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10 The Larger Catechiſm. How is the Covenant of Grace adminiſtred un- der the New Teſtament? 4. Under the New Teſtament, when Chriſt the Subſtance was exhibited, the ſame Covenant of Grace was and fill is to be adminiſtred in the preach- ing of the Word w, and the Adminiſtration of the Sacraments of Baptiſm o and the Lord's Supper p; in which Grace and Salvation are held forth in more Fulneſs, Evidence and Efficacy to all Nations q. Mar. xvi. 15. o Mat. xxviii. 19, 20. p I Cor. xi. 23, 24, 25.9 2. Cor. iii. 6, to the End. Heb. viii, 6, 10, 11. Mat. xxviii. To Q. Who is the Mediator of the Covenant of Grace! A. The only Mediator of the Covenant of Grace, is the Lord Jeſus Chriſt, who being the Eternal Son of God, of one Subſtance and equal with the Fathers, in the Fulneſs of Time became Man t, and ſo was and continues to be God and Man, in two entire diſtinct Natures, and one Perſon for e- ver v. 11 Tim. ll. 5. John l. I, 14 Fort X. 30. Philip. ii. 6. 1 Gal. l. 4. Lake i. 35. Rom. ix, 5.col.ii. 9. Heb. vii, 24, 25 Q. How did Chriſt being the Son of God become Man? A. Chriſt the Son of God became Man, by tak- ing to himſelf a true Body, and a reaſonable Soul w: being conceived by the Power of the Holy Ghoſt, in the Womb of the Virgin Mary, of her Subſtance, and born of her x, yet without Sin y. w John i. 14. Mar, xxvi. 38. x Luke i, 27, 31, 35, 42. Gal. lv. 4. y Heb. iv, 15, & vii, 26. Q. Why was it requiſite that the Mediator ſhould be God? A. It was requiſite that the Mediator ſhould be God, that he might ſuſtain and keep the human Na- ture