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A26654 God's covenant displayed by John Alexander, a converted Jew ; with a proĊ“mial discourse of the reasons of his conversion. Alexander, John, Converted Jew. 1689 (1689) Wing A914; ESTC R18631 21,651 38

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second person of the Deity is called the lamb slain from the foundation of the World wherewith he was invested by his forerunner Joh. 1. 29. yea hence it is that he is termed the first-born of the dead Apoc. 1. 5. for that Adam and all in him were dead 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nor could hope for Life until the Seed was promised to a dead 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who after that was called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Mother of all living as being the primitive Mother of the LORD of life and by him a restorer of the plenitude of Angels some of which being fallen and dead in trespass upon Mans creation that was to recrute the number drew him and embroyl'd him in the same crime they were guilty off and made him dead also Which again was adumbrated in Isaac born by promise out of Sarah when her Wom● and Abraham's body were dead Rom. 4. 19. on which point demonstratively insists the enlightned Apostle Gal. 3. and clears it Ephes 2. 6. God when we were dead in sins hath quickned us NB. together with Christ in our first and second resurrection adding immediately By GRACE you are saved Thus the LORD cuts off all occasion of boasting and therefore would never enter on his own accord upon a Covenant with a meer Man for that a meer Man could never draw a parallel to the justice of God by reason of his meer natural abilities before the fall and meer sinfulness after it Therefore GOD hath set forth his own SON by mutual agreement a propitiation through Faith in his Blood to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past through his forbearance that he might be just and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus Rom. 3. 25 26. As therefore there was an arithmetical proportion betwixt the Father and the Son betwixt the claim of God's Justice and Christ's satisfaction so the purchace of redemption was answerably to the mutual Covenant a tie for GOD to declare himself just by justifying them that laid hold on his Son's satisfaction discharging in full the demand and by an overplus ushering in Grace for the benefit of them that were included in this Covenant under condition of Faith and Repentance And the Redeemer shall come to Zion and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob saith the LORD As for me here GOD declares himself just in performing his Promise to Christ concerning his Seed Esay 53. 10. after redemption As for me saith the LORD this is my Covenant with them my spirit that is upon thee and my words which I have put in thy mouth shall not depart out of thy mouth nor out of the mouth of thy seed nor out of the mouth of thy seeds seed saith the LORD from henceforth and for ever Esay 59. 20 21. Here after the atonement by Redemption followeth Faith my words c. Deut. 31. 14. Rom. 10. 8 9. and Repentance to them that turn from transgression And thence the relyance of the faithful on this satisfaction is synecdochically call'd a Covenant Psal 50. 5. comp with Psal 40. as before as sometimes because of the mutual interweaving of mystical affairs the whole body of the Church is call'd Christ 1 Cor. 12. 12. This Covenant was from the beginning of the Creation variously adumbrated even to the Angels before the Creation of Man which I modestly conceive and submit to the censure of the Church when the morning stars sung together and all the Sons of God shouted for joy Job 30. 7. seeing by God's intimation that that Man who was to be created and assaulted yea seduced by the Devil their former Companion and now an unhappy Rebel and Enemy should be rescued by the Son of God their head and should be brought to that condition though the manner of it was hidden to them as yet they under him were in And here the Battel between Michael and the Dragon presents it self Apoc. 12. both for the rescuing of the Woman whom Sathan was to persecute and for maintaining the body of Moses viz. the Sacrifices typifying Christ for the comfort of the Believers until he came Jud. 9. Whereupon the Heavens rejoice and they that dwell in them Rev. 12. 12. From which period the second person of the Deity was often after call'd an Angel of God's Countenance and emphatically an Angel of the Covenant I will not be bold yet it is not against the analogy of Faith to think that the Cherubim likewise standing at the entrance of Paradise after Man's banishment was the second person of the Deity by his flaming Sword his Word Hebr. 4. 12 14. to undeceive him of all he could presume of the earthly Tree of Life in order to his full relying upon the promised Seed which only was the way the truth and the life After the actual fall of Adam this Covenant of God was represented in the promised Seed Gen. 3. and Christ's satisfaction in Sacrifices until his coming at which by one offering he was to perfect for ever them that are segregated Hebr. 10. 14. Afterwards it was intimated to Abraham with intermixt additions about the Land of Canaan Gen. 15. 17. everywhere on Man's side the conditions of Faith and Repentance though under several Etymologies being annexed Then it was to be renewed with the Children of Israel Exod. 19. 5. and that this transaction should have been a Covenant of Grace in the promised Messiah appeareth by God's Message to his people If you keep my Covenant that is the same that was intimated to Abraham according to Deut. 29. 13. then you shall be a peculiar people c. comp with 1 Pet. 2. 9. But what saith the people to it They did not proceed so orderly as Abraham who believed God's abilities above his own and it was counted to him for righteousness Gen. 15. 6. afterwards manifesting his Faith by walking before the LORD and being perfect Gen. 17. 1. but presently ratifies it by a promise of Self-performance All that the LORD hath spoken we will do Exod. 19. 8 24. 13. placing their Works afore their Faith and their own righteousness before that of God and Christ Rom. 9. 31 32. whereby they sinned against God and tyed themselves by their ratihabition to the rigour of the Law under the brandishing of a Curse Cursed be he that confirmeth N.B. not all the words of this Law to do them Deut. 27. 26. And this is the chief reason why they are said to have vexed or made sad the holy spirit of the Angel of presence who in his love and pity had redeemed them and bare them and carried them all the days of old Gen. 48. 16. and now was willing to make them feel the fruit of the Covenant between him and his Father without an impending curse had they but relyed on his and not their own ability had they required the spirit of Grace and not boasted of natural self-performance In desault whereof he turn'd their