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 are said to meet together in the following verse Truth shall spring out of the earth; and Righteousness shall look down from heaven ; which I insist not upon here. 5. These opposite-like Attributes or God meet and kiss each other, that opposite covenants might meet and embrace each orher, even the covenant of works and the covenant of grace, in Christ the meeting place of the divine perfections. These two covenants do, as it were join hands and agree. Did the covenant of works command complete satisfaction? Behold Christ's obedience to the death answers both; Gods covenant of grace dispensed to us, is just Christ fulfilling for us the covenant of works; and so in him they meet and kiss each other; For he is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that beliveth. Again

6. These opposite-like Attributes of God meet and kiss each other that opposite thoughts might meet together and embrace each other, even God's thoughts and our thoughts; how opposite these are you may see, Isa 1v. 8. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways my ways; higher than your than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Some have presumptuous thoughts while they look only to God's mercy, and so they think, certainly God will have mercy on them, tho' yet they are strangers to Christ; these are opposite to God's thoughts, he hath no thoughts, of shewing mercy that way. Others have despairing thoughts while they look merely or mostly to god's justice, and so their thoughts is, O, will God have mercy on the like of me! And he cannot in justice save the like of me! These thoughts are also opposite to God's thoughts; my thoughts are not your thoughts met together; why let a man view the mercy and justice of God met together, and harmoniously kissing each other in Christ, so as to see God in Christ reconciling the world to himself. If your thoughts be spiritualized, to discern mercy venting thro' the sacrifice that satisfies divine justice, then God's thoughts and your thoughts meet together and kiss each other. Thus the divine attributes meet together harmoniously that real