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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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Enemy and he fought against them Esay 63. 10. May be you will say What had become then of the Law Answer It had been of the same use as it is now under the Gospel to them that rely not upon their own righteousness and abilities but upon those of Christ and what the Law is now to a Believer is a point sufficiently known However notwithstanding this unconsiderate ratifying of the Children of Jacob whereby on their side the Law got the name of a Covenant the mercy of God was of that tendency as not to forget the first Covenant under this Mosaical dispensation wherein consequently it exerted it self and was confirmed by so many Types and Sacrifices in some measure mitigating the rigour of the Law which it self also convincing the Israelites of their folly became to them at last by the forbearance of God grounded upon future Redemption Rom. 3. 24 25. A Schoolmaster Gal. 3. 24. Thus divinely St. Paul And this I say unto you that the Covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ the Law which was four hundred and thirty years after cannot disannul that it should make the promise of none effect Gal. 3. 17. God's promise was of longer date and a greater consequence being grounded upon the name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the ratifying of his Son than the presumptuous ratihabition of the Law by the Children of Israel who in a manner had annul'd the promise by setting up their own righteousness instead of God's Rom. 10. 3. as if they had not stood in need of a Saviour and a Mediator and therefore it would stand notwithstanding the Idol of Self-performance here it is observable by the bye that the Apostle terms the one a Law and the other a Covenant And the regret of their former proceeding with God is clearly set forth in many passages of the holy Volume but one may serve for all and that is Esay 64. 6. We are all as an unclean thing and all our righteousness are as filthy rags c. Whereupon is renewed the Promise under the name of a righteous branch of David which should be called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The LORD Jehova our Righteousness Jer. 23. 6. It was no longer We shall do whatever the Lord commands but JEHOVA the name of Grace on which the Covenant was grounded should be their Righteousness He was shortly to display the Banner of Salvation and by the shade thereof cover the iniquities not only of Israel but of all the World as being made unto it Wisdom Sanctification and Redemption as well as Righteousness for that he that glorieth may glory only in the Lord 1 Cor. 1. 30 31. GOD therefore having entred upon a Covenant with his Son rejecting all other Sacrifices and satisfactions as no way commensurate to his person and justice Sacrifice thou wouldst not and accepting of his Son's blood for Man's iniquity did pour down upon the elect GRACE in order to their Salvation And the whole Tract of administring the same after supposed and accepted of satisfaction of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is called the Covenant of Grace as Christ upon that same account is called FAITH Gal. 3. 23. By Grace you are saved through Faith Eph. 2. 8. And of his fullness have all we received GRACE NB. for GRACE Joh. 1. 6. The benefit whereof derived on Mankind is in the first place Adoption whereby we are declared to be the Sons of God Joh. 1. 12. and joint heirs with Christ Rom. 8. 17. and that from the foundation of the World Eph. 1. 4 5 14. manifested in the fullness of time by taking away the curse of the Law Gal. 4. 4 5 6 7. This adoption was first adumbrated in the Children of Israel when GOD delivered them from the bondage of Egypt and called them his Son Hosea 11. 1. only in Christ if the Son therefore make you free you shall be free in deed Joh 8. 36. For which reason this same passage though mystically grounded on another is applied to our Saviour Matth. 2. 15. for that as the Egyptians were the first Enemies of the Israelites that kept them in bondage and subjection so Sathan was the first Enemy of Mankind and they in his servitude out of which they were freed by this Angel of the Covenant whereupon by an intervening sojourning of the Israelites and of Christ in Egypt and by their return to Canaan the Head and the Members composing one spiritual Body are call'd a Son I call'd my Son out of Egypt And such like Emperichoresies are often found in Scripture as for instance that of JESUS Saul Saul Why dost thou persecute me And as this adoption was represented in the Children of Israel so it was afterwards extended to all the believing Rom. 8. 23. there being no difference 1 Cor. 7. 19. And this gives us the confidence of calling God Abba Secondly Justification wherein a Sinner in himself is by God the Father proclaimed just Rom. 4. 5. upon the score of Christ's satisfaction purfuant to the Covenant Isa 53. 11. Wherein the first condition of the Covenant viz. Faith is a hand applying to our Souls the merit of our Redeemer Rom. 3. 24 25. and whereby God shews himself just in standing to his Covenant after the appeasing of his wrath by the blood of the Mediator That he might be just Rom. 3. 26. and Christ shews himself righteous in performing what was stipulated for the taking off of Man's Iniquity My righteous servant shall justifie many Whereby By his knowledge ibid. which is believing in him Rom. 3. 26. expressed to the life by the Lord Joh. 17. 3. And this is life eternal that they might know thee the only true GOD and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent The whole process and accomplishment whereof equally glorifieth the Father and the Son Father the hour NB. is come glorifie thy Son that thy Son also may glorifie thee Joh. 17. 1. through the truth v. 19. kept on both sides pursuant to the everlasting paction v. 22 23 24. upon which account GOD the Father after Christ's Prayer for the ratification of the approaching Work is by him called the Righteous Father by which Righteousness Christ was raised from the dead Hebr. 13. 20. for our justification Rom. 4. 25. Thirdly Thence ariseth Sanctification Christ of GOD is made unto us sanctification 1 Cor. 1. 30. whereby is not only understood the segregation from all things common but also a separation from all sinful acts by the spirit of God 1 Cor. 6. 11. 1 Thess 4. 3 4. And here the second condition of the Covenant of Grace hath place viz. Repentance Mark 1. 15. By this Repentance a Believer becomes a new Creature Gal. 6. 15. renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him Col. 3. not after him by whom he was deceived you shall know In righteousness and true holiness Eph. 4. 23. presenting for the blood of the dead and unreasonable Creatures a living Sacrifice