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A79028 Two solemne covenants made between God and man: viz. [brace] the covenant of workes, and the covenant of grace. [brace] Clearly laid open, distinguished, and vindicated from many dangerous opinions; the right knowledge of which [sic] will be very profitable to all those that have escaped the first, and are confirmed in the second at the Sacrament. January 15. 1646. Imprimatur. John Downame. Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666. 1647 (1647) Wing C268; Thomason E373_6; ESTC R201327 30,224 34

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3.17.18_o rom._n 11.6_o but_o say_v paul_n be_v the_o law_n against_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n god_n forbid_v gal._n 3.21_o than_o the_o law_n at_o sinai_n be_v not_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n second_o if_o the_o law_n at_o sinai_n have_v be_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n this_o be_v to_o make_v they_o their_o own_o savoiur_n but_o it_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o israel_n to_o be_v save_v by_o the_o lord_n deut._n 33.29_o than_o the_o law_n at_o sinai_n be_v not_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n three_o if_o all_o mankind_n lie_v dead_a in_o sin_n under_o the_o guilt_n and_o penalty_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n already_o than_o they_o be_v uncapable_a of_o another_o covenant_n of_o work_n but_o all_o man_n be_v dead_a in_o sin_n 1_o ephes_n 2.1_o rom._n 5.12.3.19_o than_o the_o law_n at_o sinai_n be_v not_o give_v to_o israel_n as_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n but_o as_o a_o rule_n of_o life_n to_o they_o be_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n before_o four_o if_o israel_n be_v a_o 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they_o must_v suffer_v than_o he_o seem_v to_o envy_v our_o church_n happiness_n and_o outward_a blessing_n attend_v it_o say_v their_o minister_n be_v gentleman_n and_o must_v have_v tithe_n of_o all_o man_n charge_n and_o labour_n all_o which_o bring_v they_o under_o the_o first_o covenant_n to_o deny_v christ_n to_o be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v antichristian_a you_o see_v his_o logic_n and_o i_o think_v you_o will_v judge_v it_o not_o worth_a answer_v than_o he_o comfort_v they_o in_o the_o new_a covenant_n against_o fall_v away_o say_v if_o god_n have_v write_v his_o law_n in_o their_o heart_n who_o shall_v raze_v it_o out_o if_o god_n have_v pardon_v their_o sin_n who_o shall_v lay_v they_o to_o their_o charge_n if_o god_n will_v not_o remember_v they_o who_o shall_v call_v they_o to_o mind_n but_o what_o of_o this_o israel_n have_v this_o promise_n make_v to_o they_o at_o the_o return_n out_o of_o captivity_n as_o well_o as_o to_o we_o jer._n 31.34.32.40_o yet_o 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other_o mediator_n beside_o be_v to_o deny_v christ_n to_o be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o so_o be_v antichristian_a i_o answer_v this_o be_v but_o course_n logic_n to_o grant_v that_o moses_n be_v a_o mediator_n and_o to_o say_v he_o that_o have_v any_o other_o then_o christ_n deny_v his_o come_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o be_v antichristian_a happy_a be_v he_o that_o condemn_v not_o himself_o in_o that_o thing_n which_o he_o allow_v rom._n 14.22_o but_o i_o say_v it_o be_v not_o a_o covenant_n but_o a_o rule_n for_o those_o in_o covenant_n which_o moses_n receive_v for_o the_o people_n and_o in_o that_o also_o he_o do_v but_o tipify_v christ_n who_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o mediatorship_n at_o least_o to_o manifest_v it_o he_o in_o his_o first_o sermon_n give_v they_o the_o law_n in_o his_o own_o name_n say_v you_o have_v hear_v thus_o but_o i_o say_v thus_o mat._n 5._o but_o then_o he_o believe_v so_o long_o as_o christ_n appear_v rise_v christ_n for_o we_o 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