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A90843	The unveiling of Antichrist. Or, Antichrist stript naked out of all his Scripture-attyre, by which he hath deceived the Christian world; so that we may the more cleerly see the very bottome-root, from whence he sprang, and the very basis and foundation upon which he hath erected, and set up his kingdome. / By James Pope.	Pope, James, fl. 1675.	1646 (1646)	Wing P2902; Thomason E337_2; ESTC R200817	20,183	32

3. 29. The third Difference is in regard of the Conditions of the Covenants the Condition of the first Do this and live and upon that Condition onely God did promise to be their God Jer. 11. 4. 2 Chron. 15. 2. and all the Promises were upon Third difference is in regard of the Conditions of the Covenants condition of doing Jerem. 11. 3 4. Deut. 28. throughout the Chapter But the New Covenant requires nothing by way of a condition on the Creatures part without which it is not made good and without which the Promises are not made good as appears by Heb. 8. 9. where he saith Not like the Covenant which he made with their Fathers which Covenant they broke and he regarded them not So that his not regarding them proceeded from their not keeping the conditions of his Covenant but it is not such a Covenant for saith he vers 10. 11. This is the Covenant that I will make with the House of Israel after those dayes saith the Lord I will put my Laws into their mind and in their hearts will I write them and I will be their God and they shall be my People And they shall not teach every man his Neighbour and every man his Brother saying know the Lord for all shall know me from the least to the greatest for I Will be mercifull to their unrighteousnesse and I will remember their sinnes and iniquities no more Se also the Prophesie of this Covenant Jerem. 31. 31 32 33 34. In all which we find nothing as a condition put upon the Creature but God hath engaged himself to do the whole work for them The fourth Difference is in regard of the Promises of these Fourth difference is in regard of the Promises of these Covenants Covenants the Promises of the first Covenant being onely Temporall Promises of Temporall things as Deut. 28. vers 1. to the 15. Jerem. 11. 5. But the Promises of the New Covenant are all Spirituall Promises of Spirituall things as by those fore-mentioned places Heb. 8 9 10 11. Jerem. 31. 32 33 24. As in one there is no mention of a Spirituall Promise so in the other there is no mention of a Temporall Promise The fifth Difference is between the Mediators of these Covenants Fifth Difference is between the Mediators of these Covenants the first being as I conceive Moses and therefore he is said to be faithfull in all his house Heb. 3. 2. 5. Gal 3. 19. and we see Moses performing the office of a mediator as neede did require as Exo. 32. 11. Let me alone saith God that I may destroy them but Moses would not give over God till he was appeased as verse 14. and Psal 106. 23. But the Mediator of the new Covenant is Jesus Christ Heb. 8. 6. and 9. Sixth Difference is in the Blood of the two Covenants 15. It is Christ alone that is the Mediator between God and man with referance to the new Covenant The sixt difference is in the Bloods of the two Covenants one was the blood of Calves and goates to wit of the first covenant as Heb. 9 19 20. Where it is called the blood of the Covenant so also Exod. 24. 8. But the blood of the New Seventh difference is in writing of the Law of the Covenants Covenant is the blood of Christ Who through the Eternall Spirit hath offred up himself without spot to God so also cor 11. 25 The seventh Difference is in the writing of the Law of the covenants the first was written in Tables of Stone Exod. 32. 15 16. But the Law of the New Covenant was written in the heart as Heb. 8. 10. 1 cor 11. 25. The Eighth difference is in regard of the obscurity of the 8 Difference is in regard of the obscurity of the one and plainnesse of the other one and plainnesse of the other as in the 2 Cor. 3. 13 14 15. there was blacknesse and darknesse at the delivery of it Heb. 12. 18. but the New Covenant is plain and clear 2 Cor. 3. 18. and it must needs be so seeing the law of it is written in the heart of the people The people of the first could not look to the end of that which is abolished and this obscurity was shadowed out by the veile upon Moses face 2 Cor. 3. 13. therefore this vail is said to remain upon their face untill this day in the reading of the Old Testament vers 14. but we with open face behold as in a glasse the glory of the Lord and are changed into the same Image from glory to glory as by the Spirit of the Lord vers 18. The Ninth difference is in regard of the worship that did 9 Difference is in regard of the worship appertaining to these Covenants appertain to these Covenants for that which did belong to the first Covenant did consist of tipes and shadowes of good things to come Heb. 10. 1. But the worship under this Covenant is such a worship as declares that those good things are already come and is a spirituall worship Iohn 4. 23. and Phil. 3. 3. The last difference that I shall name is that The first Covenant Last difference is the 1 Covenant is done away that the second might be established is done away that the second might be established 2 Cor. 3. 11. Heb. 8. 13. and 10. 9. Thus have I briefly shewed the differences between the two Covenants But it may be some will object and say what is this to the laying open the main root of Antichrist I answer that in regard the first Covenant did run in the flesh and did hold out Christ to come in the flesh Now to hold out that Covenant when Christ is come in the Flesh is the main Root of Antichrist and denyes Christ to become in the flesh As will more evidently appear by the going over these particulars again and making such use thereof as the Scripture will direct us to do The use of the first Difference If the first Covenant was made when God took the people of Israel by the hand to lead them out of the Land of Egypt then it takes off that which some suppose that all actuall sinnes are sinnes against the first Covenant and are done away by Christ and that unbeleife is onely the sinne against the New Covenant to this end they bring that place Heb. 9. 15. where it is said for this cause he is the Mediator of the New Testament that by means of death for the Redemption of the Transgressions that were under the first Testament they which are called might retain the promise of eternall Inheritance Now to my understanding the whole scope of that place is to shew that notwithstanding there were sacrifices offered for sinne according to the Law yet it was not sufficient to do away sin for there was an insufficiency in them as appeares Heb. 10. 3 4 11. and chap. 9. 9. see also the following verses to

appears a Risen Christ for us and continueth his Mediatorship those that are in covenant with God shall so continue otherwayes we shall make the Mediatorship of Christ lesse successefull then that of Moses who did prevaile with God to passe by the peoples sinne Exod. 32. 11. Psalm 106. 23. Oh let us take heed that we do not so dishonour Christ in his Mediatorship for to prefer Moses before Christ is Antichristian The use of the sixth Difference If the bloud of Christ and not the bloud of Beasts is the bloud of the New Testament then here is the great priviledge of Saints the bloud of the first Testament did onely purifie the flesh Heb. 9. 13. But the bloud of Christ is shed for us being the bloud of the New Testament Matth. 26. 28. And this bloud purges the conscience from dead workes to serve the living God Heb. 9. 14. by this bloud we have Remission of sinnes and a way made into the holiest through the veil which is his flesh and that with boldnesse by that new and living way and have a high Priest over the house of God Heb. 10. 18 19 20 21. Nay it is not onely our priviledge that we may enter boldly but it is our duty we ought to draw near in full assurance of Faith vers 22. So that which is our priviledge is our duty and our duty is our priviledge In this we may take notice of the unspeakable freenesse of the Grace of God and magnifie it as also the wonderfull happinesse of the Saints that are made to partake of such Grace When the bloud of the first Covenant was to be offered none could go into the holyest but the High Priest but now the veile that did keep the people from the holyest is done away or rather the substance of that shadow is consecrated to be our new and living way of entrance by the bloud of Jesus into the holyest and this blessed way unto the Father is open to all the people of the Covenant that they go as freely before the Mercy Seat as the high Priest who is already entred Hab. 9. 24. But the way was not made manifest while the first Tabernacle was standing Heb. 9. 8. This shewes us that for men to teach that the people of God ought to mourn for sinne not declaring in what sence is Antichristian because there is no need to offer this bloud year by year nor a remembrance of sinne every year as under the Old Covenant Heb. 10. 1. 3. but by this one offering Christ for ever hath perfected them that are sanctified Heb 10. 12 14. So that now for the people of God to mourn for sinne as under sinnee is sinfull for it undervalues the bloud of the Covenant as if it needed to be offered yearly as the bloud of the first Covenant was Again it is sinfull because it opposes duty for it is the duty of Saints to draw near in full assurance of Faith but to apprehend our selves to lye under guilt of sinne keeps us off of this duty so that those that are truly humbled for sinne I mean those that are in the Covenant are not humbled from the sence of guilt and fear of wrath but because they by sinne do dishonour God who is their loving Father who also hath pardoned their sinne The use of the seventh Difference If the Law of the first Covenant was written in Tables of Stone and the Law of the New Govenant in Fleshly Tables of the heart then it informes us that we are not to reckon a Nation to be in covenant with God and so to be the Church of God for that sets up the first Covenant againe and so is Antichristian denying Christ to be come in the flesh for God did take a Nation in to covenant by the first covenant but by the second he takes onely those neet to himself by covenant in whose hearts he writes his Law and therefore there were Churches in Judea where was but one Nationall Church under the first Covenant as I have formedy shewed and those Churches were in Christ. 1 Thes ● 14. Gal. 1. 22. The Church of Corinth were Saints by calling 1 Cor. 1. 2. The Church to whom Peter writ were lively stones 1 Pet. 2. 5. Such as did believe Vers 7. A holy Nation a peculiar people such as were called out of darknesse into his marvelous light Vers 9. Such holy Nations and none else the new Covenant doth allow of to be the Churches of Christ all other Nations viz. all collective bodies of the Nations assuming to themselves the title and practice of Churches having no rule but from the first Covenant are Antichristian Object It may be some will object and say that in the invisible Church there is none but such as have Gods Law written in their hearts but in the visible Churches under the new Covenant there have been as bad as was among the Jewes under the first covenant Answ I answer that into the visible Churches of Saints some may creep in unawares as Jude speaks Jud. 4. But if they once be discovered to be wicked the Church will be leavened with them if they do not cast them out 1 Cor. 5. 1. 6 7. 11. Revel 2. 20. And so my ground holds good for Saints in the Nations to be the people of Gods covenant and for the Nations that call themselves Gods Churches they are as I conceive The waters that cary the Whore Rev. 17. 15. For the Whore being a spirituall thing must necessarily sit upon people that are accounted religious and not the Nations of Turks and Pagans as some think The use of the Eighth Difference If the New-covenant be so plain and full of Light then let the people of it labour to walk as children of the light and of the day putting on the Breast-plate of faith and love and for an Helmet the hope of salvation 1 Thes 5. 8. Oh let us endeavour so to walk as those that watch for our halting may have nothing against us unlesse it be in the matter of our God Let us labour to shew forth the praises of him that hath called us out of darknesse into his marvellous light 1 Pet. 2. 9. And the note that the Scripture gives us to know if we are in the light is If we love the Brethren 1 Joh. 1. 7. chapt 8 9 10 11. So that I conceive to desire to have any of them hanged imprisoned or banished is from the dark spirit of Antichrist and not from the spirit of Love and Light which is from Jesus Christ For when the Disciples would call for fire from Heaven as Elias did Christ tels them they did not know what spirit they were of Luk. 9. 55. It is like they thought it had been the spirit of God that moved them to be so zealous for their Master when it seems it was nothing so For the spirit of the Lord doth produce other fruits Gal. 5. 22 23. as Love joy Peace