Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	abide_v	commandment_n	keep_v	7,539	5	7.0952	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33454	Methodus Evangelica, or, The gospel method of Gods saving sinners by Jesus Christ practically explained in XII propositions / by Abraham Clifford ; to which is prefixed a preface by Dr. Manton, and Rich. Baxter.	Clifford, Abraham.; Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1676 (1676)	Wing C4701; ESTC R23890	95,942	214

not upon me but him He 's the only Offender in Law not I for where there is no obligation to obedience by Law there can be no sin or offence against it And thus by affirming the New Covenant to be made with Jesus Christ and not with Believers they do not only acquit themselves from all sin and possibility of sinning which is flatly contrary to the express testimony of Scripture but they also in effect charge Jesus Christ with their sins and make him legally guilty of all the violations of the Covenant which are Consequences of so foul and black a nature as that no sober mind can entertain a thought of them or of the Principles whence they spring without abhorrence I have been the more large upon this argument since this opinion of the Covenants being made with Christ and not with Believers as it is of dangerous consequence and evidently destructive to the power of Godliness so it hath gained much upon the minds of men partly from the corruption of Mans nature that readily entertains what ever makes for liberty and promiseth indulgence to the flesh and gives a dispensation from the more strict observances in Religion And partly from the Nature of the Doctrine that tends to take Men off from the trouble of duty and obedience and to gratifie them in their desires of ease and pleasure And partly from the worth and credit of some Seers in Israel that have unwarily preacht and pub●isht this to the World either by inadvertency taking it up as a traditional Doctrine without due examination or by mistake not rightly distinguishing betwixt the Covenant of Redemption which 't is evident was made with Christ and the Covenant of Grace which is made with Believers But if Jesus Christ be the Author Mediator and Confirmer of this New Covenant by his death and intercession in the behalf of sinners And if Believers themselves and not Christ are still mentioned in Scripture as the party with whom God Covenants as from the instances of Abraham and Israel and Gospel Saints 't is evident And if it be made their act to stipulate with God therein they enter into Covenant with the Lord and they join themselves to him by Covenant and they cut a Covenant with him and they avouch the Lord to be their God and they subscribe with the hand to the Lord and they pass under the Rod and come into the Bond of the Covenant and give themselves to the Lord And if they be the persons only that seal with God in this Covenant and that this be the proper use and design of those two great Gospel Institutions Baptism and the Lords Supper And lastly if they become guilty of sin in their non performance of the terms of it and are punish●ble for their defaults Then 't is no more to be doubted but that Believers and not Christ are the sole parties with whom God transacts in the New Covenant which was the thing to be demonstrated PROPOS X. Of the terms of the New Covenant THIS New Covenant made with Believers in Jesus Christ for life and glory it is not only consistent with but doth necessarily as such imply certain terms and conditions annexed to it which we are indispensably obliged to accept and perform The Covenant is made up of Promises and Commands Priviledges and Conditions the former contain our happiness the latter our duty and these two they must not be separated What a Condition is every one I suppose understands that hath but seen any ordinary Lease or Indenture By that we know there ●s somewhat demised and granted as the ●ree and peaceable enjoyment of the Premi●es with all Emoluments and Appurtenan●es belonging to it And there is also somewhat therein required and enjoined as the payment of the Rent reserved and keeping the Premises in repair c. which if done and performed accordingly the Tenant is continued in possession But if it so happen that the said Rent be unpaid or the Premises suffered to go to decay then the Lease is forfeited and the party may by Law be ejected So that a Condition you see is that which on our part is required upon the performance of which some good or emolument is to be received and enjoyed by us but in case of non-performance the whole is lost either by forfeiting our right or by having at first no rightful claim to it And thus we say that Faith and Repentance c. are Conditions of the New Covenant God therein indeed gives and grants pardon of sin and eternal life to sinners but with this proviso that they repent of their sins and believe in Jesus Christ c. which if they do accordingly the Blessings promised become theirs and they are continued in the poss●ssion of them but if they fail in the sincere performance of these duties their sins shall not be pardoned no● their souls eternally saved as is afterwards to be shewn This is that which I call the condition o● the Covenant Nor can I see any just reason why any should be offended with the word For do we not in all contracts call that a condition to the performance of which we ar● by Covenant obliged upon penalty of forfeiture in case of non●performance As if you shall pay such a Fee or Homage to the Court you shall enjoy such an estate otherwise you shall lose the possession of it And in all Agreements those are the conditions which are the terms upon which the disagreeing parties mutually accord As Luke 14.32 it 's said of the King that was not able to war with him that came against him that he sent his Embassadours an desired conditions of Peace And those in Logick conditional propositions upon which the consequent hath an evident dependance upon its antecedent As if you forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father will also forgive you but if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive you your trespasses Math. 6.14 15. If we would judge our selves we should not be judged of the Lord 1 Corinth 11.31 If ye keep my Commandments ye shall abide in my love Joh. 15.10 If thou seekest for wisdom as silver and searchest for her as for hid treasures then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God Prov. 2.4 5. If ye live after the flesh ye shall die but if ye through the spirit do mortifie the deeds of the flesh ye shall live Rom. 8.13 If thou dost well shalt thou not be accepted Gen. 2.7 If we confess our sins he is faithful to forgive 1 Joh. 1.9 Are not all these conditional propositions Doth not reason and common language teach us to speak thus And who ever yet called them by any other name I have therefore the rather instanced in these Scriptures that you might see how confessing our sins and forgiving others are made conditions of Gods forgiving us And judging our selves is made the condition of our not