The display of glorious grace, or, The covenant of peace opened in fourteen sermons lately preached, in which the errors of the present day about reconciliation and justification are detected / by Benjamin Keach.

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I Admiration. What hath God done? Christ done for us? What Love is this?

1. Christ knew before he became our Surety, that the whole Payment would fall upon him, and yet struck Hands.

2. O! what Exemption and discharge have we hereby from the Law and Justice of God? The Law, as our Husband, is dead, and we dead to that; that Cruel Husband has no more Power over us, though as a Law, or Rule of Righteousness, it still commands us, yet it can∣not Kill us, Curse us, nor Condemn us to Eternal Burning.

3. Bless God for Jesus Christ our Surety: What a sweet Covenant is this, that we are brought into? How sure are all Covenant Mer∣cies? What Riches, Glory and Power is in Christ the Mediator? As thou hast given him Power over all Flesh, that he should give Eternal Life to as many as thou hast given him. We are in Christ's Hand, and none can pluck us out.

4. We shall for ever abide in this Cove∣nant; our Surety hath engaged to keep us, that we shall never break Covenant with God any more, so as to lose our Inheritance.

5. How easie hath God made the Terms of Peace as to us, since Christ is obliged to work all our Works in us, as well as for us?

II. What Good News is here for broken Sin∣ners, who lie Condemned by the Covenant of Works?

O sue out your Pardon, by taking hold of Christ.

III. Reproof. How doth this again tend to reprove such that turn the Gospel-Covenant, or Covenant of Peace, into a Law, with the Sanction of Rewards for Obedience, and Threatnings for Disobedience; denying that Christ stood in our Law-place, to do and suf∣fer for us, or to keep the Law of perfect Righteousness, in point of Justification, and to die in our stead?

Why will Men stand upon their own Legs? —Proud Man would fain live of himself, or have whereof to Glory, but not before God, or in Christ Jesus; he would have God take his Copper, and refuse his own most pure Gold.

Why will they seek Relief other ways than by the Surety and Mediator of the Co∣venant?

Can our Imperfect Righteousness, or Sin∣ful Duties Justifie us at God's Bar? Will they dare to plead it at Death.

IV. Trial. Is Grace given to you? Have you Union with Christ? Have you a new Heart? Do you truly and savingly know the Lord? Then you are brought into the Bonds of the Covenant of Peace.

V. Consolation. If you are once in Cove∣nant, you are for ever in Covenant, and all Covenant-Blessing, even all things that are therein promised to Christ, as your Surety shall be given to you.

But no more at this time.

And with this I conclude the Second Thing, under the Second General Head, viz. That the Terms proposed in the Covenant of Peace be∣twixt the Father and the Son, were agreed to, and of Christ's Work, as Mediator and Surety therein, I have endeavoured to clear to the Weakest Capacity.

Notes

• Joh. 17.10
• Joh. 10.28
• Comfort to Sinners.