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[To which (saith he) they think the breach of Covenant may conduce, and consequently to be just and reasonable] I think he never read in any Author this Conclusion de∣livered,* 1.1 that the breach of Covenant doth conduce to eter∣nal felicity; for he put's it in unlimited Terms: It is true, if any man, or men, make a Covenant to do any wicked thing, although they bind it by an oath, they are bound, and, in order to heaven, they ought, to re∣pent of that Covenant, and not keep it; but it is not the breach of Covenant, as a Covenant, which disposeth them to heaven, but the acting of that holy thing which that wicked Covenant forbid's them to do:* 1.2 Suppose a Com∣bination of Thieves should covenant with each other to act whatsoever such a person, whom they make their supreme, should command; one of this College should have a sense of that wicked life he live's in, knowing that it lead's to hell and perdition, can any man think he is not bound to leave that Society, and disobey what∣soever command is imposed upon him of Robbery or Murther? Suppose an Adulteress married woman should, by her oath,* 1.3 covenant with her Adulterer to appropriate her body to him, do not you think she was bound, in order to heaven, to break that wicked Covenant? So is it with all Covenants to do evil, they ought to violate them; but it is not the violation of Covenant, but the doing of righteousness, which is acceptably pleasing to God; but he instance's in his following words: