanters in the Word of God A Master is in Covenant with his hired servant God is our Master Mal. 1.6 If I be a Master where is my feare And our Saviour saith to his Disciples (k) Ioh. 13.13 Ye call mee Master and Lord and ye say well for so I am And every one of us must confesse with David (l) Psal 116.16 Oh Lord truly I am thy servant I am thy servant and theson of thy handmaid An adopting father is in * Vide adoptionis formulam apud Romanos Gell. noct Attic. l 5. c. 19 Covenant with an adopted child Hence the Chaldee word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a sonne may bee taken from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to chuse God adopts us for his children and makes us to be so Christ dyed for us (a) Gal. 4.5 That we might receive the adoption of sonnes God ownes us for such (b) 2 Cor. 6.18 I will bee a Father unto you and ye shall bee my sonnes and daughters saith the Lord Almighty The husband and wife enter into a solemn Covenant one with the other It is called a Covenant of God Prov. 2.17 God bids his people call him Ishi my husband Hos 2.16 and confesseth himselfe maryed to us Jer. 3.14 A King and his people are in Covenant Hee is to rule them in