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8 and amen in Chriſt: This is the condition of the new covenant. The covenant of works had only the active obedience of the firſt Adam for its condition; but the condition of the covenant of grace properly, is both the active and paſſive obedience of the ſecond Adam; his doing and dying. Now, Lord, have reſpect to that blood that ſealed the covenant; ſince the condition is fulfilled to thy infinite ſatisfaction, let the promiſed good be conferred upon me.

3. Have reſpect to the covenant, by having reſpect to the oath of the covenant. Heb. vi 17. The promiſe is confirmed with the oath of God. That by two immutable things wherein it is impoſſible for God to lie, we might have ſtrong conſolation, &c. Now, Lord wilt thou not have reſpect to thine own oath? Haſt thou not ſworn by thy holineſs, thou wilt not lie unto David?

4. Have reſpect to the covenant, by having a reſpect to the properties of the covenant. This would be a large field; I ſum it up in a few words. Have reſpect to the covenant; that is, Lord, have reſpect to the fulneſs of the covenant, and let me be ſupplied, for there is enough there ; it contains all my ſalvation, and all my deſire. Have reſpect to the freedom of the covenant, and let me, however unworthy, ſhare of the grace that runs freely thence. Have reſpect to the ſtability of the covenant, and let me be pitied, though unſtable as water, and infirm, yet the covenant ſtands faſt; remember thy word that endures for ever. Have reſpect to the order of the covenant, that is well ordered in all things, as well as ſure. Though