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And when you have thus ••lainly consider'd the Mercies ••hich in the second Covenant ••re on Gods part made over to Man, you are next to consider that those Conditions are ••hich on Mans part are requi∣••ed by God; and which you ••re to observe, if ever you hope ••o be partaker of the Benefits of ••e second Covenant. And ••ese you will find to be not ••1.) a perfect, absolute, exact
Obedience, so as never to ••••¦fend in any kind; this was t•• Condition of the first Covenan•• Nor, (2.) never to have fo••¦merly committed any delib••¦rate sin. Nor, (3.) never 〈◊〉〈◊〉 have gone on in any habitu•• or customary sin for the tim•• past; though this be be mo•• heinous and provoking, an•• may justly throw you into th•• fearful apprehension of the D••¦vine displeasure: But it is th•• New Creature, or a renewe•• sincere, honest, faithful Ob••¦dience to the whole Gospe•• giving up the whole heart un•• Christ; the ready performin•• of that which God enables yo•• to perform, and bewailing yo•• frailties; and cordially sorrowin•• for the iniquity both of yo•• past and present life, and bese¦ching Gods pardon in Christ i•• all that you have done amis•• sincerely labouring to morti••
every sin, and perform Uniform Obedience unto God; and from every Fall, rising again by Re∣pentance and Reformation. In short, the Condition required to make you capable of the Be∣nefits of the second Covenant, is first by Faith to accept of Christ as your Priest to Save, your Prophet to Teach, and your King to Rule you: Next, to have all those Graces, Faith, Hope, Charity, Self-denial, Re∣pentance, &c. (mentioned in the Gospel) united, and truly and sincerely rooted in your heart; though mixed with much weakness and imperfecti∣on, and perhaps with many sins: which if not wilfully and impenitently lived and died in, cannot debar you of the Bene∣fits of the second Covenant. But if you neglect these things, your condition will be worse than if no second Covenant had
been made: for you shall the•• be to answer, not for the breach of the Law only, but for the abuse of Mercy; which is of all sins the most provoking.