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and wilfulnesse: he doth not beleeve, because he will not, he is unable, because he doth not covet or desire, which is inexcusable.

5. His inability to beleeve is joyned with the wilfull refusall of mercy promised and voluntary pursute of some inferiour good, as more to be desired then Gods favour. But of this more in the next degrees of the Covenant.

Under this Covenant outwardly administred, were comprehended both Adam and his posterity, even so many as he should dedicate unto God, or should accept of the Covenant, untill by wilfull departure from the faith and worship of God they discovenanted themselves, and their posterity. As the Covenant was after made with Abraham and his seed, and is now made with beleeving Parents for themselves and their children after them: so was it with Adam, and those that should descend from his loynes.

They that lived under this administration of the Covenant did offer sacrifice unto God by divine institution and appointment, as is manifest in the example of Abel and Noah. We reade not indeed, that God gave any Commandement touching burnt offerings or sacrifices: but without question what they did, was done by divine prescription. What a faithfull servant doth on earth, which he cannot doe but by command and appointment of his Master, for that, if he doe it, we presume he hath the Commandement of his Master, although he doe not say so. But Abel and Noah faithfull Servants of God, offered sacrifice, which they could not well doe, but by the Commandement of God: therefore they were so commanded, though so much be not expressed. All Ceremonies which signifie grace are ordained of God, or they be unlawfull. But the Sacrifices were Ceremonies which signified grace. It is written of Abel, that by faith he offered a better sacrifice then Cain, and that God had respect unto Abel and his sacrifice: Of the sacrifice of Noah it is said, that God smelled a savour of rest: but in faith the sacrifice could not have been offered, if it had not been prescribed: it should not have been accepted, if it had not carried the stamp of God. For those Sacrifices were the types of Christ, and seales of propitiation and remission of sinnes in and through the bloud of Jesus: which must be prescribed, or they cannot be accepted. These Sacrifices then were instituted of