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 3d. He hath a full respect to the Covenant, a respect to every promise of it; "They are all yea and amen, to the glory of God," 2 Cor. i. 20. He hath a respect to all of them, because they are all yea and amen, and because they are all thus ratified in Christ to the glory of God. He hath respect to every article of the Covenant not a jot shall fall to the ground.

4. He hath an everlasting respect to the Covenant; therefore it is called, an everlasting Covenant. It is made between everlasting parties; it is replenished with everlasting blessings; it is rooted in everlasting love: therefore he is ever mindful of his Covenant and will never cease to have respect to it.

Well, then, say you, what need we pray and plead, that he would have respect to his Covenant? Why, if it be sure that he hath, and will for ever have a respect to the Covenant, then we may pray with the more assurance and confidence; so that there is here strong footing for our prayer. But, besides, when we pray, and say, Have respect to the Covenant, we seek, that he would shew the respect that he hath unto it, that he would shew and make it manifest unto us, that we may have the faith of it. and enjoy the fruits of it, and the blessed effekts of that respect to it, in our participation of the blessings thereof.

V. The next thing was, to shew why he will have respect to his Covenant: and consequently, whence it is such a suitable plea and argument for us. Why,