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Title:  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.
Author: Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.
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and Beloved ones; and therefore gave him∣self to them, who comprehends and infinitely excels all Excellencies in both Worlds: Now is the Fountain of the great Depths broken up, and Mercy and Divine Goodness flows down like a mighty River: O! what Thoughts of Love and Bounty was in the Heart of God to us, when he entered into this Covenant of Peace, with Jesus Christ for us? What make a Deed of Gift of himself to us? And on such a sure Foundation too? Be amazed O ye Heavens! One Smile of God's Face, is better than all the World; which made David say,Ps. 73.25.Whom have I in Heaven but thee? And there is none on Earth that I desire besides thee.III. Because when God gives himself to a poor Sinner, he gives all he is, and all he has, so far as it is communicable to Creatures;Gen. 15.1.Fear not Abraham, I am thy Shield, and thy exceeding great Reward. My Brethren, all that Good that is contained in the communicable Attributes of God, are in this Covenant made over by a Deed of Gift to every Believer, as I briefly shall shew you.I. Divine Goodness,Divine Goodness given in this Cove∣nant. this is let out to all true Believers, the Goodness of God is given to them, not only laid up for them that fear his Name, but also it is imparted to them; and this of all the Attributes of God, seems to be the sweetest, it is one of the choice perfecti∣on of his Nature, and that which renders God to be the Object of our Love, Joy, and De∣light: As he is a great and just God, he is the Object of our Fear, and as he is a Faithful 0