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  CoVena.nt»breaking.

 Q A ‘ Prefenued 4 A
In a Sermon preached before the Right Honorable
T H 0 M A 3 AD A M 3 Lord Mayor, and the Right
Worflaipfull the Shergfihs, and the “Aldermm his
Brethren,  the reflz ofpthhe Cummwajr-cahmw/I of the
famous City of Lahdarz, fizz. I4. 1643.

upon whichday the folcnqne League and Covenant
was renamed by them and then‘ Ofhccrs with prayer and
fafting at M1 (2 HAP. L Bhfin;/haw, Lormo N.

BYA

Enmuma CA LAN 3', >B.D. and Paflzor
4 h of hAlderm4hhury L pr! en 0 hr.   A

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Pam. 76. 1 x. Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God. W

EC 4:: 1.. ;.q.,-;. When than wmfi cz Vow mm God , dr.y“em not to pay it ,h for lag
h hath no plezzfure in fooless pay that which thou lmfi wowed.

Better it is that thohjhohldqt not -z/aw, than that Lhohjhwlrhgft wow

A and not pay. A
 h We I.aN1)e0N,h,h
V’ Printed by M. F. f0rChrzflaphe'/' Meredith at the figm; of

the Crane in P¢m!:~CheL1rch~yard. 1646..

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iUGHTHON<

 
  

L     EVRABLE
  ‘T/bomasii fldamr Lord Mayor , and  
to the Right Woxihtipfinii the Skzmflés A

and the J4/cle2*me22 his brethren, aid
the reflc ofthe Cammzw-C0m2=cell.

 

, ;  Read in the Book ofNe12emi.4lJ , that when
A    A the wall of afiemfizlem was in building, the
=~        ém‘/dm met with fo much oppafititm, that

   

'  A pans in one hand , and with their working

ml: in the other. They had exwmies from without,‘ and

the had fecret enemies amongfi theinfielves. TI1eyi met:
with many difcouragemenits; but GM carried. them

xhrough all, and a:;1a1’c thayfiniflaedthc mall to the

confufion of their enemies, andt‘*he rejoycing of their
friends. Nckemza/9’: condxuonxs our condition. The

they were forced to build with their. meat»    

Difcipline and Government aft/ye Cburré, is :0 the Céwrvb 

as a mall ism a City. A City Wirhoucwa/x; is cxpofed to
eve1*yenemy::-f:> is the C/Mrcfl Withbuti ah Gh’arwrnmem°.h
This wall is now iifni building: the Aiflarliamcnt ( bieffcd
be God)i .hm;h contributed very much tohthiis building -,,~,
but yet we meet: with mountains b£oppAoficion,and with
many idifcourhgcments. A how:enemie;5.i»f1y , iW»lw doe
tbefle faeélc‘ 'Pf”£.s5yt£’7‘i.<t77J“ meme 6 will: my flrtifie tlwem-—

 felruei :2’. mil1i"tl2i¢zy mike m,.mdindday .?fwz'll they rwzziw:
A W A A 2 ~ the

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AT/.'vcEp.%Ze Dedimtory. A ~

D the flanesuttt after I’ae4p.s' of tbe méé=z'j7éA 2:7/52519 are ézmzt? A
Eveiztkattvéic/7 they Imz'!a',zf;z Fax got r;}7,;9e]ba/Z men A A

break daw2¢tlae£rflane~mll. tOur enemies alfo raife falfe

4 reports‘ to weaken. the fined: of the builders, and to? AA
4 make us afraid, as they drd, Nek.6.6._“Io.' They fay, that

V‘ i:heA%Presbyterim Garvemmemf (Which ris%thettGover;¢mewrAA A A

that comes neereftthe Ward, and the Gwtmmmte of the
befi Reformed Churches) will prove rymmmzz , and

A  Epig/ropall. And that it is better to be und-er one Bi/bop A

tE1em.mdera}5medrec{. But WeanfWer,a.seNe/Jemizzfidid, tr ”

Neh; 4. 4. Aflear 6 we Gad, for we are‘ defl2zg'frd”-,- ezmd mm

A ‘ A  zrlyei.-r repmzclz z:]2o;¢t/aeir own head. And as Neh.6. 9.. New
A  tl.re2'ef§9re%,.r'2‘r oztr~Gad,j%rengtbcn our hands. But that which
is worfertthen-thisg. is; Athatour feemxng friends feel;

“to 'unedermin‘e‘j us; and to terrific "use , and fay, as Ne/7. 4.

A 1 1.’ 769;: flu:/Z riot know, emit/yer fee, tillrwc cams z'm‘£zc A

mz'a_’/E ammgr them, and /lay them, and 64!!’/é‘ tbs mark :9
"cczgfl3.~ And others are ready to difcourage us, and fa. as

A  it is, Ne/art. 4:10. Jeudahfltioi,  /1e firengtb of Atlas eg;
A e rm‘ of burden: :25 decayed , andtbere :3‘ much rzrévéflb , fa

t/mt we are mt aérle ta éui/d the wall. It .ism impoffible

A (fay forrle) to purge our C/mrc/m according to themle, A
 Athey are forfu1‘1ofArué;éflb, and _ therefore it ‘is better and
A faFc1' to fiudy Separ»m0n_ from, rather then Reformation

A  of QurAC'km*r/7:5. But yet notwithfianding all theieopu A
pofitions, and difcouragements , I doubt not butGaa’ 

Almzgbtywill in» hisjduetimc finifla zthist we/lof his,

  and t [0 perfect his ownA vvork;,i%I;hat4alIthe ‘ :12e77¢ie5rAthere+
of {hall t.‘z_1fl down’:/ae£rAcie:r,7and perceive t/mt? t/dz? work A

~ wdstwiroug/at ofaurGod, NCht6.I5. A “ ‘  V V “
  for the *efl'e&ingof rh's blcfled work, God hath

.Ara7'ifed' uS}jjlA1p**a% /24}v}ay‘ttA?4rli4ment.And alfciteeciacl hath ’ra.ife'di

  V  y0i1up(Rig/#H0i§e{£ieél¢zA £535? Hfvrlbirffilla andeeeffitr  “ e
  »      1        e  a ,9 tr e

he Epz'fz‘leDooiiootory. 4  

V of‘ tzloocommon Cozozooollj  hath ratifed'up your ffiiztits l

tofflengthen outrhands tothiswork , and to build the
ml! togetherwxth us,(eo.ch of us in our places) that

{0,_;’hg C;’£r.ero:5Am1y no longer lye lwefte , and open A

to all Error: and Honfios, and»tha.taA we may be nolon-—  

A get :3. reproach coon other reformed Churches. " This 

work by your help will quickly bee finifhed, as it is

writtcn,Nel1~. 4.6. .So we oooilt tbowozll, om! o“Z1lt£»e"ooolll A A
1 WM joyneol tog-or/mzmto t/ac /oolfolzoroof,.]‘ortl:epeo}2Io: hood

4 minds tot/oo work.

. The timeswherehryou live are indeed verytrouble~t

A fome: but be not difcoumged; for it is foretold, Dom

A 9.2.5. T/nottl2o~wollofforzofolomj7mZl oore»om'lt7, oruozoin.  

e A trouolom times. And let me fay to youas Moro2'eooi—t0
A Efllzor, Efther 4. 14. Wlao imowot/7 no/aotéor God hath not

‘mifcol you up to one «M4yor., to be Sheri 5+, Aldermen, 42251 to A

Common Cooomroll mfimfor [took -4 time or this is .5‘ GoA_0n l

courageoufly , and Goo’ will trouble thofe that trouble 4

you, and bring good to you, and to the Cloorcb out of 4

thefe troubles. We reade ofthe Pool of Betloofdo, that

when the wdterA;waStro1ooled,% then it became a booliog 
water. V The zmtzrotoérlod vfl7oift?7f,NVRSiA»e-75;iI]A«tI71b¢'o11if.¢ lowztor.

mentall.    * .

So will Goo’ doe with you 5 hewill make the trouoleol
waters of the Sozoc‘7o;mry to become loeoliog worm Info»-

much as vvea11fho;1lfay, I’oriziffomwro:’fi‘porgiiflemm5 We | A
 fhould_fthave been zomlozzo had we onottheeenormoiooooo A One-
; ly" be firong¢‘l4o*dofo goodoozorogoi: -Infay-filth lagairit", be

flrong and (fa gooolooooroge. ‘I fayit the third time ( for
fo tlid ‘God to 51‘-’o{7mo in 4. verles , 51'342fI7mo6' 1.6, 7,8, 9.
Bo flrozogof ogoool ocozmzge. The Loyd hath made you.

ifl'fil‘l.1fI'l8I‘.lIS” toldoe much good forc/oorob and owe; the A

fame triad make you every ;da.y more audio more inflzru-~

Agal ‘    end  

l ' T»’9e;Ep.{/i‘[e"Z5ec1jMtary. 

 

A T And be not termlizzzaz’ mzdldzficizayed becau fa ofzhe lnany

Hefrefie; dmliifirrors that are in the City. For as Whenthe
war’! of gfierzafizlem was once built, all their enemies did
immediately vrmilh imo nothing,Ne/a.6;.r6. So when

the W-zfl qftbe C/Em’:/3 {hall be once ereéiedl, I doubt not

but rthcfe pradigéam arrow: will all vanillz.  A I‘ L

And as when the Sun arifcth, all alvilde [mg/is gbe to
their a’tm;',f0 when thefbrigllt SM 0]‘ C‘/Erzfly /éiizgly go-
vymammt fllall appear in” our iHmaz':w;2, I t1'u[i all A chefs
baa Wm~*.?‘az¢r5 will A betakfi thamfislves to their dam 0505..

%fmriz‘y and aivliwiaiz. It was laid Offlwgztflzw , than when

he was ‘firfil Emperow he found Rama’ in a poor cwzditian,
but he left it in 3. glaiuzbziy cmdzitipn; Iazlrumzit laterifimzy
fled reliqrm marmomm. My prayer {hall be (andoh that
Goalll=:Wio’uldhea.r me! ) tlmzyou may be Vab1e“LE0 fay,laWl1an
I was firl“c1l:rxzyor,or firli S»6er:fle,or firfl: Cmwmm-mzmNl;l

A maze, I found the City at City ull ofdiwifiafi, full of'pr0-«

fdfifflfiflégfull ofermrmm’ /mafia:  but ‘now I lhall leava
it~fu1lllo'ftrilzl:,full ovffiéalzimffi, and a Cityd am;-22374 tvitbm

it felfih I niveifli Zatelritizzm, reliqzzi immrmarezzm. M
l For the better bringing ofthis to pa.fl"e, you did lately

V renuc your [Mamie League and Cowmmt ; at which tixne

ghis enfiting Smnon was preached.  Sincewhich time,

i lnown1ythe;SermQn, butzthé Preaclzer'ofit,~il1ath under--l

gone many /Maj?) amlbitter cenfizresl; ;;It is the wickednefle

ofthefe dayes to build their own defignes upon the ruinc .

olfothjmgmens gm? nameg. But furely GM will nevgr pro;

fpcr fucliélaodypxafiijfiii  Itisxfaid“olhiavztizies/§z2<r,;;a *wilJa A

_pe_rfi>n,~ Dim. IiI..:2$;..  7 Mia‘ /Smart; _/Mil £36 .azg2zi¢2fl“t£ze')lwZy

“Cmvmmt. We llavé many amongfl us,‘itha.fin thi$ are L41
i like unto Amie:/am, whafe=i hearts,tamgz;e:,md»1m:2d:,ara

  nomniy iagainflziour folcm;m5iL¢ague and (3‘mrcin~ai1t;,butlir  

againfi all that pm:/9 foric, oriwritein tlis: dcfencelcmlfinlx

¢ There

e ‘ prize Epzjrtepmzcamy.

”i"h.ere is indeed a; C2f3’Zf€;{7”;d?3t the: fame dd much centezld '
f'or,2md make the very‘ form ofa. parczcular Chm-cb,Wizh~ ‘

  e gm which a-C»’:vm4c/1Ca,r1n0t‘bea.t1‘ue C’/MM/2, which is

‘called (1-Cbliffibj-Caffilffidfit. .1301‘~my*pa1ft,, IQOi"iCfiijVC«Ehat »
Whofieoeverfflmll fay 3 that 3. C/zwrabmraezwaant (.:I,meane;m

 «oath expe"reffed by fo1'ma1w01‘ds)is en0rdim»zW66~@f”4Ce/aréjh

and necefl'ary‘to the very being 059. =uz'fié!e Cbzmséw  doth
not bnlye zm~ck:m<c/‘Z7 eemofi ofrhe Chm‘/9¢'5f '0f§£f¢»4*;C:5rg‘?,;,_
but ~ ecioth 9.} (0 fez up A in is "own: é*mre22tiom&fo1~&'ane ;a?r_d-i22.az;eme
efce/mi/?. In the New Tgfizméfit We reelde of no fujch
C%é’mrc/‘float/7 at theadmiffion of Members. And there is. 
no lateuin the 0[oieT«zfz‘mzmr (for ought Icouldeevcre

A tea e) that fpeaks ofa Chara/2«o;étb to be te;1keneea;cee0;»u1‘eea;d~s- “

nniffion into Cliiflfi/J-—]€£’[[0Wfl2Z“]7. Indeed we have mention
made of :1, Natiozm/3! Cawmzzzt , and of the Cvwvemmt qf

  V V grace, and’offzaéfcrz'émg wit/9 our lam: M2150 the Lord. But:

what are thefe to a _C/71£?’.6'b-»0£lf£I; without which , no
nun is to be a.ccQum;ed a. C/3:¢rcfi—member,or to have right
to thefwles ofihe cmzemmt ofgmce .9 To urge this as an
Ordinancee afAL'£::fij?,is to fer ourpofl: by G ads pofis, and our

A fibre/bold by~Gm’s t/are/7:alal,Eze/6.43.8. But if I fhould

ex atiateeanefimtherinthis oint ould exceedzhe;
P M  A P 2 W

limits bfanwefipmle, and therefore» I%foArbeaz*;e
My heemy defire is , That this Covenant which you

have now taken the fecond time, may _be ca.rriede,about: V

you in ecoentinuall 1';er3nenibrance. A Andethat: it may fizrvee

 an Head 01% thouihnd Argwmezéts to make you zealoufly

fervicea,ble.,to ammo C/Jzmb, and State. It is reported
of Tbefem , that he was fo taken with the Vvonderfufl
works offlermles , that he couid not flee-p Fm: thinking
ofthe wonders 0ffIE?’6'#[€J'.; and whenhe flept, he dreamt .
af H€76fl£1€3W0fi6{€7S; and was never fatisfied tilihehad A
imitated him in working wondcgfull things alfoi And
in   V A  A A 3;

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7 (T/one Epzjtle Dieditatfiij.

it ii. alfo relatedoffbcmzflecles i,‘ that he had alwayeesih A

his thoughts by night and by “day 5 the viéiories ofMil«»

A mm, A and this made him izixfatiable till he had ionzitated

him. Oh that you would thus cdealc withthe Cawemmt !
That you would think ofit: in your bed, in.i3/our clofitsg
in your walks; and think of what: par_ticula.rs youhavc
{worn unto , and never leave thinking mjtiliyoeu have
fully performedryour 04:19 and Covcrmrzt, And if you
keep Covenant with God, the great God will keep Cowman:
with you , and all the blcfiings‘ of the .Ca«ucjm:2tio4_which

are mentioned in the book of God, which is the boalciftlac  

C°MJemznt,fha.11bc your portion forever and ever. Which
is the prayerof   A  

  your moch obliged 
A Spii:itua1leServant?

  Ewe CAI-Ari.¥é

 

The great danger bf Covenant-fcfufing, {

"andvCovcnanc-breaking; J

e-wfrracewheakgryg or, Covenant--breakers. V M W

 :‘Ou are hereamet this day, to [humble your ~
A 'fOL1l€5afb€fQ1‘C}th‘e Lord, agad torenue ‘your
afolexnhe League and Ccivenantf ; A 21 fay,[ «to;

"   e renuea it , andetaake it the fecohd. time.? It

  ¢ is no untlfuallathing for thepeople of God
A , A‘ to repeat and reiterate their Vows and
‘  »aaCovenants. a. The great and folemne vow 
0 Gad in7B.apz~g/wa,',isa reanuaedeeverfyztimeai V

  
  

come v to» the La%215?,aS’aap;§er.   .A1*1da‘~'e:§aLipQfr’1 ieve7fyaEafl"d2zy:‘a1«;e*e

binde our felves anew t0aG'o*51by covenant.‘ 2 The apeo1pleFof
Ifrael entred mto covenant, Ezamv. 10.3 .' And the lame peo-ea

a pie (as Clmmlagerx A oabferve) did re-«engageath.e1mfe1ves:=in(r.heAC°mP““’ %

fame Carzzmarata aNe/a. I a. aaa;aT11e.aeaSt:rip‘i:ureatega us5"1rhac:A/fiizg/my a ‘-‘“‘~‘‘’- 7'7‘ wgh
s~a M . e .a ‘ _M M “n a &X%rwjt , ,.» }Jeh.I.I.
God dtzd; 7? fixztflmfes inakesone andaaathe fam§:.1:::.‘0'Ue2ma¢t e.awa1.c/hfleaa

amaam; and TfWa1‘€,_t.h€’ fame covenant twifcreatqo ;2f:mc_., Gem; :3. 1 s.
26.4.34. And theeefore bleifed be the”greata.G0dr’w11o hath 15-13-

en.2z,18,

’P.L1t'.9i!2 ‘into ;your,hearts to engage your felves  fecongdtime G 17' 733'

:i11tO7 3 Nationazlz Cazzemrzzr.   y  J

V ~  Thereaareflarfreaflzm apajuffifie‘ his dayes-fo1emm¢ befm-ae Six Reafonshta A

 God and aaalltmthat requiArefatisfaé’ci0n about it;   a 17 v jumiierhe re...

I I Becaufe Ehis.N;rzz‘i02m11 Govemntwllaath been a long time as Iluing 95 *1‘-‘*3
1:. were deadaandf burxedand qu1tef0rg0ttcr1 among{’c,moB: ‘3°""““‘“‘* A

‘ 9309133  1 a

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 ’ netvee t.Q?h§fiff@%0t13%;1«w   ItitsmpfetttedteififiiitflaoptHéopvx, fitiiégt
  "L 4 A e  .- &~¢94   .   Wm

Tbegréatgdmgerafcottemaatére

people. And therefore it is high time to raife it out of the

A grave offo1'get:fi11nef{e : and I hope this day will be to the

Cavemznt pp; .4; Refm;-effioxz from the dead. M

t, 2. Becaufe of the great {corn and contempt that is cafe
upon ittby divers forts of people. :1'he /'f4¢zligI¢t».rr1z‘.r_C3.l‘l ita
eamfjaimrcyg othe;js,]tho11gh‘ not Mzzlzgnarftx, yet *melz;gme the
“Co tzemznt, and Call It a_/Emre, 3. ‘trap, 21 temptfltim, and account
it a fignetofa tender confcience toboggle at it, and ofa loofe
confcience tofwallow it withotzt Ieruple. And t_;h€1‘€f®*f€ to
«virzdfmte the ho notnfiaxtd ttr:eputa».tioen of the cfoavemfizt, and to

wipe off the afpetfions that are caficupon it, you.doe' well

to take it the feeond time; M .
A 3. Becaufe there are fomethat db openiy profeffe their
fotrow that ever they tofokztt, antiwouid tam recant and

:.:ettaé’c whatthey have d0ne.;Aud therefore to manifefttthat e e

you are {till of the fame judgement, and that you doe not
;x¢pem~"ofwh_at yguhave done, you doe well to take it the
fecondttim;e. e " A  1 A‘
t  Becatufc of the proneneffe that is in allhmen (even the
befl, Qf men) to i.é’1"£’flk_ ca'zx¢*2m.wr‘7évit}2 Gm’. A Covenant in«

 deed isetagaidw Girdle to we us faj} to Gad 5 it im jay/zitng zzrml
géewimg ourfilwr t‘o“t}9::  The word; 53:49 which fignifi-

fifth” anttimttb, COn'l€S‘fr0*II1€é‘pX.@‘ which fignaifieth at Hedge. 
Oath and Covenant is afl-rang badge to keep us from btteatkw
img,out tintoaehhdifotbedience. It istan €n'tri-mg into éomdto be-ea
mme:t1:1=e‘Le_ =‘ ‘ 3, it is an éeinziin

\'

 Vamlntmheéfaithtgqwizem) gertevotmm immaéilim-e firmmwtt 5;;
% éairmm. Btt1tyett';m:)twithtt.
7 — A ; i;s~Ve‘rytapt t0érewkth€f€témd:..,, zmdt «ta tun; ta.wa}r from

anding, the natmzeoftheihe£‘chm»ar1

great. hLo2rd mziljllafler ,.. to filffert this Hedge tfodeta-y;,4 hand

this go~.[de;¢‘ girdie to : lafen and WIT‘-Y3,-3m‘C!I"'$I:$?61£;$jt‘)}'}$”6*mfl'fidhh

mglew himfelffmmt Gad. jfitndttthetemret ‘ittetie t1tot;~o1~1:I»)r com?-

t tmendahlre, but vet); fl‘€£6ffitI?jI" garnet:fmtthiecaufefiyou are met

  A this day) to enter into bond thexfewndt tm1e,lto: éindet and im-

~  A   hzéfall )m111t'fe1westatgain% unt0h»theth'L%mfd.t; A to 17flWk'64;11PthiS1T19€¢¢l’ge,.
. * ::~*I0: tyejchis goldmgirvwile vemfaar;

 

£1‘-1‘§fi€;$i) homref more unto thethordi in a;:’p;te:rp'ettL1ha.ltli Qoveniant

1;‘; mar filmeswppretntitat M Gad. h

‘?ee;;ttancfi 1:9  “aimed: glew yomi“ "

 afldACa*vefient-aézeettkittg. 3 A

when he was at the flake to be hurnt, A the Officers ofietred to
eye him to thefialie =a but he fatd , You need not eye me, for

\ that Gad that calfd me hither_Wi,1§ keep me from flitting ; and

yet; becaufe I am attly flefh, I am Willing you fhould Eye me
fait, lefl: I ” Ihoul rPEi1‘.h So  may the befi: Chtifiiah here prev
fen: fay : Law! I eas¢c,m'mzf1,fl6'Zc1 tmderfimae , ,I have Broken
thofe golden cords»-of the Covenant with wAhich I have tyed
my felfe unto thee. Thoughl am fltirit, yee am Ifief_i9a1f0.'
And therefore I come to binde myfelfe ar1eW»t AS Dalila/9*
dealt with Stamp/Em, 85¢. to do I defite to deale with my felt;

and to tye my {elf yet £aft"etA and faflset to God, if by any

meanes I might be kept firme to him.

5'. Becaufe ofthe many gloriotat delivermacet andflaltretfi-4 A
N am‘ which God hath vouchfafedttmto us. For iince June laflf,

we have had about 60 confidetable bleflitigs and mercies,
which all are as 60 Argumezttt to call upon us not only to
renue our thankfitlneflfe, but our Covenant alfo. Thus the
pa pie oflfrm-1, when God had delivered them out 0fEgypt,
renued their Covezmnt atdHa;-e&, E.ead;I9;  And when they:

were ‘delivered from their Wilderneffe-ehemies,t .Dmt.a9.~ at

And the fame people did afterwards, when God had given

them the poffefliott of Ceazzatz, re-oblige themfelves by aco-«g

venantjofly. 24..

. 6. Becfaqufe tttoftlie _/1:13 coAndit’tort the T.C;'hM2~e£2tty°Gaelistint at‘! A A

this tth*ne.“’A Focrt though God hath given us g1fo'eious"vi&otie's;;

over our enemies, yet the Churches of Chrifizlyeihdefolateg 
Clmrc/9-:refi2rm.etion is obfitufited, CkI42”C‘}J~Z)tfi‘ipliP2¢ unfetled, ,,

C’/mrcla--.e’iw{[ia%?.r iAncXreafed.. The famous hCiat.yofLam!mAis;bte-ef
come, an Amfiemlam, Septamtim frottleauneflfihwre/a,e;reisaam;eta«t:~
A Ar»wz;r:e~a!,. Talewtrzim his et§iAetd Aup,f Amharz;t}.AAfyeth'a{hzep. ; 

therefore «it is high time to take t11etCo.«venatt'taga;'mA , that for
you may endeahvour wtth renued Pctength , as one main, ‘vtigo-«A

roufly and COLIEag€0.L1flA}T, for the fetlingof t1Ieta.treriafg ./M» V
according to theAfphete of capa\cit~ie,inwhic1i. God hathputtte

yom it -Y;oL1Afl1al1AA hrcatdte‘ insctiphire, that the ‘people ofaaf

A did never any great fervtiee for t11e3tCb2w‘:/9 till they renuedh.

their Caezemrzt 5. and Vy1NOL1"iha‘I‘l never read: but that they did

Weary gteatandz g10ri0$§S*.1;‘€fyiC¢$fQI‘the Cflmtcla, afcer theater

3 a_ “ Av nuing

 % ;  7fil7egre%A‘td4}¢g€r of Covenant-rejfleajizzg,

4»

" Temple-work ceafeed for many eyearees _.;= but afterEe;m and
Nehemiah caufed the peopleto enter into ca":/emzm? with

“ ’Gud,Vit~ Went on profperouflyeancg uninterruptedly. VS,7”1m«,;
fa1no”t1sQ things did the .pe‘op’1e“Qf.7Go‘deafcer §l_c?/:2.oj.-rid:-.2 head‘
drawnl”i:l1en1 into aitovenantl :2. King I 1.7.: 8;, A71 ;,I5}jm;
pl: of the Lam’ went into the laazzfle of Em], and ém/$3 itdowzze,
I923‘. Altar: and 1355   Image: éreke‘ they in peiece; r/wrong‘/a{y, c,»’~’~»j,;-_
The like we reade; offlfiz, :2. CW-02¢. 1 5.;14,15,1 6. ‘and of’eKinr¥~
?-0/Fax/9’, 2 Clara;ze.3.?4.3..1e,3:.~.e,3 3.» And thus I doubt not but yo:
wile! eeendeaV0u‘1*‘etoe.edo* inan orderly W:1y7aVcc0rdi11g to your

P_1?*“€.3' W ’ “  . A . . V V
p A » Thefe are the Arguments to 1uPc1fie this dayes work befme
M  Goddetoeaiithe Chrifi-Aa11eew01"1d.e »

nuizag 0f their co’?/emmt with   In "zerzzééfizéelx time the” 

 ..T0the1p !yO1Lifi.=thiS;, fo "p:i0L1S, ‘fo Chrif’cia1'1, {Q necefi”a1~y-3 Q),

foiemne ae b‘ufine»fle._; I have chofeny this Text. A Inthe begin;

ning of the Chapter the Apoflle tels us the condition that?
the Church of God {hould be in, in the lafi: dayes, This /qgow"

%  M mlfa, ‘t/mt in the dzzjex periiazw time /7141! Mme. In the fe-
A coind Verfe he tels us the reafon why tbefeeti-mes_fl10~L1lede be
fzcb lqazrdwnd clamgerazzxzimexg For men fémll  [avefx~af%emé-

__/:}1«z2e.r,:&cozwt22:4»:, c;"~c.e T he reafon is not drawn from the mi-I

f2=rz'ex and c.azZ:.«:mz'tz'e: of the Iafl: times, but from the fins and
Ch I miquities of thelaflz times. It zérfirz zzmvl z';zicfm'ty 2“/mt mpzlqey
’ r°°”' ' time: tr:¢[}I perilam. Sin, and fin onely, takes‘ away Godg

Hay 42.24.35. V % , ,% _%  ‘x e F H ‘ V V _
1udg_%5_,3_,4 1oveeee~eande,e;faxfourfroma Nat1on,,and makes~;G0d tum an enké..«

e 2 Sam.z8.:t5', my‘to’it;;‘..S£';z7zeec.«.mfi2r£7eeGaai to take away ‘theepurityand
15- power of 1115 Ordinaracey from a. Nation. *.S’z';¢r makes all ‘the

 creature; to be farmed ageinft us, and ma_kes our own c0r:fl"i-
’ -’ efzate. £0 fzght agaenfjz us.“ .§.’m IS the mmfe: ()Lf:;111thtE::*c'¢-e2:¢fi,ar ‘of¢Pe....v
nle*11s mmes.‘ ,q5’1;tz 1S’eth!€£‘a11fE Offlureczm/£3 W¢zrr¢.;, 2 exam, me,

A I I;f_Sin is the Caufe ofollrdimi/Za:a:,}12z:z¢e:=4. I‘..;1;S‘i';¢2 is the came

wI_1ye men fall_ into {ugh dangerous ereours, 2 fZ"1aejf..2.z. 1, gm

brings fuch kxnds of judgements whxch no other enemy can

' A . Bring. Sin brings invifible,fp*iritua11,18z etemalljudgements. A
ROW: 5%   else is fin that imakes.G"aa.'e_ give over a Nation to a rgpyamg

 .fe':¢fle’.e‘&5f:%ee9e‘makes a1letimes;dangerous.i Letethe times be new

  V“?°"Pr0fP¢r9i19>'*Y¢¢ifthfiybe éftnfull times» they are times

truly

lmdcatvemnt-érmking. _ ; A   A 7 

truly d3.~l.“1g€lf0l.1So' l And if they be notfigfzz/l, they are notdan-
V gerous though never fo miferab.le.. It 15 fin that makes affliw
Afiflvfom to be the fnlits of Goa’; revemging Wrath , part of the ‘
cmrfér due to fin, and a l2_€glnqlI'1g ofyHe//_.. It is _/1'22, anydfim on»-
ly; ‘that iAmhittets‘ every A aAflliétionL Let I;15tfO1‘€3V€l* look zzpon
fink thtough~theAfe tS‘criptzz;4e~S}2eE2‘:/zclex. A “A » A A 5 ~ A ~ 1 W
A The Ap ollle in f011"I‘V€rfCS'1‘€Ch’.0nS up I gfimgae the caufels V
t of the rnifer-ies= of the laft dayes. I may truly call thefe I9flm3
E#¢gla2ndxLvoé_ing~g14f]‘e , viArhAerei«n weAl1naAyfee whattare~theA A
’ c'!am1:AA"thatAecZipfé ‘Gods ‘cozm~em;¢ce froln fllinlngup o~11o;1A1$3'; 
the Mountains that lye in the way to hinder the fettleinerlt
~ 0fC/Jz¢r6b-difl"if/ifle-._ A lEveAnVthefe~I9~ my which are asan from
W/qip of (1 9 v/fringe,‘ with which“AGo i9~Wh.ippl11"g England at \
tl1is=deayA A; vvhith a1*ey~as%lIAFargat.r, with which Gold is burn-’
ingandldevouring I:";»zg-lpzaa./,l.?tA My purpole isnot to {peak of
allthele fins : h Only let me propound El Die/imeprojefi‘ how
to myaket the times truly lmppy,fo1" foul and body. And that]
is,.To {trike at the root of all tniferyg. which isfizz and i;zz’qAz¢ity.';
To repentfor,andl1*orna=llt~hef€ I9-lIlnS,ttWhl_Cl_j14ét1r€ a*AsAAAtheAA 0}!
that «feedeth, 6: encreafethtthe fla1neAAtthat his now confumi-ng
ofus. For becanfe mennre lover: oftlaemflelmar, I/fqm ad can-—
tcmpmmy Dei  J’cz'pzm’2/im; Becaufe men drive their own dew
fignes not only to theneglcét, but Acontempt"ofGocl_., and-the
CyO1nA1nOn~W€§1lth.  A«B;eea1ife men aree&a»aro2¢:;:1t1bver9loAftthe V
World”mA”oAre then lovers of Gold.1eoet1f€*theylarepram’ in
hem’, /mm, leaks‘, and azppmkell. .'BeAc:aul’e they are urltlmnkfu//,
ttlrning the mercies of'Gocl into inftrnments offin, and ma-— A
kin Darts with Gocls bleflings to lhootyagainPc=Gocl.; Be-
canAA ey men are rm/9a{y .’.i.1"ld~r’0wtd)A', :_ and Arhake, Amansy cyoveAhants',,
and keep none. Becaufe they are 6215-’ LtheG1*eekwotr_dfigni~. A .
eth De-w'l.r,lat..‘li‘nAg the Devils part in itccufing the brethren, ma{gaM,'_;_ .;
on in beatfing flllfewltnefle one againlt another. Becanfel
‘ they have :1 form lvfGadlim_fle denying the powertlrlxvrcaf, (give; A
hence it is that thefe tll‘n€$+3112hf0.,ylhdT.yj2‘11dtt,b.l00dy', \ T«hefeA¥are
A A thinelllenemltiesg, [(3 Ez4g!.a:»m’,A that hm/eA brought theelintloathis
A tdefolate conditlonlThAefe are the {ins that will recrluitthe
Kings. army, if ever it be teetuitedAA:#~and ifevet God lead us A
A A back into the wiljtlerneffe, it will be becaufe oftthel-Aetfinnesci ll

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ingabpmixiaitions-=¢ A       4%    A _ . V
‘V .   As; this fimcl mall pick out ‘thff fit‘? 2». Mid» thé «tefith finto
{peak on. The firftisfis*:3J”c°-10%;; WhiCI1ismacec£ix1L £h€~fofa+‘

that makes the time: pcrilozugbut it is the caufe ofall Athcsfe fins

that make the ti1n<:s»pcrilous.: E9; beCaI1f&I11¢fl_a;€¢A¢ zmrxqé . %%

 gbemfilvgx , A th¢%refpg_;'eA f ; thcy ; mic:  cowfam   I}  

gr-c. mg A; t‘cn1;;h% finnc" iswtrzfica-11{‘£:££vN£n‘g,_;, .a_n  for f%_:a, rc lei};
the time flwulcl prevent znyc, will begin jwxth this finn: firPc..A

% ~ '1'hegtcnth fimshcn is tr;Me.,é1*mkg*rs,0r,a$.Ram. 1. 33. Cox?

venaMn:~brca1_;ers; Ihc Greek way; is &'d7x'o§{J‘pr, which fignifi-~

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dents itgm.‘ Vans Qt_h€;I§$;,‘_ énfwderaéiléx ,1 aha: %§§,fu’é11.as$»Vrc%fufc to cm
tar intoACQv¢nam-M  fecondiy :.. filth as M6 fwdfiagisqflé

% F4524 74021 fi’r'z)m21',' (31.3 E hath it) orfiw  94$ 5Améro_/E’,-L

   05%.

L   3. That to 55: aigpegcfl lkzzta

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a;lh1a¢tAis,fuch as break Fa.“i_tI'41'a£1dVA Covenant. Or third} , fuch
as»’agqiwg£a¢¢éile4,9r€15 othena fiWP4€¢’5 that is. fur 1.3.5 at:
izevw...aé!man;11amr:%0fpM0e»%J L  \   “   "   
 According   ta this thmieafiold fenffi 0f the Word. I fhall gaw
ther thefe thncie obf€rvations~ 7!    .
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V f :t/2::  perilvw;  

2‘/agzt Wfiaiéff the time: perilow.

AL To begin with the firfl:.: \ V
  I116  Tim!” ta 5: 4 C70?/cn»1:¢t—rcy9xfi:r, zéwz fima
  was timcnr pexilma. To be fmdem ma/zm:,A or in-fo.'2ale~

déraéilésa  t:hc~: Lmdbrfianding ofthisgyou m11£H.cno.w that A

1;~h€I'£: a;’re;1:vv,o farm 9f€'a'aw;am¢z‘:. There are olfizii/Z1:/6 and°lm’~:-
Cazz»¢'i¢m2;f.r,,ancL thfirfi  ar¢ godly and Tfligiafiii Cawmmzm

"  am’:,d€Vil;lifl1.,COV€n'anE5,_ fuchas A6}; 2.3. I  and

  %w 1€;d.:)»£2z blfmzzwaga4iL1fl;:«he~AHs4gmite; , and than of o

lfloz£4EL28... 1.5 *.;-filch i5.t.h€rydAb! [magma (as; it was unjuftly €3,14-
ur Gum-
powgler

% ,  «4“Cvzrm«ant—<9reai@r; zEr azfin that wzerz/<5-we  A

2?, or ««ztrz4:c}:'-/mter,%%z43.v 4 fin ‘

am! Covenant-Jzrmking.

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-pr-'-'"'

.for_th<: deitrttétion df the Parliament, a11d%g0d1y party’. NOW
to refiife to take fuc11ACov~enants,‘is not to make the times
p€rilOEiS5bL1C the taking of them makes the times perilous“
Secondly ,t11ere a1~e‘"gad.Iy mi re/zgzmt Cawmzrx; fuch as

05 3 I. I . I have made a C'o'z/e*:«z,;z72t ‘wit/0 9fi¢iméV eyes; '2;a‘v/13'” t/am’

A fbmld I tlaiwlqg upon 4 maid? Such as Pfisl. I I 9. I have ~fmme
I m‘/gpcrfarmit, that [will fieep rig} zfigbream jwlgemmtxg fuch A

as a V Cf/arm. I 5. 14. And fuch as this1s,«which you ara  ta

take: this day. For! you are to fweare t0fuch%%t?11ing§%WhiChLV

you are bound to endeawgour after, though you did 110t:fwea‘r*.*
Your Lfwearingis not fiv/mm zrimmlzzm, b11Vtméw¢m vizézwlzim,

is not the? one/f, but onely a new and another‘ bond to ty you
mthe obedience ofthei things you fweare unto; which are% 1'0
exceI1_em: and fa glor£oLzs,nA1m%LrV if God give thcsfe‘ that take it a
heart tokeep it_.,it will make thefe three%Kingdém‘1es!’ the glory
«if the World. And» as” one ofthe Reverend %Ca2‘fi27¢z'j]?az¢e:“: of

..mmnd faid  it wasfirfi calm; in a mag fo1en1n4 mam V

m at mgzimzu/zer, by the Pafr1£fime:¢fi amt the .Ae£rémb£y;

‘ TIMI‘ zfftbe Pope’ féomlgl bkwe  Cé?2£;2azn*M}9ritte}¢ gpgm 22 ml!

aver agazimfl kimflttiwzg in 1223* c‘1amEr,L it would ée mztwlairit like the
I9/z:¢r;Z~1a?riti7zgra BClf}1a'zzar;mz¢_fin_g the joints” of /9% laynax ta
lobfé,» rzmlbés @2ea.sf fa fmite am? azgazinfl Mother. ?Ar’1€l‘ ma
a~d<de,Am:1f1a«:: if it; be £.mfIafizl=I~y a»nd%f'u11iy kept ,  ,wi’14l*%~ maikegw I4:

mar: J3a«m:4 Be/1Jfié~~trerhb1é;as4=fEa‘ri1§g*1WiP1‘%ir“I<i?*i5n‘gc!asA1i?ié£?   A

fl1;ou1d;_ not Lang fi'za*r1cf.4 ‘Nww t?“h*é‘n far a mn4A 1564 5e“an+2I;zz‘i--*2
b€i‘a»fi1MhaLE na:a1&es&the$times perilous»; ; . 4
And chsemiogm,             % «  %   »       “
1 B€C’a.L1f€ ypu fl1aIlfindin,Script_urg: ngtiw
‘ondird“e&r1~:ze1%A‘m‘t7o‘A%fa*7fé*Pem}z1 reiliisgiéous Eévénmitg-AGad‘%did rirx--

 covfinmzmflér, and? @0136 filth 3: Cum ma:m‘~r£fz_zfi*r,  Mmufi needs?

ceecliinfgly Ewleffe andi pmfp/er that nafiaon a4f£éfr"hait rti‘1*k‘x%c" 5: As A

p‘L~:<ae.res;.  2.%%fi(3h’:r“on 15*. 19; 2: 'K;i~ngsv%V1MI*; 10: And we” have ‘2i*5
é:¢£o5(?b*g)a3¢»1:4iz=V\%;w£%lé.% ézgzb  
lwfzi/fifltsia z4“o«o'{a:}«‘fa¢?* 41j9e‘bj)[e"mzta“/aifi¢fi"{fs*”',   
rrrnw2“/a¢?ewz*G‘ad;-c€7'*t*.” Amtherefore to V5»? a%‘yC’azJ¢n:.w4zf{-re :4j2’r,;“
as cowma-keoxw m«.ifct*ics”%perper:i2a11;    M A f   " “ "“

’pir0II1ifi%2If0{11-i~t,~lD%t1{€,~“2«9; f-1322;,‘  3 .A ~ T *t‘Eaw,fimzde;=»fl‘* bfizztwl

powder Traitors ii1Eng1and: fuck are our Oxférd Govenéifits A

% 52. Bccaufc‘ “

  .Re,4gflw. V

1,.

3

The great danger pfCmJemnt—refigfiflg,

Rmfm 2}. A l
Ezck.t6.8e

A 2 ABec.au;fe as it”-is; the ;i_1igl1e$?cV; aét ofG'aa’: law to man ,l.to
3/ouchfaAfeltoAer1gage himfellehy%0am”y and Cawzmm to be his
God, fo it its iiht‘ liigltefc demazaflmtfotz. of mans latte eta God, to
bind himfelfe by 04:19 atad C‘at2e;¢.m.tltc)% he Gods. 'I'heret is
z14othjn,glh.obliAgeth Goa’ more to us, then to fee us willing to ty

A at1.d,blt1d our ielxresfaftunt@Al1isA fervlce.”And therefote they
 i'.l1_§.t in this felrtfeare A':2rico'z/ezmztterx, are fons of Balm/; that

tefufe the yoalte hf the Lmtd, that fay,as' Pfizlm. 2. 3. Let 2%’

I ére.¢zlQ:>  luzzzdx Aatfzztader, lama! czzji‘ «away  cord: from 7/5 5 fueht

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V A  difimites; and therefore he ma
 ,1» I ’

as Odemrzt f;uig¢c;¢;Z.ct pz'emJz2t,whith¢;AAlls 3. tfoul-;é
latgd-ecle{tt0_)"ing,fin.‘ % I 4 A A A l A A

3% Beca.L1feqthat"t
Z.oma’, into oneV.tCaevemzm~., is the chief; if not the onely preferw
‘Z/»’££‘21.f.?,~’6’l of them at this time. You {hall find in our Emglifé

clelttoyifigg. and‘

.

 (“I7/aro_;¢,i.M¢'ZeAMrJ,tl1MVat% England W333 never defizroyed, but Whfinntttdi-"
‘ videV;tlh:lwitht;tfel£‘l Our cxvtltl vCl1V«ifiOI1Sl brought in the [(0--

m,m5,“:he 5'M;;'Aa_r1_r, D.;‘%;aex,ta4%11d Norm,:m.r.AA But now the ./Izmi-—,~A
aowazzmzrer, he divides the Parliament within it {elf
City within it felf, and England againft it fell}
f:£’paZ2‘:lt€o*Z fmmthe bL1il‘ding,.t{vAhich is of no ufe t
i1l1;1*eatln€;Eh the r11i11ctoAf chduuildinou
Sarjgturte the camere-_/2“a;¢e ,
ends ofal builg;lin'g together; fefiw Chm]? is aftonet of union,
:tntl.t11erefpr,el, they that {ow divjfion , and gftud A"
rlaltion 9 ’k‘1‘Pa..lV¢:‘,J.:‘i;t‘tl€;w\h .0? 1"s°fwA C/724:3/z‘ inrhetn»
I:?'.«%'&‘,H£"':.\‘:{~?i-Elgar;  4~iVihq1¢‘iI9131tA;£h¢ éxthcr twoltri
fi:n§1Yh..b§f¢g3n1?9;.gW3m7€,0§lC AagainPcA another,
another. The ,2f?2ticéJz'egrzemt‘er’h€ dividest an
lies the times perilous. ‘I 

he is as aflorze

565,; they ilApre—t

   *:T9 lihh9fe.Ih 4 V
Awith Qod; and», mqte % part 1ct11a%rly,VwVtho1:ethat refillet to tfalkei
thih ffole

ttffiilfelit on-tof Z14/azlz;gi¢£tyA;} z.”?SL1ch¢as 1“Cwfi.1f€%itl0ll£

Q;fl.7’?3I?§"?34?!F¢flh73l?‘)’llf?7‘l”P??/afiflli that raiffr ah¢l.f0rncnt~ldoubrs, to I
l h;LhdeVr.the1nfeIvehsandpthers from taking it. fAAs”for the firflg
y0ur.gQ0dne{Te and my cheirjty fo much in que-A-ll,
fecond , AI
conceive

I1_é§??illAi;io3:;tcall: % ‘A 4 M A A
£hon,as to—fpenellt_1me‘abgz.}t them: gnd fot thee

M,“

he L1l1lO1h1'Ol: England, Sretltzhel , l iinCllll_7'7n:-ll‘ l

, and the
o it felf, :‘al1d.'y
V _ h_ 1% M C/arzfltis ealledinttt; ”
whxch 15 a V/foaage thathunlites two

y.unju{t fcpa-~44
When thetrmh

and to_ r‘uAineA one»AA A
d feparates,> a.nAd,

ht iféfufc £19 ham linzo.Co%kéxi’anl:  

time Leagufi aqd Covena:1t.lll;”The,feBlhare C‘f‘;CVVO. forts. : 4

end Caveneet-éreeking..i .
eoiinceive that thofe that feruple it , are atnongfi the number
ofthofe that are abfenst , and therefore I {hould but idle ag-

way precious tilT1€ to fatisfie the objeétions of thofethat am 

notptefenyti, to recover fatisfaétion;

There a/t9 "orne men ofwhom I may fayias the Apolizle cloth’

to the Gpzlazei/zm,Ge..r[. I .6.I meme/Zfberyaaz erefifoen removed 1

from him time celled jazz, Cé°£‘.a “Andas Gal. 4.. I15‘, I éezzre you
record, their ifit /and been pa/]Féle, yore would '/ru'£’?')€ plaecfie.’ am:

your new eyey, zmelgitxeie them to me ; Am It/ae7~efi9re éeeame.

Jezer enemy, (*J“c‘. 30 may I fay Of many 3 I wonder meal we?»-
«tve/'[ to fee how fucldenly they are changed from that gooe
opinion they once had of thCCave2mm“_.{F0r Ibeat the record,
that there was at time when they not onely took it willingly,

but would have hazzatcled their ‘very lives in clefence of it; a

How is it then that the Covenant is become an. enemy to
them, and they unto the Covenant? Surely the change is not
in the Covenant, but in the C0*Ue:«zezm“er.r.- I have much to fay
in defence of it, and did fay much when it was fitii taken;

which now to repeat will not be ufefL1ll,andiI believe for the y
a company here ptefent, very unneceflaty 5 and therefore 1

fotbeare. . y
The fecond ufe 15 to exhort you to be Covenant--takers

this day, and to take it with thefe qualifications.

I; Selemelyg maelflerieaaflj, and tremblirig1y_y;yy¥as in Gocleyi

prefence5'E«-the 1::o.g:'i  i

e 2. With hearty gm

 3. With judgement and undezflendieg, Nee. Io. 28,1'j..ight-,I

lat"; 14‘  

ly informed of the ttueyfenli: and me‘arli‘ng of~ev,_er_y it iphttieta-f_

\

r:   F£z£t'bf%.[[)'uandfi”[Bre[yjWith‘a11-y011r.¢heart%:Iand foules,’
and with your Wholeiitdefire; 2 C/areml 5. 1:l2...2s(]/dre:¢.34.. 731,
32. with~a pacrpafi to joyn your felves to the Lordin a perpe-5
mall Covenaizty never to be forgotten. far. go; 5.

it i yes for, motiivestoperfwadce you to thicyraftice of thefc

efe and iorrow foil all our fotmer 
  fiafies anclCovenant--breakings , fer. 30.. 4. 5. l l

4. With a fm/Zejfmremee th3.iZit.'.iS anaéizitery 
God, and thatiGod is much honoured by it;3 '1  3 K  g .. \ ;
i fr 5.. Freely and c/aeerfz'¢[[y,asithey did, 2 C/arw2;I 5:.]I4.  ~  .

Vfe 

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Tbegre4ta':mger ofCorue2mnt—r¢a¢]i:¢g, A  

Doffrirze 2.

‘ —-----wean-are

V things,a11defoe1§‘rue1es21ened direéfiozxesh abonltthe manner of ta»-

khirlg ofit,Iefhae1le1,eaVe them wholly to my Reverend brother
whom fucceed; who eeewwilleundertake this Work fully and at
lmfge. My chief ay m is at the fecond doé’crine,e which is,

7 “T/mt for as C'0’cIcfm17.zt-t¢z/(t§’7' to 55 az C‘owzmm:- érmkgr , is a

‘y  that make: t/79% time: peri/om.

Forthe opening ofthis point, I mufi: diftinguifh again of
Cawvzmztr. There are ri'w'[!, and_ there are religious Cow-A
am;-ztx._ %Aeciw'/1 Cevwmzzt, ivseha. hC'arz2e:«mM between M./me mad man;
and ofthis thee:e~xt_is,vrimm'1}, t7h0§jugh not amgly to be zmdep.
fizoeoecl. Now fora man to break promife and Covenant -With
i1isb3;‘Qt.h_e‘I‘i,iS E4’. ’lafla{—dq/fraying , and 'flM4[e~ dezzawing zzéomiu
:euztiun.' Weread 2 Sam. 21. that becaufe Sm! had broken the
gavemnr that filo/Mal: made 41 with the Giéeowirey, God {we
9. fitmine eihr1eDozw?aLr time of th1‘eeyeares C0m:i.nL1:mce .-A To
%teeac11’119,tba«zt  we faz1_/Efie Mr Ward W’ 022;/9 ,, God will a--»»
venge wzzerzwzrzr-é*re:zQing5 t/aw¢g/9 it be farzy ywzre: after. Fzal--»>
mous is that text, fir. 34. 17, 18,19, 20. Bemz»:fe* the Prince:
 the People ézurzfi the c‘aw?mmt which they /Md made with

z:laei;rfce;«zmzrx(thoz1gh but thffigf f:rva;m:.s) Godetelseetheme 

Becu;2'z«2]}]e have not be.azr£:gwd. hmzto‘ me in proélaimimg ,lz'éer2.:)r,

“ i v wager} c>~me: to his érinat/mi (fiver; Belaaldg; Ieprwlzai Zilmrty for yore, V.

A @fHL1ng§ary;;;a‘nd how ghe V Pope e_abf0rlvede Lzzdzflzwo‘ ‘fromuhise
V ¢.)3.1;h,:a;1d.ee provoked. him to rem1,eethewarre:.”Inh which .wa'r; h

e Zwl 

fizitla the Lardro the fwawi, tows pefliZenrre,xmd to the famizzege
..mAL.m'/1 wrznéiewyqzas to 5:9 remavedmta 221! the Kzkgdame: aft/be
wart/a; (75%. We read alfo Eze/Q 17. 1 8, :c9,:. 0. That God Eels-
”  hifl/91e%_bzE;2Ia!if@i‘h3~br€'Bk6 the fcovenant’ he had. made with
the King h0fBahy1o=n§?thaht:*’h theficfo re 219:." wazzld “ 7vecam”pezm'.h him-A5
0*?A4i.19@74h€¢§Zi'f]d£’70flf17":f;é7/lthe/53 baddqe/jvi/2*d,h. and the camemmt rim:
i¢ae%132;i¢lx9:fo.’v\e;z,c:‘?*-hhwaezfal Wing /aim. taflzzée. [w.r.,azmlp[e4z.a! 132.51%’/3.”éiz°mL

tlaereflr the tn=fl24zffl:f which be bad trefizfled flgflififi the Lordg”

“ahszzidji Eels Lvfzig   4.4 lzhaltit tis. ha;finh th~at:}fli=£1\e1ths¢ 21: m;a.z:r* 0u.ee.oef

A heaven. The TL1rk.i{hhii?c0ries t7€H.1f£§?0f ha cmreneantree e ufgeace

made bemteen Amwmrb £‘he:greait.eTL1rkeh, and Lyzdi/Zzzm King

ehejfqrk be7inghh’puhtm=nhe vv;o.rft_,eand edefp;.a4irin'g of vic1:ery,;;
@1115 out a pmpe.r‘.Whieh he had ‘in A [his boforne wherein. the
league washwrintenge andhfaidgq fb0ifi‘G'0d‘qf the Cbrg/fiiamxz J
  e “ _  ‘ A rm

q. .3
M

,,.»-

i andCarvendnt-5reaAiifig.«il

than éeiefln trzaefiadgée rezxengeal of tlocfz timer wit/:aaaz.*'icz:zz%

have broken the {mgne made éy calling upon tioy name. ‘And the

ftory faith, that after he had fpoken thefe words, he had as it 

were a new heart and fjyirit pm: into faint, and an/bazazeraand
that they obtained a glorious viétory over Ladzflnm. Thus
God avenged the quarrel of mans covenanti.The like Pcory we
have Ofliodolp/5/at Dza@ofS:ae'vi;a, who by the Paper initiga...
tion waged Wa1:.with Henry .t/yefonrt/J Empermar ofGer7raaar}',7
to whom he hadfworn the contrary. The Pope fent a Cram:

to him with this Motto ; Perm dedit Perro,Pet;-Ia: diaolema i

Roda/p/Em; but in the fightit chanced that Radalplaza: lolt his
rag/at-band; and falling fick upon it, he called for it, and laid,
Spefiare bane dextrzzm /egitimn flpp/ivin expendentem , qua:
fidem flzc‘;«~nmam“a mnnitam, cf“ Hezzrico Domino men n’r:m2n,?/o~;i
éirzzrgentiézar, P7'c8l”£’)" azqzanm cfivjm temare violiwir. Behold

this right hand with which Iffiibfcribed to the El‘I1pC-- it

rout, with whichal have violated my oath , and ‘there-—
fore Iiam rightly punilhed . Iiwill riot trouble you in re»-
lati.ngthe gallant fiery of Regzalm, that chofe rather to ex-
pofe hirnfelfe to a crnell death, then to ialfifie his oath to the
Cartbaginianr. The fumme of all is, if it beeafuch a crying .aba-
mizmtioia to break cafzxmamt between man and man, and it
fuch perfons are accounted as the ofi?-fioaring of men , not

worthy to live in a clarfiiamno notin at/year/qanConzn¢aa»aaezi[:l
 be a fin that drawes downven’geanee from heaven ,l and

excludes a man from heaven ; much more for a man toenter
into a covenant With the greatjehovalutuid to break fuch rev

ligious engagement; this moi’: needsbe. a defiroying andifoul-  i

dining {in.And of fuch religions covelnantslam how togfpeak
i. There are two covenants that Go dd made with man, in canon
mint of nature, and at ca?/emmtlofgmce. The Covelrldnt of ma»-

” ture (or of works)was made with Adaagand all mankind in g

him.This covenant Adam broke , and Goal prefently liad a

tquarrelllagainfthirn for breaking of it fitgeflu-‘3't‘ 8, 9;. And: to

avenge the quarrellof the caneamazghe waa:thrii{’c out ~0fPiam-~

‘ dife; and there was a [Word alfo placed at the Ealt end of the

Garden offldéa, to avenge covenant-—breaking. And 9 byna-

aure we 31‘¢ia.l1£lliidIe_nQfWrath, heirsof hel1,becaufe of the i

 3 A breath

11

12..

The great dimger 0]’ Cavtnanorqfufing, A  

breachof that covenant. And thereforewe slhould never
think of origivm/1 3 ‘Or ofthe finfulneffe am! czwfidnejfise uf
omrzmtmvz/Z condition , [wt We fiazxzld rememéer what 4‘-Z grie-
tz/um iCave;mnt-éreafiflg 5‘-v ‘ i i

 But after man was fallen, God was pleafed to iiifikéi a new
covenant, which is ufually called a covenant of grace ,l or. of

 teconciliationga copy of which you lhall read,.Ez.c=@ 1 6.7,8,9,
This was firltp ropounded to Adam by way dgpromzfc’, G'e;¢.3 .
be Seen’ of the Women film]! lvmzfi the Serpent: lama’. And

then to Abiwzmby way’ of C avemznt, G 672. I7. In: rlay Seen’ if/an/1
in/[hr/0.9 mzz‘2'w¢.s' aft/ye World he évle/I And then to fldafixt by
ivay of'I‘e{’cainlent, Exod. 33.11: is nothing ellie but the free

i twrzdgreciom tender offefisx C/arzfl and All [923 rich pmrcknfiar to

all the /ofl mm’ mzdazvefizm ofAdam, tbzztflm/1 éeleet/e £72 /7im;0i7‘y3
as the ph1‘afei5,‘Ifai,56. 4. ‘HM’? flan/i t.«:z@ /cola’ afthe caverzmzr.

Nowyou moi’: know that Blaptifme is a fealof this covenant,
and that all that are baptized, doe facramentally at leafi en-
gage themfelves to walk before God,andto be upright 5 and

God likewife engageth himfelf to be their God. Thiscove-"

mantjsvlikewiife tenued when we come to the Lord: Supper,

 wherein we bind hourly {elves by in facmmentall oath unto

tliankfulneffe to God for Chrifi. s Adele further , thathefides
this generall covenant of grace whereof the S£1Ct‘J.1T1€11lIS ate
ifeales, there are particular and pe1‘fonall,i and family,and na-

tionall covenants. Thus 0!: had his c0vena.11t,.}i.aéz 20., and
‘Dot/id-.i Pflzlg. 1 1 9. i 1o6,gAnd ; when;  :;,ca;mje; it to =he.vKing ,; he

joyned in aeovenant with: his:peop1e,v‘ to ferV€“’ti'&€'L0rdg:l:

Thus flfzi, §2eiaaz'm1;z,and jlofin/a,&‘c. Thus the people of Ifrael

had not onely :3. covenant in cirmmciflan -, but renued a cover

mint inHore!z_._.,& in Maaé;and did often again and again bind

gthemfel-vs toGod by vow and covenant.And thus the ‘Chnrw-v.

aches ofthe Chri{’cians,befides the vow in Baptsi£me,haivevsn1a-
:n'y pjerfonall and nationall engagements unto God by

€0V€naf1t~,~.WhiCh_ar€ nothing elfe but the renovations , __and Al ‘
iyy,payrtict1.lar applications Ofthat firfc vow in Baptxfme. Of this

nathrelyisy the covenant you are to renue this day, &:c; w
New giveymevwleave to {how you what afword—-procuring,

o ='l11vd.f5*€*1:”?"l95?’£§.“.“§a‘5i?l§f3“ of C0e€Wr:9r€e’<eg its and

no   then

eed Covenant-ereeuiieg.

ethehth reafon of it. Famoué isthatiteitt, Le%Jz't.v26.~.2§.~

xfizez’ IWi/l]emie1¢}fi?c7o:~~d‘72v1éie/0j77.e1lewenge flae qzeerre/I  .

ea72e2¢em*.'§'he~ Words in the Hebrewi run tht-1s:IWi.1l avenge the

avengement. In Greek étfznsiaw évA‘i;cnoW- The Latin, zelezfezzrj

flftiorzemg which importethethus imtch. T1121‘: God is at open
war and at peeliqeze defizzme with thofe that breakfhis cove»
I'l3.I'1t;i‘1€1S not oneiy angry with them, but he will be reven-

ged of them; The Lord bath at conttoverfie with an cove-~ i

enantt—~hteakers,Ho_fl4. AI. 01‘ asit is, Leer. 26,23. The Lord will
i Walktcontrary to them. In the 29, of Demerlfitft G_rod_takes
his people into covenant, and then he te1s- them of the hap-

7413

py Condition they fhouldi heein if they did keep cove--e i

Tnant. But if they did breake couenant , he tels them, ~2-xerfe
20,21, 2 2, 23, '24, 2 5. Tim: the ‘Lord we not fimre him; her
the ezarzger oft/ae Lord eznellazlc jeéélozefiesfbell fmoelgegaimfl that
men, mzd rt/lithe o'er/es that ere written in this each‘ flu]! lie :¢p-
or; him, and the Lore! f/ye/Z [aloe em“ /93 meme from tender /aeemem
1.4725! the Lord /7722]! fepemte /aim, cs?-e. A:~zd% when the zaetiom
fi..z/lflfezj , Wherefore /am‘/J the Lord done t/ae:.r,zmro t/are [fl?7d?*

EV/azzt meemet/:2 the /amt ofrbkegrepzt emgert? Them five]! men fat )1“ 3 i
‘ Bewmfe they have for/Z2/{zen the ewemzrzt of the Lord Gael of

‘r:'o‘eir"iF.«.ze/Je7*:, cjm This was the fin that caufed God to
fend his people of Ifraei into captivity , arid to temiove the
‘itand.1:ePcick~fr0mthe Afi3.IA'1*ChL31’Ch€S.i It_sis=?fo~r i:his=fin}that the

i"{Wo1'd is now devoutiug Gei*man3’t,IreI2tnd’,arijd‘ England, &c.. 4

God hath fem: his {word to avenge the quartet! of his cove-»
nant. ‘ 1 ‘ 4

The reafons why this finiise a ‘Goci-pr0V'oki~ng fin are,

Beeaufe that tafz‘r22¢e‘egei’r.g/5‘ t/oe%ee9zxe;emet_.; is~’agreate1:‘5finne
then to again]? a Cbmemmiemem of God,’ ofrjtoi fin agaveiinfic
a prum£fe,or tp fin againfi ani'0re1z'rzmz*ee of God. E+‘i1‘i’c*g it is
at greater {in then E0 break 2. Comimmeiement of God. For the

 imoretmerey there is in the thing We fineagairift, the greater his

the fine. Now there is more trnerey ihi‘t2;W»C’e~ifz2emz;at,-Athenj in a hate
Comeeemdemeer. The Commtatndeh1‘emitie1s~" us Ol1fi'dl'1f.yi'3:,b1iEC..
gives nopower to doe it. But the A covenant of geace gives
; power to doe whatit re uires to be done. And therefore if
it be aehe11—-pro_curing£in to break the ieaii: ofGods Coniman-~

3 derner1ts,;

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€flfi?3 Io-

334

The grant: oZ';§;?g€:.?‘ adamant-regfafing,

'§iJEm€fi,C§g“ mnth moiete hea Covenant-breaker? H.eb.Io.2 8,
5'9.‘ S'ec__ond1y, z1t- is a greater {in then to [in agamft a pramfi

e;¢f:God,beeaufe afiovenant is apsroxnife joyn’d with an oath,

iitis aVm1:gt11a11‘PEipuiati0flbfif‘-V55“ God and 119., And there-
gfnre ifit be a g1*ei_3,t fin to btegl.-;ipt1‘om1fe, much more to break

,icpve_nant,;.%A Thhjdly, it is a greatersfin then tofin againftan 

Ordimzrzce, ibecaufe the Caverzafzt is theroot and ground of
allthe Ordinances, i It IS bv virtue of the C0'Uc’mmt that we

aremade partgi-terns Qfthe 0;?dimz:¢ceu-.t ~ The Word is the bank A

«if the Ca'Ucs¢a*7¢fs2}nd thfi‘ Sdcmzmmtx are the Séalesof the Cow-
wemzzzdzy ‘And if 1:; be e at fin, of an high n~a.ture to fin againfiz

the book 0ftthesisCo'z.iemz;at and the flm/[ex of the Gaw-

mwt, much more a;gainfi: the »C'a7.Ie‘;~z.rmt it felfe. To break

cm/extant is at fimd_z1mer£tz!/l,fi;¢n_6*, it rafeth the V(‘31’y_f0%7~z';- A

,d4t£0W_”afChrffidflvfligii, ibeeaufe the Covenemt is the foun-A
dationvof aillfiithe priviledges , and rerotga,tivesi, and hopes"
of the Sm'.«4zz*.c ofG;od. And therefore we reade, Epl.v.e=fi2.:t 2.
that a flr4s72ge‘r from the Comment is one vVi£‘}J0!».’-l‘ /dope, All
hope ,of Heatyfen is cut off’ where the Covenant is willingl
bi‘01~:en.i fTa drank c%oirzwmz¢2t :5: .oz;%z~maie2crfiz./J’ , it incltldes afl

other fins; By.dvite;7tue, ofthe COV€l1a.iI1ti,'fW@C}’€i01I1“:fCIV€S to

the obedience of Gods Coinmandernents, we give npour
felves to the guidance of flefm Clmfz‘, we take him for our
Lerdyzrzd Ifirzg. All the npromifes of this life and that that is
‘¥y0‘V.C"(OVx]-1|e“\‘3 arecontaincd within the Covenant. The i~ 0;».

i_  dhgmgcg; %a%r_e«.fr1,11itso;£ t_hes;(Zoivenant., And, therefore they that
forfake the Covenaht , Commit many fim in one , and bring
not only many; but all curfes upontheir heads. The fumme 4

of the  Argument is : the Lord will avenge the qmrrell
of /J.-4;: OammiaN;«zdemeflt,t if God was avenged upon the jzlickg
goztlaereri fprqéreafizag th@L$'«¢z!7.5azr/5, imtlchmore iwillhe be 3;-
vengedenpgon 3, C'i0t’U£mZ1¢t—-£vre;e@sfr~.i If »Go.d will avenge the
quarrellofiaipromijé, if the qzmrrell of an Oralimncee : if they

that rejeéi: the Ordinances fhaellbespunifhedigi of /oa1?pm.g¢c/.2
_fe%mérer A pgsnijéngenr [/2411 M the] dc thought Wortéry, that trample A
i  ftlaeir fE'etetbe%“l21aio6laft/netCovenant E‘ If God was aven-
A ged thofetithati.;3~1:)iu;fed the flrlgof the; Covenant, nmch

more Wil1the,p11ni£_h;th39fe that abufe thg flnge/{ofthe Cow-
mmtgv '«‘  in “J   A xhe

rmd Covenant-blre4ki22g.rA 

is M

t The fecondireafon why covenmrt-£r2°eaking isfuch a Land-~ Rgnfan 2..

defiroying fin" is, becaufe it is la mofi folemne and ferious
thing to enterinto covenant with God ; a matter of Inch great
weight and importance, that it is impoffible but God ihould
be exceedingly provoked with thoife that flight it and elif-re»-“
{peel it. The Vow in Baptzfme is the firfl, the moli generall
and the folernnelit vow that ever any Chril’tian took, faith
C/aryfoflame 5 wherein he cloth not only promife, but engage
himfelfe by covenant in the light ofGocl anclhies holy An-~.
gels to be the fervent ofjefus Chrili, and therefore God will
not hold him guiltlefs that breaks this vow.The folemnity 8c
weightinelfe of covenant-ggking confilteth in three things. A
1‘. A Becatife it is made with the glorious flfazjeflj offleaven
:.mcllEarth, who will not be triflecl andlbaflied withall. And
therefore what fcbafizplmr {aid to his Judges, 2 C/mm.19.6.»l
 heed W/ant you 6109,, for yejzralge izotfar man, hit for the-
Lard, 229140 23 nvir/ayorz z'22~jzmlgeme;ztr ; wherefore now let rho fear
oft/ae'Lam’ he upon yaw, (<j~r‘.' The like I may fay to every one
that enters into covenant this day; Take /omlw/mtywzlalue,
for it is the Lord: covenant , and there 23: no iniqwiry with that
Lora’, wherefore now let tkefmr oftke Lord {re znporz jam For
am‘ God i: .42 /only God, be :23‘ ejenlow God, he naillnoitforgivfi’

yam: trm_/:g;?c’]fz'a;:/J, mar yozrrfim,_as E10./brmtfa«ith,. ?o_[é.24.I9. l 1

i 2. rlieeanfe theearticles oft:heCover1ant:areWeighty and?

““‘lD‘£.l"gr~ea~tll imrpvori:on:cel; or r their: Covefhlenlt lofg»raee.Godliniga«-3 or
geth elhimfelf to give Chrili , and; with him ,i all temporall,

f irituall, anclieternall bleflings, anclwe engage our {elves to

i bears falEl1fL1"l“l fervafnts all our clayes; We Inrhi94C{wememywel
oh‘l«i.g.e:::our* felves to: do.gt‘eat~lm'nrte1rsl it}hnt‘J%neerly~eo’ncernle;'
. the _g?l:ni=ry of G~o<:i;§ the good oi7io‘ur ownirenles, A &lnd“<the‘l

pineffe of three Ki’ngclo1nIcs. AnalcleiilnI1:fi1’ehihoil%i ?»ra’n‘c?l:" he3:ve?n~g-31
ly thingsxvhichfo neerly C0=l'lC€l‘fC1€ our‘e’ver_l2l lreingeflote, to
 i      »     v ‘r 

 Theo ntranner infecl;b.oithil3y ‘§1mr~e;,Hen£§»rié5l:» '3;,A1‘ll£ll‘CWIl:ll'‘%’‘1“''i''’Mi

: dnvlrlrye‘%.avndr trifle mnlh eneedsiincenfe the oingerrof 1:1he*grear1

nirirg, €fltri»n:giflEO«Ca?)e;¢/mfg  rrclieiairlylefet ‘()”~lr~t“‘;tlTfi‘ méiefg/he
mire  "If: amiwhata hcrriblefinit isto; breakit, : Them‘-5  
llzorneamvongihhe§‘ermwv1llappe"ar by él‘i~:;*e~rs textsi or scrip». A

lillffi 3-

vGen.15-.10:
717,38‘,

A   deirgiporpa.Arid.Wh€n_it._WaSidiYid€Ci, the Feciazlex gave once

 

—-u-u

‘T/ye g:jmt7d4;¢{g'er ofCa«vefl4wt»refizfing,  

ti1re;"?er.34.1i8;e:it ‘isrfaid , Am.’  mi/1 give the men tlmr em»;
twzr'2@rc='jfed ??i'3?)':;C0’ZJ6’i2aZ7¢t, W/aic/9 éweze not perfivrmm.’ r/ae‘ Worde
of the icozremmt W/nick they /mdmzzde éefare me, w/me they cm-

’ i tézei Cwlfe ii:/»'t1mi72, and pzffealéetwem tbepmt: riaereqji. The

Worrds they A ufed when they pafl‘e,d ‘betow~eenithepairts were,
So God divide me,,1fI keep not coven1ant.iNak.5.1iz. N355...

7 mziab took an oath of the Pri€PCS5a.flCi.-fl100ki1iSiaP and fetid,

So Goal/I5;-1&9 out every mmzfrom /7!}: /'aoz4fi:’,‘ and from /azlri lkzéomr,
t/mtperfarmeti/9 7405 this prwmiffs’ , ewe?» ~tl2z'¢5 be he jim/(gm mt mm’
emptied. And all eitfoei Corzgreegnriemflzia’, flmar/z. ii In the 15 of

i Gwc’fz':%fl5rzz/Mm [diviciedflthe Heifer, and ihee-Goat, anidia

Ram, 85C. Aim.’ when the S2422 W3»: 5lon2;7,;zf¢zaa/{£72 furnace and
étflniivzge lamp: p/zfl-ed éetwcum t/acflc» piec‘c“':. This id reprefem:

 Gods firefence, faith C lemon: Alex/zmoirbzm , and it was as if

Godr ould fay : Beho1d,th.is day I enter into covenant with
thee, and if thou keepefl: coxfenant, I wiillbe as a ézirm

zzzmpe to illighten andito comfort thee: But if thou breakefi:
covemmt,I will be like afma.ak§r;gfm~mceto confume thee-a

-Thus alfo Exod.24.‘6, flcfoflctr makes a covenant with Ifrae1,i

and offers facrifices, and takes thebloodofe the facrifice and
divides it , and» hfilfofit he fprinkles upon the A1tar,( which
reprefented. Gods part) and the otherohalfhfe fprinkled upon

the people, as if he {hould fay, A: t1azkéluodi5a!iw£ded,fb "mi/l_ A

LGV/g,;{ dioidejoa zfyofi [7re.c:I§_ca2/ezmm. This was the cu.H:0me 3.-
moapgfi the]eWes.Amo11gPc the Romans, Ccefnfirmizimzztfém

half to one party, and the otherhailfto the other, and raid,
So God divide i yaw atfmaler you ércezzkj/4I?.»‘ c'o'qemmt, [and let
Goa.’ doe zf/a;:2:f0 mm/a time more é] lama? much be 755 the zééarei zzéle.

Hifzc faeqlz4J'&fgz24{b;« flifimflli .(fl‘1'[z:c‘c-'1‘ porcoedimfiag. Sometimes
they did make covenants bytaeking a. {forte in icheirhandes and %
fayi14.:1g,V I ca?/ermmfi fleriazg/Z}! flfldfflitbfflllys than let

tJae%greatM§’%zp%iz*er élefligeme.  7202‘,  let me 649 caflzzwayfrom

tiaefzzce of the GM: M I mfl my-.:zy glmfiam». This was calieci 1

“  ?”W??;iP¢r~; ajvem lapi4iam‘.fI‘i Ali t;he”fe~ things are.“inoteemp;y

"A LA 7zqt£bj;g;;,A a1id~‘i;¢:¢:e;r:5%tp/aariciiaiilflméiowex, but team and filbfiantiall».
praftifes, figni%fyihg_ untxo us, That Goa’ W271, and  (for it i
ftands with his honor to do it) divide mzdérmlq/aemiinpgeces 

r/M;

and Catvetaazmubrea/airig.
,;—/‘"9:-.;t,&";~elek‘bat2e;¢a_i«it_72v;‘t/9 /aifl¢.',.iTl1iS day you ate toitalie a C0-
verlant by the l llifting up of your h3.11ClSi.l1l‘l-t0 the moll: high

i~Go4;l,~ which ié almofl emphaticall ceremotlymhereby wedo t
as" illtwvere call lGodTto be a wit-im«fl‘e axial iajadge aofwhat we
do, and al reaawtrdekl or aamwger, according as wfekeep or.- 

. yblrealt the"Coivenant..iIfWe l{€€p.l;t;z‘}06’.l.t:fZ'i}'zg JIQIP afm lylzzrzdxg ‘

will be as an Ii?/ei¢i7¢gf2zcrifit‘e Eifwe break it,‘ the [ifiing 

of orar/aazsédsl will be as the [zftz’:ag up oft/ac /mad: afa fl4'az[e_f.2z-’

flow at the Bar,‘ ‘and procure woe andmifery and wrirzgingof A

band: at thegteat day ofapy eating. A

The third teafone Why g
are Covenant-y-breakers,‘ is, becaufe that a Covemm; is the
grezitefl oévligmria 24, and. the tnolbforcible chain that can be in-
vented to tye‘ 1rs‘;to‘lobedience and fervice. ;God may jultly
challenge obedience without cavenamting'by~virtue of arm-
tion, pre_/Erwztiun, and redem tiorz; he hath made us, and
when loft , he hath putchafed us with his blood‘. A But being

A willing more abundantly to’ manifeft his love, and that we
~ might be "the more faftnetd to him, he hath tyed himfelfto us,

and us to him by the Paton}; bond of a iC'c9<zxerzpmt ; as if God
fhould fay, Oh ye ions of men, I fee youare rebellious, and

ii {owns of Belial, and therefore if it be poffiblfi I will make you
fure. Iwill engageyou unto me, not only by cream», pr:-~ l

feriwzwtiari hand redempticm, but alfobyjy th~eArightAofcovm.w‘r
Aanicl ajfaciativn; :3 .l I willimakej yimimi-neitby prarzéi,€e~-yandlt:.aatl#a;
And Turely ‘he that will break thefeibonds; ié as b‘aidV;as “the”:

. man poflelfed with the Devil! in the Ga/fuel, Whom no chaines

could keep fall. When we enter in?tAo cAoVenaht‘iwith God, we

 aizake the oath ‘ofSzzprm‘mc},;and~fweat uiLA1tothiimo‘tthat‘he ihalll A

beoutchief ‘Lam! and omamuarli :, a.nc‘h:lZlat'lwe_W:il1~of

no forei-nvpower‘tot€fjurifdivE’cioi1,llbntAAth‘a1aGoCl.fl:1aAll::be?all in A

~all..l Welilikewiliea takei the oath of .'/1[[3giflfi€:_8°*li§@ be hislfer-9

A yvants anclivaffals, and that he fl1all_;b.eiQur,l$L:lp—reameinafpitie
A ivmals and temp?ora.ls.F Now for a Cfiarfliizin that b€:l,icves there a

isla aaa,:o break lblotth thefe .oAatlaes bAf;a(!:giaanacqa;ahglfi;p;ée;m;«i

by , it‘ isvcurfed tiréafcm againli: the fled-e Qflfidiafied, whichfutely  ii
A iGod will be‘ tavengedof. eAmongfl:'tAhe Rmahs, whenany e"
= Souldier was prelIfed' , he took an oath toi‘jlfet-ye his Capgainlf 
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Tbegref.:zt% danger bfCwemznt#-refzjing,

: V faiAthfi.1ll§7, and .,ntlto~lf0rfak~el1im , a1‘1d—hc was called 

térf2zcmmm‘txzm.l ;So;:metimres one took "alnoath for all the
ref’c,Aancl the others only failcl , Tbefizme Mt/9 that A. B. _taa£é,-
the flame do I. l Andlthefe we re called Militex per canjzmtiaa
7‘¢em,l ormi/im$we72oc,:zti.ll And whenany fouldier forfook his
Ca.p.tain., hehad”Martiall law exelcutledl. upon him. Thus -it
iS"WAlt"l1l€"V€ry Chriflian: H613 arp r4Of€ll.€ACllf0z¢[a.'ier of C’/a;mfl,hc

7' hath taken prelfe-{noney,l1eha§'h {worn and taken the Sawm-
ment upon it to lgeccfame thfi Lorzif, she is miles per /;‘1c'7'.¢z7fig;¢t§3 Y
«:36 mile: peg» c'o.:22]m;ztz'a;¢cm. And  he lllfotfake his Captaimj and l

 breakCovenahtxtlmelgreat lLml~.of F-will bef3.veu=ged* of

him,‘ as it Ais wrhtten, 7"er~..“I I . 3. ll Czufeci ée‘ t/Jc'«~77m;¢ l"l5z»ZlfA:9z5'€)’-7
at}: not the lllwards "of r/9235 cawzmznt. l_:To break covenant Aisa
iin“ofperjwry,which is a fin of a higl1naAtureA ; W and if for m:~iaes4
l we ,Laz¢2c[lmaz.em_e‘t/a ,71m1c:h more .Afblrrloreach of oathes, l To

brfiak-‘AJ30lfA€n”Sm'1l:' "isa fin o{<fpirit~uall '2bClL1lE§31‘}"‘~; l~:£o'r  CDVCf- 

mfnltinlg :Wi'ltl1GOd WE do as it were jb5‘)'}’1M:‘0%7’_fi£’£/’Z/6;; in 7¢;:;g;«:;‘....
arz(g.el.ra Gad, as 1:*1'1e lHebArew wo‘r<lfignifieth, 2767'. 5 o. 5. N owl:-0
Abreal: tl1eAm.ém'age Z3702‘ is afin for which God maly jufcly Agivc
a Bill ofldivozncc to a Nation. ;%;To*.‘l2rel¢7{c~.azxez¢.¢zre;=zfi%is a finlolf

A £’rzjmflibe:>i';sA Afuérvzbwy 9* oulr ;cmrLehant f we A ale) -{cntzellrlg “as it xéwdrellinto

éwzdlxzol ll  lAa;&Z5a2nfl mgage  fcllves am; cmdgiizor. to?  élebro r,
NOW:‘thA’6  ofingufteice is H Llmdvdvflroyifzgkfifi.  _  ll . V

The fourth rea.f<)r1,A\2vl1y God mull: n«<:eds;lbe avenged Of
t-fl’A1f0fCA"tl1atAa§mAc0l*zg€;¢;zant-£06349!/(_tfr.£5‘IS, becaufe.1t1s an aét of the

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Mlle‘  1Iam'i‘:§l‘layn's mlcfimel mi 313$ as  fpéjcuflllar i.:i:1h6r

1‘i*ta¢i1bél".E“€l61k:‘:r6~u$HIv"‘ I [A-wwzfel mm» fiver, yank! mtredl"z'mrol came, l
nmw am’:/2, :z+lm,A and !.Itlao»wecnmcJi'mi:¢e. Icmg 1.3 3  A;:Y:Wi/[=1/M A

flaafiiir mg! ze1¢3::1Afbe}{A_fZ}d/115:6-my peaplé, 11:41: —womh,y A foLbfewa:I;~
A‘al)1n?,VAAltl.iastifilt1ler ~(£7z»3v;ew;«:n;1‘%:t«fie,re as “a clmxlzle fm«e»z;1m,.& :9 11¢ ma
1j‘A3‘wl;vAi}>a¢w, ‘fahthér tzll1?smfirl ‘m:z.A~« Gadpfllmzghcly. "i11al§f§$l“afigm~

W  h7i.m:fe:If,:;» lain x:1AT7ol; l t:l1:is Xmzinel  ilamll 0f<i1h¢,F{olj ‘Gkafl.

Bel-iollel, failzli 6275; II éisnijvlrhlolly thy VGM; all  p0‘Wer,T and
~wi—fl:lo;mr;5 fimclmércjgtafild “ig~0:O dtmefle, fiat. «is :1l1,sElm;ine..;:l1a1ly;c9’am

A “ViSsthinE%5 iai?Ll“Il1li'"is 'iitl1A:;'3i21rcl1;afes.  My. fizirit is thine fa:rid fl_"l:l‘ A A

Vliisgfia-7it:«*és..%.«: ‘This is G_b2.I:f¢ménder,. .; On :0 mr partg, Whenwt:
l  A i :naln:,wellmake:a,clel1very 0fA~m1r:”~b0d1e§
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l end“ foules into the hantlé of God; we choofe himrfito l>.e'our A
Lord and Govelrnofur, we refigne upxour felves into his*hancls.!

Lord we are thine lat: thy tllfpofing ;Aowe~ralien‘atleroL1.r fejhfes

 fromlout felves, and Amalte Deed of gift oflour felves, and

givelthee. the loclearldi key of ream, hea.rt:_., and; efFe&ion’s,&c.
Thrs 13 the nature o:t:eV'erylreli;gio:t1s Covenant, ."bLItt€1‘i1%l€C-lal’lf}.T}V

of the Covenant 0,fgra:ce.r lB.ut.t10WAf01" ztCh1-ifiiiyane to can it); o
A as 1t.Wereyh1rs_/?4r'rwe:4rI;er, to difclalmehis.2"¢figmzt£m,lto Pteale

away 11irri~felffromllGocl -Emcl: to lay claim’r.o ltinifelfafterlthis

alienation; to fulfill his owne lults, to walkafter his owne l

wayes, to do wohaty l1e’liPts , and not what he hath C0V€I1aI‘l-=2

 ted to do,and {ow to rob God ofwhat is his,‘ this is the /rig/acjffi

degree of Samilédge, which Godrwilll. nevler*fi1fferetotol go unpu-~

nifhed’. Afidfilrfily ifthe Pcick»galtherer,th?xt.»did but alienate or

a little of Gods time ; and Azgwzixs and Sagapkira, that ixzithwj
held but fome part of their efiate : and i4 Bémezeear fora-
bufing the confetmted vefiels of the Temple were fxo grre-

voufly ptmifhecl _:, how macho-tmorel will  liuniih thofe _

tl1a.t‘~aliena‘te tfhemfelves frohi the lfervicell to them“ God. the
whom they havefivorn to ebe‘lobedier'it? It;i*s4o_fetveldtby;'3.

4 learned Authorgofthree f3.=mOLlS Co11imét;ndoe1-s ofthe eomgmx,

that they never p1“ofpered«.after the y" had def1led.a;ndr1*o-hlbek:l;.

the Temple of ywmfrzm, Eiyrflz, Pampey the «great, yhewenty
into the Smzfirrm xmaflommgsalllpllace nfWe'r4hejfo.te ‘£3.I1lZ}f'¢.d hey A
“an y but the High P}«—iefi,', meal rhelorcl‘7lblaE£’cedjhimr" renews.»
proceedings after that time. Vt we gm?tz»rmm:mn,lmEuier e

mate ad.viE?orinm5 deejfereifli re-em (M flfizdtfurlzmhat ht":
rhaty before that time wanted earth to’ loiwercortne't,‘hatl“h,o12

at ‘laPc earth ~ (:‘n_’OL1gh ltol*ll=bur-yw hillnf  fnettdiwasj :
Cmjjwgtxnzlho, rook :tw2‘t»yx~ I=toool:»»tlale‘I1t9r:of lcl: firom the »

”I‘e1nple, andyyafterwardél dyecl‘, by el1a.vi'rrg.Ag"ol’d’ p;oured”do:wh
his throat. “ ;The'r third w:as‘tCzzfl?m,. ‘who:-z afterwards ltillecl
himfelf. * If then Qfodrdid thus avenge himfelf of thofe‘ that
polluted hie:-aaajéryézzrernallfmrjutao;;;much:o.lmore wisll he not leave
them unpuhiflmedl that ‘ether they lioihgrllleempilerl~.ofl«:the.fHale“
Gbofl, co‘nfec1‘atecl to God by ~l8;«l;-£‘a":iIc'.%_$1'2e‘~7l!l;, “and alfterwarde

prove j}mr£lég£om , robbinglwrlwofrthat W»orfl1ripahdy§ervilce e

which they have fworn Atoll give him.‘ A.
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to faith Gl0d,;V¢::I‘fe 8.. lThy.time WM z:/oetime ofloz/e. Behold,»

Rm an 5.

Thegi-re4t dazztgeif bfcavenmtaréfiufing, lb

 The fifth redfon why this fin makes the times lperilouslis‘, 9 A

becaufe cotzmamt-—/armker: are reekonecl amongfi: the num--
ber ofthofe that have.lethe.m.u-kol reproémrzon- upon them. I

  do not fey that they arealllieprobates ; A yet Ifay that the

Jdpbflle makes it to be one ofthofe fins which are committed
by thofe that are given up to a reprobate minde, Ram;x..z8,
3 I. The words are fpoken of the Hmtlaerz, and are to be un-
derftood of breaking of covenants made between man and

 man. ’ But then the Argument will hold ;2farrio;»~i.~ “If it be
the brand of an reprobatelto break covenant with man‘, much
more to break a c'0m’mz:rzt- made with the great fa»/aa»~m.b by the '

lifting up ofour hands to Heaven. A W V
The lull; reafon 133 becaufe it is a fin againft fuch infinite

mercy, fuch bowels ofGolcls unexpreflible mercy. Itisfaid, u

}7er;3 I ,3 2.; J-Which covemzrzto 'tbey“évm/Qt’, altkau 47/9 I new /5 

c‘)

t [mmi ta tl2wn:.,  That .is;gA1th0ughf I had Chofen them for my
  Spoufe, and marriedmy felf unto them with an everlaflfing

covenant of mercy, andlintailed Heaven upon them, yet they
have broken my covenlant, This was a gteateprovocationh.
Thus Emelgl 6.4,  I_/K/962% tlJ01¢ ;t-waft‘ £72 £19} Mood pain’ no aye pi--l
tied time to bmreeo‘mpeflian Mpafz H9353, I aidxmmtloh bthee Wlam
2“/new meet in ti2y5A5laad,»Liv6 3 yelta,_Ifi%idmnto thee, Live,  It is

l twice repeated. As if God lhouldtfay, Mark it 0 Ifraehwhen

no eye regardedthec, thenlfaid unto thee, Live. Behold,

eandl W0nd:€r#*atl:it5 mad I fivr-mdmy .skz’rtl,overl;lt/96¢, and Cwered

It/9] mkedmzejfe : . ]l6’aa%'3..'I_[l3l2dZm9\14:fi¢§1't7tet;h¢’6’, l and: emfred jiizta cm/e--,

mmt with t/0c’_e, faith the ‘Lord, and than éecameflmline.   V And

yetlfor all this thou hafi finnedlgnievoufly againfime. lz»¢¥rw,:,~e l

um liflfitqw r/aeqfizitlae t/9ef;LardlGpd,lE.z;ek:16.l23. The-re iS‘f:‘1'‘.

; fiwfiéld lmercjy in the Ct2zm¢aznr,.(efp'eciallly in the ‘covenanlt of
‘ '1g?~Ib'.£1lC.(l‘3l~:~)lb'.lZ1'%l.L;€_3.l1l‘m3}k€S.l.EhC finn-eh of caizzemmjelzreakgng to be for l

ocliijous. .   

1.? It isllaimercyl that thegreat God‘ will VOllfl'I{8.f€. totllenégh
tt;erA’1ntotl ca?/wm2tlltw1thdt1lttl and afhes, As Dm/.id.faith ma”~

notherelgafeglxlir jleig/at fifixzzrter ta 55’?1'bEf2’i¢fii7¢'[i313?.0fA’£.~1<';?3gNg?{

W \So~may I fa,y,Is’it atfleight matter forthe Lord of H.ea{ven and

Earth. to“‘eondefceAud Vifolfar as to lcovenatnt -with-his. p%?0.0.r
 “ A _ “ l:;;W ‘ creatures,“

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creatures, and thereby to become their deértorx, and to make
them as it were his eqmr/x 5’ When fig.-W/ma and Dmzid en—~
tred into acoivenant offriendfliip, though one was a Kings
Ion, the other a poor Shepherd , yet there» was then a ki-nde
of equality between them. A But this muft be underftood wa-
irily,accotding_t0 that text 2 Cor. I;9. Ble_{fe_d ée Goal who lmt/2
called My rm» *2/Je'fe‘fZaw_fZzip of‘/9225 ‘Son ?Efi4J C’/Jnifl om‘ Loifd.

  He is {till our Lord, though in lellowihipy Withus. F It is a co-r-A ll
 ivenant of infinite condeieenfion on Gods part," whereby he

enters into a league offriendfljiipvyithl hispeople.
2.‘ The mercy is the greater, becaufe thxsicomwmt was

made after the an of fldflm; afterwe had brokenthe firli: A A
covenant. That the Lord fljould try us tlherfecondtirne, is

not only an aél; of infinite goodnefle in God , but of infinite
mercy. There is a dif-Ferencebetween the galodnejfe and the

‘A «mercy of God. Goodrzefle may be fhewed to theft: that are
not in wafer}: but mercy fupp0fetl1’mrfi=ry. And this was

iouir‘coAnAdition after the breach ofthe firftcoe/e*mt¢A2t..

,' 3; That Gad fliould make this covenant with Max , and_

not with Devils. * l i
r 4. This fets out the mercy of the covenant, becaufe it con-

taines fuch rareand glorious benefits, andtherefore it is calm“
 a covenant of/rife umdyepzce, j1<:[»z1.2.  A.an,eweflafl;g'.:¢g,cavc~ A A
 m1.rat,e«ve2z rlmfiaremehczex of David, Efl2:y¥je5..3~. ‘;.It 15 compare 5 ‘

redto the ‘2WzL‘-6“/‘.$‘ qf Noah, Efizy 54.9,Pamot1s are thofe term
texts, Exod. 195,6. Ier. 32.4:o,41. Texts that hold forth
firlong ccm_./Elation. Byvirtu-e of the covenant, HeaAveAn is not

only made po1T1ble,but certain to-all believers,-brandy certain“

b   wayof me. It is by virtueofthe:c.2aota;¢.z;¢;tthatwecyall»
'od Far/oer 5 and may lay claim to all thee~p'oWer,wifdome,’

gooclriefie,and mercy,&c. that is in God. i As Jekoflzzzy/oat told A
A the King ofIfi~azel,t0 Whom hewasjoyned in covenant, I am A

 ti/am oZ7‘I‘,.i?7¢}l])r3'r}P16";?l4‘ t/a],_peaple,"my /wrflinr at f/'9} borfifi: So’;

dAoth{”Goid ray.col».a11:.ir1meare in‘ cmAaaaa.r~wirh him  flly

power is‘ ti/aim’, myA'go0a'7ze_fl‘é£3:¥z‘}jir¢é,"(§§°c. lBiy~f3£/irttlfi Of t~hi;s ca»
wmz;ar,whatAfoev‘er thou wauteit, God cannot deny itithee, if

b it be good for thee. Say t1nt0”G"0Cl , Lorbfltloon kafhfwaxhe; i
A to refit? mwzy. my lgmr: offfuize, and tagive m€‘fl\h?'g$rr‘offlefb;

133. i . ._?§.h<m

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31"/ye g2jegzjt,'d¢mger ofwwoeztaflt-re/:¢_[z'ng, 
‘T/ya:-5 /:z.»:;/}_[‘»W;-.22 ta n.v;{z‘;.s*tl.2y lam? w my lmzrr, 2‘/am /a.:;fl-f,am;g-;¢ M
c~zfr'e";2'77zc.<{{Z? my Iqeazrr, z/am /a.»rz_/1" fmam to $2726 me Clzrlffl to he my

_I{i7zg,Pri€fl, rifle! Prophet,  And God Cannot-_ butbe a 

'(q:'.y¢emg;fzlt-k§’¢?j7€?‘. By vingue of this co’:/emmr, Goa’ % cannot‘ but

\ accept ofa poor penitcht fi11I1€.['l?¥}7l1‘lg hold upon, Chrillol for

P3_fd0I'),..?.« Cluton. 7.‘ I4. Itsr. 3. I4.;P::amifl?z/9.ac%tm:zfi;;et, D0...
.7:=zi:rze5c9'v qmérfa‘//i tzimxet mm pramirtzt zpflz 1-'e;ar‘mo:?lIn 3 Wosfilg
we may challenge p"arclon,, and heaven by your cavexmrzt;
I john 1. 9. God is not only mczécéfzzll , but  to forgive

A us.l ‘We malyc11allcnge heaven through Chlril‘; oo11toofj;2:£fi¢_-¢,l

-5. Acllde lafily _.,AV that the condiltilons of the Colvemlht on,

our parts f11ou1dlbé}1pon flush eafie termes , tl1er€fore it*i~3"
‘called 3. Caz,-Waaziat of }'m:»«:-gmcc. All that God requires of

.1L;,is to» take hold O_Jl~AlZl1i5 C0V€n9~n'35 ffl S 6». to ;~ect%z.‘2vc {[923
ggfrjofrigkreaufilafflr, lZam.3'. to takfi ‘E51?’ C/Jrzff as l1(l2,is Wren,-
dred in the Covenant. And that whxch IS the greatell: confo-»

lationoolfallm, G'odha.otl1prol1nlifed in his Covenant jto»do our

?a1‘tloi“11s, far. 31. 33, 34. Therefore it is called a 7‘;/;,,_.
;smzgtArathc1~,»:thc:11 21 Cawmzazr. .(In~,tl1c, new Tefiamen: the

 o-woxlcl o+"'z.»,-=.9;6;tn is alway'<3s uféd by tl1eApolll<:, alntinot: vuyeéim)

Hem/er: is conveyed unto t;~~he_:clc;ét by way of Legacie 5.1:: is

-part of Gods Tcflameiar 1:01» w—ri1:clhi—s law in our hearts , and

to caule ;1stollwal“kir,;~ihiswaycs, &c. Put theft things l toga?
ther. Sccingtlaere is ft1cl1"i1‘1finit<2ll.1fn€rcy in th€ Covenant.
Axniercy forGalltq2wzfi¢r%%i%arza%Cov67?dfiflolWi1‘5~?¢5ao ta due it will:
Wen»!  ?l,9€5‘;T _A2zg#liJ'x11’lif!0 W fvzlfl-%7¢ . with 9% %Aap.w2"*fl4c/4*? mfie»
ltermexg and 1rwa.~m4k;'fz¢c/Z: at orzmmmnt, that cantaimmzmy, and
J20): oizgtfo ,% ézgrto.cz[[4oéwlefli2z<g'.r4/acre and facérmzzfier in the waméwe cf
£23, it muf’c nee?clsAobr: a land-;del’croying andllfoule-dc:f’cxoyin"g fin
to be a. Cavazmntwéralzkgr. %_ ,; l  ‘M   A 1 7: Q *  M 

 ~;'I',h;: ufe and‘ application ofmclhis dofirine is foluroe-fold,»lol 3‘ A

V If,it:~;:b@ fuclm L42z¢d~c_levomwin;g fintlollo boa Caflfifizgfit-érfia/{erg

lctsus ffrom hczncellearm thc;tmc- 6?fl#_/:99 ofall the miferies mhat. X

have hapnedu’nt:oA 1:‘ mglmzd in thefé: late years. Time mméggouz

‘lofwlhichal1l0L1r_ lCal2'£ml£l§1S_23.I€,"C0m€~ Efigldfifllhath broken A »

£;*§bfiza::¢:zntVv%ith God, and nofW:Gad is breaking England in -pile-V
426$, CVEnlllasla»Pf0t_[:er brcakes ta vdfcll 111 p1eces.MGad bdtb flrmtf

l finvwfdo to=-lA*2iéz¢z¢gé.r/it qua 2*r_:ll of  l;C"0@¢’w&)¢t‘fl' A.SCh1:ifl:

whim:

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and Covenant-éreaking.

‘eW;hAiP‘tithCbl1yf.’1T'5,_al‘tC1 fellers out of the—TempIe ,% with wthips A
‘made of the cords vvhichthey btoughtto tye theirooxen’ and

fheep Withall‘. AA t.C‘o*z/e;m2¢tAis a cord to ty us to Gold , and
now Gadthath made an iron whip of thefe cords which we
“have broken afimder to whip us withalhg i

We are ,;1nat:ion in Covenant with God, we “havelthe éoak;
‘toftlae Cooemzrzt,~theeO1dhhand New 'I:(ifPCar*rn€rItAA4.; we ‘ have the
fizzle: toftbe Co-vemmt, Baptifme,.and the §I;or_ds Supper. We

have the ]V[e_]feeger3.of the Covemmt , ‘the hMin.i{’ters of lfhe

Gofpehll. We have the Angel! of?/ac co*ve:mm‘,th€ LO“rd]‘€~fi:1is W
hChtift fully and clearly fet out before us in the M-inifizety he

the Word. Brit atlas, are not thefe bleffings anmongfti us, as the

Ark was amongft the P/ailifiimjgr, rather as prifarners, then AAa5eA
prizxileagexgrather in teflimoniflmhcé ruirzatmflmm in _fiz1m‘em,t

rather for our ttrxtine, then forotlrlmpgincffe .9 May it not be
‘faid%ofL1s5as Reverend Moalin feud of theFrenclh Peotteftaonts;

A A14/bilerhe} Earned m~’(faith ‘he)for reading ht/at’ Scripmres, We-

““l5m"J¢f Wit/3 male to ée rmdiiegoftkem : new with our [tAé6'i"z‘]Ai:¢

% fired a[fi}n¢fgligenc‘e anddfléfleem ofG'o5l.r ward ‘.3’ 30 it is with.

us. W’hi1e we were under tl1te”Tyeazmz}rtofhtlae Bzfbops, oh how‘
“fweet was a Pa:fl“i7zg-day ! hhoyv tbekmtzfiell were the feet of

e 1 Arlaém mm: éraug/or the aa]7;azz~afpe:zce zm-to you ?How dear ‘and;

precious=vvereGods people one to another, Sec. But now
how are A our P‘tzfi‘ing-days: .fle,tghted and‘ vilified? how are
the people of Godtdiv1=§ieedto;;-one from eztttmzhet , *ra1l1itng « upon

(inhead of <10vnei%g) one a:eno°thetP Andie not the gooi’[yJI4’im’-~ .i

rxiffery as much perfecuted~by the to~n»gtiese of«fomethat: woefid

‘he aecounted *god1y,as hetiet~o~foretby the Bijizapx /mndtfls not _
the bi] LB-We by ; {mute rather 'w;~efle;hAlh thetht~a5e,;2dthl.?A -wreeeq A ’
'1 ~:t‘a~y ’”by;ighora«"nt and unfiahle fottlwest T%~"to thewir  oWnMdefh%4--

"AAaCi‘Ofl.A And its for the fimles ‘0_f"Afi9Af'3.AC'0A"€'/_€’A7¢’t3?flA1'&AVFi1’:A"fJC,A.fOrAfiAhe Lha7#2Z:'

=.S°.2¢}2p«e-r~; Hoyt! often have 'we*fpi1‘~t the }élowZ »aj‘"C?iar&'fz‘ hy'~ heohue; V
*unworthy»approacl1es to his Tabtle? a‘hdhet1teefiitA;eeis,,. t'hat%%_het_
"is {now fp i11‘1ing out ‘b-lo-od.; A wI:1ow%ha1~d;asmmeretis it totohtain“

'po'wer‘t©, ¥$€‘t":p <the‘h.Ie‘oVé1totf  from *beihg5h¢3p roifa~x¥ec1¥B§¢
"§gnor?cinei aerd‘ fean-dalous Gommu—micatn ts? ehoet  c‘a‘f1 we ehéhk
that Go'edhwiH~ bee*eafi‘1‘y intteated to 3fh"e3Eth”i1'ph‘_‘hisoeblocicif

fwor—d,a=niiA4te”ce.aLfeeheddi;tig eour1b1o‘oa*e: ‘Secondly, £0:  A
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eS.4zcmmc=m‘ offlaptzfmeg How email are men grown to their

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4 _l£ltt[eii¢f.4zz¢t.r, hykeeping ()‘l”.lI‘l'l('".‘lT1 from , the feale of entrance

into the ‘K’ingdome of /am’:/en, and inahing their children
‘(theirown children) to be juit in the lame COr1Cl’1t10nl with

ithemchilldren ofTm*@: and Irzfidc/.r .5’ I remember at the begin-»

ning of thefelwarres, there was a great fear fell upon goodly

I npeopleabout their little“ children, and all their care‘ W315 for

their prefervation, and their fafety; and for the continuance
ofthe Gofpell to them, &:c. But now our little children are
likely torbe in _a worfer condition then_ever.e The Oxford
‘Army labour to {teale awaytheGo]};ei!lromthe1n, andthe

 Arméapri/5 labours to Pteale away the f2-axle of the cjotzemmt of

Grace from them; and that which is worfer then all, there  ‘

are fome godly people love to have it fo. And all this is come
hp on us as a inf: punilhment of our Bapté/‘am/Z covmmzr. éreazw

king. AndAasll'g3tjefuJ_ Cbrzfl who is the ziiizge/I of the cave»  
A rmmt : are*there_not fome tunongllc us that zm-god fefia C’h;~M:s7'*
and is it not fitrandeqnall that Gadl-l1GulCl ma-cburc7'o us _., and l

wz-peoplem 5’ Are there not thoufanrds that have fworne to
be cc‘/myzr fl?7’.?Jfil?It.5', and yet are in their lives the Veg/]}zl.r‘ of

it fin and Saztmz ?And1ha‘lliil11otGocl breavenged of futh awnae

Vfé '20
Of eataminati-4
on, whether
we be cove.-

~ nan»:-breakers

or no.

Firll: for the
Covenant we

A; make in Bap-
tifme.

tine. as§.thisP '1‘~hele~things conlidiered, it is not wonder our
miferies are fo great ,“ but the wonder is , that they‘ are no
greater. i . A t
A Th_e fecond ufe, is an ufe of examination. _   
 e‘1);a}lyfles«iof /qzgm;i1iaztio;zot1gh4t totebe dayes of fi*0".e«—e.wm2'm«‘
zf£o_;¢.1“Le‘t us therefore inpont {itch flaw day as this %»is, ,examine
whether webe not amongfliethe number of thofe that make

the times%perilous, whether we be not ratI.emznt——&re.oza@r:.? 

Herel willfpeakiof three covenants: Firlt, of the covmzzntli‘
we made with Godigrlbaur Bozprg‘/‘me. Secondly, of ‘thee rowe-

* npzmfrwbiah we have made with Gadlizz t bur diflrefler. V Thirdly,

land? efhecially 0fl'.l1lS00’U€7¢a2?¢tVi?/flili‘/9.)(h0fl are to rerme t/an cl./my‘... V

. Pirlhof the tovmrmt which we made in Rtzptifme , and re-
nite eve? timewe come to the Loral: Supper  zind upon our
folemn aY€s,loffafiing- Thcrsiiare nonshsirc  burl may far
ofthein, The ‘Zl0‘n7¢‘.l‘ ofG’ad are upon jam You are fierzvi wzrfi,

cm ti ‘zsm%zti~ You are the éolrnl Eran [mend swam? ..erwmr.c A of ti ’
P 9] has  , 1,, V ‘Y 9 3 %  r G J r
all n W '« I l _ ‘ ‘I 0  “ .i

~  >34nal,Cnve2z4nt-éreazfiiiig. V A

Gzgsd, you ihave 3;nade¢a__ flzrrezzdér of your {eh/es unto God and
 The ‘quefiiqnel put-to you is this : 1-Ioiw ioftein have
you 570% covenant with Goal ? It is (aid, Iflzialy 33. ‘ 1 4. The
finnerse afSicm: We afraid: nrkaféa/Z dwell Wit/ye eveirlajfing éuru

i a_».#i1I;¢g;P\9s7laoi;[/Ivzzllalxirefilliavirlz dezIom*z';¢g fire ,  When God

comes to 2; Chairs}:-finmqr ,j to he firmer u4nderfvthei Old Teflza-}
me11t;»muChe‘emer¢t0ia 4 Cbrifliefiz iifiesmrsi a finncr ittnder the
Ne.w:Tefiampmt% zfianci layeth to his charge his aften ecovenantw

ii’i51.feaking,fé¢z7efz~zl7¢e_fl"e ii {hail Poe him, and he willi cry out.;

Oh I Woe is hrr1e,}W/on ciz7z¢2l13¢’e![ wit}; ?z'erl4_/iizig learning: 3 011::
Giadis acorzfizming firei, andiewe are as fluévéle before him.

i Who czmfizmd éefare ‘I712: indigizzztio:-z? (Nahum L6.) I<Vf9a mar

aéideihim tlaefierrenejf-6 Aaf/oz} gmger? W/gar: bzkfzry ispazzredfortb
like-ifire,‘ and the roick§.r' are t/2;3*aW:~s*e dcgnw éefiare /aim; VV ho can
Pcémd 3 Of all forts ofC',reatm'iesi , a finfuli iChrifiian {hall   He...
ver be éble to Pcand before the Lord,when he comes to vifit:

the world for ;:heir'fii1s.3 F91‘ whenia c/yrzjfima finnes againft A
A God, he fins not only_agiainPc the Cammmdemwzr, but aigainfi

%the‘ca7)en5znt.iAnd in (Every {in he isa co,méndna'e2?2ent~érezz/.3597,

and» a cozzmnx—bre;:1g:»r. Andi therieforewihe:reas 1;heA,poi’gle i
faith, Triémlzztioza and xzfzg.-m.'j%.v an on every [bale t]7&Zt_fz‘z2i’zct/9,9217: e

 upiw t/aieifewg CJ'°c.Imay am dc ; Fiijft upon the cvbré/fiarz,
then upon the }’ew,and then upon the Grecian ; ibecaufe the
covenant made with the Chrifician iscalied a‘ éertercowemgzr;
ianid therefore] his ‘ fim, have  ha?" hiigheri i;aiggraivaition., in :heiii.5

There is 2. riotablepaflhge i1i}42ffz‘h; in whichiihe brings the

Devili thus pleading with God againfi a Wicked chriftian at
the day ofjudgemento qm'fl?me,jmle.x, jmlica qzgoaf xqxzam

4% iwlim mwm "’/]"'4?’4*'3 rm: ieflwvlwiei P<Jfr£Ww’m‘iae6w;  A
V Vt quid inwzflt pagnnfax meaxfilflzxid 1 apgtd ~ mm ilzzf£'£mfzz,i;¢c§o;z- r

Ltimeaatiaz, ‘c§~c.i qniémi ipf? rézzzzncidfuerit 7? intempew

i _mz¢ti¢:,qmidgz4[zz,qzs2id'faz_/Em, qazicl mterai idzeiz? Hog: eomniiz mm

¢__pia_/}.re;2z/mciatia;zc7¢¢.z'7¢-wzfln Mara cj]‘eFuoZz¢iI?"; him :oi:¢z.‘zzpz_'72ir;
A i?;«M1ic'4,,ieq#flfimejmlex,qp;o;aizzm qpmzaf tzwzigré ;dgdig;mrz¢;eee:ft.e.zn-
iwtcifjazeerio li6EWzre,7.z'pfle'“milai pafimadwm; ‘zIQ[m'at  05.12’ gmrei » TL/iait is,
e.;()l1} thou righteous» Judge , Tgive fighft I ji1’dgement 3 ‘ Iifidge
ihim to be mirie, who iirefufed to he thifieeieveni after he had, re-
_nounced me inhi\§Bapcifme5Whati hadheto doe to wearihrny

I ”   i hi hi  V iEii A   L Livery?»

Tbé great d4i2§;hofh§S’awefl4flt—r¢g’wfifig5 .

LivE‘erhyh’h? W11at‘~had‘Eie5t0 910%: Wiwthh "g%Iutfhton»y,A drLmkenhn_éfl?;,i
A ride,wa:1tonne_fl7::, mcont1ne%_nc1»e; and the refizfof my Ware 2‘ X
% AH thcfeh things he hath prarfhfed fincc he renoL1m;ed the de—-

viii gmdh a11Uhi$h?Works. Mine he 2 is; judge h1figI1teoLis jL1dg‘¢—,
rnei1:;‘E;oj"he Whomthoxx lhaeflshnot difdgainedto Ad«ye’for,- hath;
obhgfid himT€1f€ht0 mfi by his @333 350- R - h '   * A  ‘V 9

Nowhwhathh can GM fayh to this charge of the wDevihIs,h but;
Take him Dem’/1, facing he would be thine 3 take hi%m,hrm%memv
hi‘n1 with hhezrerlaflimg taz'me;fzt.r .? C jprizm brings thfi DCVEH

 thus"fphea‘king“t4£§'ChriPc atchewhgreatz day_ofjudg¢me11ht; »£'g5.h

pro   dlalpflf ¢zccféj2i,% "‘72¢b;;flkzg&[[mffifig2
22:45, mac chmcem perwlz, nacfrmgwznem fwd»; flaw! z¢ec*re;g';é;j»z7¢%g;¢§_a:a
lefle £1124: ‘pramfitra, ”’7zec;zalp¢1r:za’.zfixz?7¢ evora 3 G3‘ zntzmm fie wig;

fmzq; ommizz canfiecrzzrzmz-. I have not (faith the Devihll) been”

A Whip: and fcourgedghkand crucificd,neh‘.her haVe*I¢fl1ed my

,_gh10‘od for thyefe wlibxn tho11feef’ch?hii1Eh»111e.‘hh  I :10 not A p1*omi1};*

them ahhkingdome of hh€aven,&<:.h hband ye: thefeh'1nen"h'l1a‘ve
wholly cohiecratéd thénnfelves tome and my fervice; ‘In;
deed iftlzepevill could rmke fuch gainfull covenants with 1&5,
ar1dbcPc0w “filth hhglorious mercies upon us aég hahxfch hconxaihhcd
within the C5"Qveha11_1;.;  Otlrfcijrvimg of Satan atfld finiaehh might
have To me h"(-i‘Xcufe.h Bur: ,vs”rhfen hh‘has*Ahi§ va’?:ia%2m«zt £97 a hébiiéyzzmihhbhf
bondage, death, hel}, and damnation‘: "and G’o;1.a?cavzi§:=mizr:r;ish

% Ia co'v¢:z;zrztOf1i§)€1‘ty, grace, and etcrnaii happinefle, it mufl;

Concerning
our vowes tO_
G ad in our di--

 fireflé.

  hm “*r?2e7lf0   bi-W» M «2;a»i*ft/961‘WW4»z=Mw2qWdem:vezf-
Atér’;GQd,  ]\2"ef4Iwert‘/aelhrajfcqht/ahéyvlialMJti,ffi»ztrer.ki772h\3ait/9‘ht/932'? ‘

need; be a.“fi:1inc:~.;cufab1e, to he *’wii1iz1gi}v and vvflfizlly firch
A3 ‘*"*'-”~’?'¢5“7?««‘3?¢1“£é-'«57""'?”h’7<'5’?hT«2‘,. H          «   a MA  
. A Scéqiondlgv, hlVjt‘:1":‘h‘ 11$ c’Ka*‘rni"nhehhcbncerninghthgé ‘vhhWb;J'h
have made to Grohd‘in_ our diflraflex :hgh‘1mlr‘Pe1"fon*a’l1?d*ifi:i*éi?-
T63, andflour Nzitionall dif’cr€fl?:s.N Arewe not like the childmn
of Ifm<~:1 of who1;n’i1:Mish faid, Pflg:?l;“7  4. 717’/mzhh/aeflmr ‘tfaéiffll.

 

%*h:a¢2”<fi‘z;¢h1€b, forf,z«lg“eir laezart \3m3{%zqi“_7r*;z7g77t Wzftloh him, —;¢a2:Im-h
3;%7€re"t}7€]fledfig]?‘  biscawnmzt? “Are we not ‘~11&1<ehu1*1thoj1i;h:1c 
hf*chfi1“dren ,“ th;£th*wi1i1«ehh they arehhxvhipplxxghhvv1l1“pro1nhife'ahy

A ‘thi11g,. hm; wf1ésri$h‘i;he fwhipp in’g;’is* overwill perform nothing?‘

 A li1§e*hh11nto_ihhI;§Q%§ihhthathis Vary hfc§fth‘aFh’dw:na\l1eab1ewhile it is‘ A
hfireai §Etf’YZ?§¢E §éi§£:i115§:1¢s2r1§*<2fth?= fir€= rcwms Pre-

fcntly

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t  .‘

x ~ i   and ?C0?A€fi¢1Z¢t+.K7r6g?k?}¢g.. f‘!   e  l 3,7

lfeaenttllya __1;othis former .hardne£IeaP  "lghisl was facaéa: fault   A
made” a vvawwlaetn he was an d1fl:refle,,; Gm.a8 .l22,a Bu; he f0 14..

gathis c07V'enant , and Ge,d_Was angry wit11.hi_m, and tclxafiia  
fed himzin his daughter Dinah, Gei¢.34.5. and In l1lS:,tW.o {Ems

‘Sémm ami:iLevi. I And. at? latte God; himfel£.Wastf"aiti1 no call to
a him from Heaven to’tkeepttcomm:mr.t And after that time God
'thlefled Iacogét exceedingly, Gang 5.9,‘I:O,‘.I I ,‘I‘2'.;: We%t1éet»atdt; of
“,Dp4.{'Ui;z', Pf2z1.66.I3,I4,I5. that he prote{l’ethaofhimtfelll;that

he Wonslal go» into God: /amfe, .;n«zdl.p;}zy the zzowes which/aakolips
baa! wreaked, anal an month /aawlfpo/{r;’;¢ when he 13174»: in troazhle.

‘But how few are the reJlthatl‘imitate Dam: in this thing?

‘Leagu-;:Man*d Covenant Whichwe are to erenue this day. And
A ‘here I demand» an. anfwet to thefe quelhons.

A as that theyacould notbe kept within doors frotml gathering

Thtitdly», let us exalmine out {elves concerning the folenme Concerning
the folemne
League and

Covenant.

A  I; Arelthejre not many amonglt 11?. that flora lt and {peak Qggfiigns 3.; ‘
reprwzcbfizlly of it 9 That deal with 1t as the Chtldren of1f- bout the Co..,

me! did, with Manna, which at fix'Pc they did fo highly value, VW1“=-

Quefi. I . 

A eloflxiltl,‘ no nlotnponi the Sabbath clay gltbnt afterwards they

came to loathe it aS.1TlL1Cl1aS ever before they loved it. And - x
do not we deal fo with the Covenant P , A

2. Are there not fome that write againlt it , and that lay Qtefl. z‘._'
in ePfee"c, That the perjm] th;~a~tiS committed about it, is rat-2»
there i~1'I{%-'z*¢:zk*};¢' ofit thengiin braamkgag 10f7i4t, andsthat;itl‘lwaa;n0att '

eat right“, but mjia ‘oath .? which I: fp eiak not on~layitogthe7l{han1e

ofthofe that Write thus , but alfo to the fhame ofthofe that
fuffer fuch things to betwtitten and to go unquefcioned. ‘ 

e 3. Are; there not form: that pt1Vt\carn-noagalajjlexa 11;potni.tt,:alantda QE¢fi,3j V
dea«lefi‘zlf»zl)r in rice (§'0?Je2¢a£;?zt?'-3 t.that'ffl‘y;~'hhatl§iy»g*l2{viartfl31€t'of7'tl*1li5.‘. A 4 t: A
Covemazzt all Mizrzzflars ate"‘bound7td41teno'L1neel»the‘irll;2a£;¢;:/iéza.
7%)’, even lZl1’c1:t‘7m.i¢:'fzLé97')I' W*hichGadat hath‘ l":l.tifIi76CtlZl€*;n5d putlhis

. r:

a feale unto bythe converfion ofVthoufands)andf'eitihetrto take
  it npt againtbydoralimztiolea from thefmapla 51 on if; we fin.de;. no

Wattaxitlintthe Word that that Way,lth”e4ttwleL1lt1?13Se.é1Qer.s3lanC{
to wan: til_1God,fe11dApaff[e.r to ordam .j14'Z'7¢’1€fi"6’7'5‘M.?? And lyet
thefe men Can”?n§)%t‘l);L1l:lk110W“~thal: the Parlnzmam in the;it:Or~

l dinance ‘for Ch/‘ldimztian ti)? ..7l4'il;afie;f5_-,1-'l1alVe declared, thatfthis    l Q

is not the ineaningoftlhe7Cu'ma:mt.l "Others theteaareTt‘hat . . 
  ~ A at A 131.2. A ‘fay, J

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fay,<Th..Ltby villrtuezof the comma no man ought to
‘ty!/ye; to htsflcfintiffer unleffe he Will mcurre the lir1,ofperjg._. V

T be great ahzizger a f Ca»vemzAnt—re fafing, A

 

P3)’
ry. Thefe men may as well fay, That by the Cot/mmat no
Terzmafiotlght to pay rent‘ t0 1115 Lamdlomlg and that rnomayn

011_gh1; ltkeep the laws oftheRealm.y FAor_weChallenge our
tyz‘/965‘ by virtue of the Laws eltabliflxeld, 85c. Welchallenge

eta fttfficient maintenance by God: law. But as for the tenth

part (though there are {omAe that fay rnueh outof the Strip-
ture for it) y€tyW€l1‘e(yu1ré rt as due only by the laws of the
4. Ate there not fome that deal la}/pacrizictz//fizz theACaAg.

~rzw=mz;zt .9 that take it meerly to ferve their own turns, to favel

their credits, or to fave tlmreltates, or to hide their m/zlig-
:«;':«z.'«:t"y_? That are like unto the S./:mm7‘z7f4a:¢.t , of whom it re-

 ported, that when the ewes were in 3.dV€t‘{-itjygthey wpald
' i~ZfE3nOL1r1C€ the Iewrlh reltgxon and all alliance withtAheAm_,

but when the }cw.c.r were in profperity , then they would

preteml lillldffid, and prolefle themfelves to be ofthe Iemfé ll

1£elz'gz'aa. Jull: fo do many 0~7C]FU7'av""”¢£~Z[!-égflfizfltf deal with the
Parliament. VVl11le we are tn profperity , they are Coweiaaizcr
ram and for theParlramAent. But if ever God fhou,lclAbring»us

it againlinto a low..c:londition, they would quickly appear to be

A Qgefi. 5‘;

A Six things

  “(worn unto in '-

the Afiliovcnant,

Ami-tjowmzntcr: and ..427ti~p.m'1ia!m€71te7‘.r. I have hAearclA a
fltory of 'aGa0ler,;that bemg reqmted either to take the

2 Covena:nt,or tolelave his place‘; he confulted Awith his fel-5

:lowdrL1t1kardlabOut it;.;;« and hCl‘3.nAfWC1‘€(Zl,Tl1e1_t he ootA1ldnfot
deny. but thlatv the iltakmg of thf: C02/endnt was,a,veArAy égrrgg

Api/I: but feeing therewas no remedy, to his advilteAyvvas,_.To  
Afizwtl/law it dawrz :!.?¢z:z' .;¢oAt~ta think of; it. And {hall 110t'.AGQ§LAb¢

avengecl offucnhy a Nation asthisly

4 ;ABuE the great que{‘tion,. and thatwhlch cloth mil’: A

mnAcefm::t1sfthat are here,Atis;,AA‘A A A A A . I A A A 
5*... Ar€<Wel:not Co22e;¢az2¢t~:’7re;z1(c;?r5 E‘, Do we not gnalte the
times perilous V by our falfifying of our oath ‘a.1A1§lcatIg97¢jfzAAizJ:A_f)a§izj./gt
GM 2: A   V H A A A at    - l ~
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mg,-m';_2e:;t in England for hie. own ahoininations ‘, and for; the
abominations that are committed in the midlt of us‘? leis-
eafie to fihde a Cenflarer of the fine of the Land , but hard‘
to findea true mtournet for the fins ofthe:Lanld~.l   o _: l 

Secondly‘, we fwear that we aiajvi/I mzaaaoaa ta .’gae.‘é,efurel~oa'a
a>wtIa.erl£22 t/fIb’;”€xé2??2}“7[6’ ofzz rear/l lReform;zrio:'4.“ lBut‘wh0 makeé

lconfcience ‘ofthis; pattgof the Oath 9 What fin hall: thoualeft, l

or in; what one thinghafi; thou. bin reformed fineethou tool<—-
eff!’ this Covenant ? We read, Ezxraz I o.  That tfae)r.e27!;;-"ad
in-to C’0t/em'27zz‘,to pm at:-am] their ’»27z"Z/6’J7C§"‘ their lC‘~.l17li/&l,?"6’i’1‘é}’ Lkemgc
which was a very; difficult and hard dutyganclyet they atclidlita
But what bofome fin 3‘ what beloved fin, as clear totheeas;
thy deatwife and children,hafl: thou left for Gods fake ifince
thotttookefl this Oath P I read Nebem; 5%. I3. l.tha\t. the peou-2
pleatoolean Oath to malte reflimtiurz, which was a cofinfy at.»

2ry,ancl yet they performed it,,faith the Text. But alaelwhere.

is the man that hath made refiitzarian of his ill gotten goods’

fince hetook this Covenant 9 I reade,-2 C/9r0m‘I95. 16. that M
King Afla depofetl his mother t/Maaciaazht /Jar}, ”ez1'¢f:a_/aer,fra7é¢-.

Eeirzg Qazem gafter he had entered (into. Covenant : and that

the people, 2 ICiag:a 11. 18?. after they had fworn ayecovawa,

;m:¢r._,&r.<zke' in p.iece: all the Altar: of Bézazl-t/aar,m‘g/oly. ;But;

where is this riaoraagg/befleforntatiaza, this thorough * amendment ‘.

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praetice lollafliejpeirmatiotzal :We fay weifight for 35;TR6’.l][l7§f2?¢é1l2§iL-El
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jfmte it avyay .Por*now all out:;llrelt.igionais f.1Zl.1.I‘_h_'ed_ lintom ,fi?'#m3,_'.
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c2'°eare[z;gitv.amitritazr.- There was a time not mtany,lay»eats,agoe, l_
whena God “did blefle our%MiniPceryhin the City, tot’the,aetCam-§;,:tl
tterfiva of. many: ;p€0p;l€ 1‘ mttoa God ;. a~bntl tn;o:w thete» are 
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g.:zz'aflm[.'r« ti» Gad..The great "Work of gcaritwrfioga lS'lllIl'.1C"'1 %
thought on, And never fo few (if arty atv:a1;1)4__rc_O_I1‘J€rE€d‘;'aSt*b
in: the-fell days lwherciin  ‘..Ca‘1k” fol much of aaramarzaa.

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The grpjdtafdangér afcaexmamterefigfing,

r e ; §weare'tvVe2édmvo2¢rto mm! #33 z’2'fw.r, zzz?.rd~;<¢:fi;m¢g
not MK)! az¢rd_/Elam, ém all tbaf} that we zwzclerdazfir c/'am»ge, But

Where is thisFamily-1-reformation? Indeed Ir1‘€ade‘.0f?.4zc'a:9', 

that when heljwent tot perform his A3/ow andVc0venan%c ,4 ha
firfc refoimeeed h1s fa1n1l},%,Ge§w’.v3’3 .. 3. And t112Lt§?af,9z;.4z refohd/Led

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flseoifiv :10 mi But the wxckedneifese committed in our efamid

lies, proclaim the Q.:omra1*y to, all c11:aw.ro;~Ld.de: when Naélee
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fbrmede fince the Covenant, then, bdefere Pdd We fpeak and A

comaenddxnxxchd fora C/a.zzrcb—refarmm'o;a; but how can there
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dmatiam? V.Vh;a.dt tljoughtl1e”C/amjcla-..nvor/.éip be pure,yet ifthe.:
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like a. heavie Irzméa upon it. A greater fin t_-hen pa fin againll:
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Gad, that  cgnnoafiand nrigh Gods honour not toflbe aven-~
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 give us hearts tolbe humbled fottlxis great abomination this day} 

‘And this will be a notable preparation to fit you to the ‘renn-

V ing of your Cotzcnamtfor We reade thatlNe/aeminb firlt calledtlhis

people tofgafl, efore he drew them into a Covenant. According

l tolwhich pattern alyou are here met to ptaygand falt, and humble

yours foules for your former cot/enozaatwlrreazégrzg ; and then to
binde your felves anew unto the Lam! afar God. As lame whenrit
“is meltled-will receive the imprevflion of a feal, whtch it will not y
do before: So will your hearts,when melted into godly flzrrow

  for your fins, receive thsefiozi ofG'od abidingly upon them, which

they will not do when hardned in fin.
Is every man that fins againfl: the lC'o—vem;¢yt to be accounted Oéjcfh. by 

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a Cavezazznt-lvr_e4z@r, and ya perjared,/Ezcrilegiarar perfon? A “

  ‘By “no means. For asevery failing of aWi e dothnoyt break V/-‘-’”fl’v?*~' y
t the Covenant between her and her Husband gxbtrt the 15 to be ac»-»

counted alWife till {he by committing adultery break the Cove;-K
nant. So every mifcarlage agarnlt the Cowmmr ofgmc-e, or as
gainlt this National! covenant, doth not denomxnate us tn a Gun

l fire]!--accohamt'Catxemmt~l[7rm1@ar.BL1t then Gogllaccotuntslltts accor-~

‘ ICing muscle .2 covenant émfare that Larn’,,(_=§~vt'. lgiadaakc c..mfi:'{9i all that

ding to his Gofpwel to break covenant, when we do not only fin,

but commit fin againlt the lC'o:vemmr,when We do not only fin out

of nreaiqacfle, but out ofwic.-lqedneffe ; when we do not only faile,

but fall into fin .- when weforfazkg «EEC 7'é’}¢0fl}2.7€ the Cowmzmgxvhen t A

we deale t?‘eLzL'/Jerazdfly in the Covenant, andatenter into league and  t «
caveman: Withthofe fins tvllichjwlelyhavel {Worn againft. When we  l

walk into“ Arzti-raoeémm paths‘, and willingly do contrary to 

what we fwear ; then are we per;'ured,~& unjuft,and facrllegious,

and guilty of all thefe fins formerly mentioned. . I ~ A

The fourth Ufe ‘prefents unto you a Divine, andlthereforea I75» 4.

farm prajefi‘ to make the times happy: .And that is; Lam/1 Carve-. An exher:
nan!-In/{yrs Zaéoaar to he Covenant»/Qveparr. It hath plealed God "W011 “H-
to put it in your hearts to renue your Covenant. The fame-God 

inable you to keep Covenant. It isfaid, 2lC/a‘r.m.34.3 1,32. T /7: ;,:,g‘  

were prefimt in fern glam flfldtfiéfljflmiflfflfldfld to it. And 42. Kimgrl yd l

 23.3 . MT/ac’ King floor! éy J2 pillazr and made azycovcnmzt [mfare the

Lord,  and all the peaplcfload to the cotzemmt. This is your du-- 
ty , not only to lzfiafl’ the Ca'vemzm‘,lbaL1t to fiend to the C o~ven.mt"; l
and to flmad to it, maacg'2'J~e all oppofitipn to the contrary. A§ccor- ~ 
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,  . y . 345%‘

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34 ’ "     The grwt danger of‘Carqe;¢4nt-refujmg,’ V 

mt z~apeez~/ac» W Gm; aftheirfaztlaerx, (*;'~c'. rm wgafigm
wawlale not fee1:_t/as Lord God offfimel , /Iamld 56 pm to death, w/as-A=
zberfirm/Z or great , Wbether—mm2 or Womw. For it is not the ta.

i<§mg,bL1t the Iegepirzg ofthe AC«Qvenant that wili make. you happy, N

(God is 9ci1edA,A Gad iqeeping goexemmt, Dezzt.9»4.Neb.I .5 . O that
this might be the honour of- this City 1 That we mayfay ofit,

Loxzdarz is at City /gasping cawmmt wit/7-Gail. Great and many are A

the bieflings entailed upon Cowman:-k§eper.r. Exaa’. 19.536. Now
r/iyerefare jazz: will aéey my ‘z/oice indeed, made heap my wzxeimzat,
zwiwzr }'.9za.«:A wall Eu: 4 peezzlizzr t7*eag,Gzre mm me pzérazze all people : for
all the mrrly  mirzg: _/1nd;ye_/Vmll 6:’ meta me /qkzgaieme" ofP rieflx,

a;«z:.1.cz:2 /9.0!}? Nm“ioV:7, cjvc. I’f2.~'!.2 5.10. AA/Z tkepzzt/9: aft/as Lam’ are 

mercy and tmrb zmta feel: 4% keep 1923.: eopemizt, C-§*t:. P flax! . I 5"...<},“
There are three Cu"zzm.~zm‘.r Ifl1a11perfwade you in an efpeciall
  _ manner to Rand to. A ‘ A ‘ A
i§’::1311Y ,  The ‘cmmmr yam made with Gad 2'22 E.aptz'f§zz.e. A Chrzfiian
e - ‘ ~ v .

Aljheclé-‘jO_ (i:a1.theCbr}fl2flome) fhould never flap omeafdoarx,‘ or {}e daasmz m
made to Aéremmmcio; thayteis, He féazzld rememéer the time iav/om /ae%dicira--
£30‘? in :gz01¢zzeeA the Devil! ézmiall/azk worlex. Oh let 11511012 'f0rg<:t:A that
"‘P“[‘7"’- which we ought“ alwayes to remember 1Leteus remember to» keep

%,_,em,mW 2: bed, Orga into by clofcvf, but he ihould remember thatword A

that CovAenaAnAt,, as: ever wedefire AGoAdefhou1d wremember usine A

meA:rc y at the great: day.

2. The co-— 2;? The Acaruezmxztse whit/aohwe lmvz/:9 made meta God in oz¢rAafflz'EE‘z'-- %

Vtnantswe om. Famous is that afihoe of Pliw in one of his E ifizles to one
i‘  that deiared %ru1esehiom hxm how to order pzs hfe anght. IA W111
aim: " (faithhe) give you eosnenule which {hall be Amflzead oAfaAethoufa.o11d ;
o afirafirmi; /Mt W6’ _/Boogie! pew;/Zffzlere to beAfiz7ciaA\WJe¢¢ \3m:¥..<.¢rz:* well,

-o  ;  am we p-ramzfl! ta éewben we tzre_/1'4‘/Q. A fentence never to be for»

” e gotten. The Lordhelp 1191120 live accordnngly. ” A A

Vt tale: efl} perféwremm qmzles mar fz4tm*a.r* 49 ff 1? profireiéeiw  

 The cownmat nvhieicig/:aM«¢2re to M135 the day. The: he.pp:ineffo. o

}3éI:3;“?°*~; oi7AA‘mifeAr)l Qfi efiiag/.md‘eedoAth muchedepend: u»poAn thekeeping or
Lmgue 3: hreakingAofe this.oCoven«am3:.. If Eflglfzfld keep it, Englz~md évy lgefu
Coyjgnang, izzgr cazzezmsatf/ulleefzfimd fz¢re,acC0e1:d1x1gAI_:0 that text; E.:;elQ7.14f.e
« Iffln !4zz;1ebrea:kiiz,AGodewi1};Abrea'k Emglmadin pieces. If Eng-

[mad  eight.§t;G:0 do vgzil fleight E a¢gzmz.1t‘£ nglanal forfake= it,God.A

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J AV Qfperifhing England: Vfléfie liatla ea Nawiemo 2’.%£l_.Z'bcZ1:'[9»£?’?”0k@fi the
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mfg again]? yoee‘ me the _g:reet day. We reade, Gey¢_4:: 5:22} A
48,4952, 3 3 . T/mt fleece mad Leéem entree! mm a_._~az,mflm,  and
make /7655}: afflmey, emelmezele them A Wzmee, fifkida TM, blmpe 1-;
ea Wz'tneffe;c§~c. And they called the se./zme oft/ae piece gfitpkbb _‘T/ye
flard mete/9 berweerz W»-'_E’ flfld F/76"":»b  T17‘? 941 ofzférabflmfigjdgay
eez’wixt.m, (‘5~'c'; Such 19 your condxmon this day.  on mm, info
Covbenant to become_ the Lerelx, and to be va1_1e.n‘t {Or his truth
and againfl his enemzes. "And the yeryflone: of this C,;W.,_,/g {half ‘
be Weitneffe againft you, 1f you éreelgeeeeemamt. The name mgthig

P13.C€ may bf:   T116 .L)07"M6l   Over 

  good,ifyoz1 keep itgand for evil}, if you ‘breakit. And an the my

e fes contained in the book ofthe‘Covena‘nt {hall ligh

God and 3. gaadc‘e»i2[5'ience,' wb‘-‘h are both 10% by teem

. e y _ A tu OT! 3.VV”i1--_
ling C"z2*z2emz:r.az*-ere.ezke:~*.e The Lord fafien thefe xneditftions and

f0u.l—-awakiAngb confidberations upon _yourhe_art%s.The Lord Give on

grace to keep clofe to the Covenant; &_1n keeping Gfiftoep A

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  wH_M?.:fz~J73‘:‘azé‘z‘io2¢,¢zz4&i.c;ze_[z’cf%mywardx 56/fiifiéilf me. To fin wi11mg1y aftet

h  ah/5:401] Apofilenthatt wefézmld at/lfimz/’{ t/ac fifme r/ain;g.r,aznoltet/azzt t/Jere. V
flaaflldvée :4}; oli'v;_'/Eon.» ampngfl 14;, ézzt that We :9: perfcfilfjoyrzed ta-. A

e gather £2; t»’aef.?2;meh,mind  in the fizmejwdgememf I tC'or‘.TI. I 0.1’/ai/.
z.I1,2,3,{’9’~c.t Is ‘notemziryeethe bappinejfe ‘af /aefwen .7’ Is it not the

' Tbeg-reatdtmgeraffiowmzritwre rxfing,

we have fworn not tofin ,: is n0t’0‘IiI T to {in againfta Cammmdea
mmt,(as1tha;vte fa1d)but~to fin agami an Oath; wh~1ch<1s,t a 'dam5Ie'

i2_2iq,¢¢it}'h, and will procurea dozzéze o!{ammm'om And he that takes M

. 3 Covenant to reform, and yet conttnueth unreformed,his cov.«—:.— e

‘ nantwill [re manta him 44 the éitter Water ofjettloyzfie time tg;;},ge‘\§7,,.,.
mflngtsilrj afadzalterj, which mm’: law‘ 6611}! taefim-[1 W ,1;/gig}, M  h e ‘ :

rat,  New-5. 7.2?»-

V 3, You muftbe Carefizl to reform yamr f;zmiZ£e.rh»zc'cqrali;¢‘g to yam‘  
c'o'a/emzwr, and the example of foflmzr, arid flacoé, and the ’g.od[.Y

Kingsfbrementioned, A

L 41- You mufi: endeavhom: accardirzg to your place; zzndflczzllimigx ta

firing r/2‘: 6‘/'9I¢7‘C/06’! afG'0d 57»? I‘/96 V I‘/firm’ I(z'7¢ga'am.r to the piepzrefl “mm-
jztzzffiarz 05° Mrzgfbrmiry in relzgia7z,(*J'9;. O blefled V22z'tj." how comes
'1’E;t0 paffe that thou artfp muchfleighted and contemned? Was
not unity one ofthe chief parts of C/am:/f.>‘ pmjer unto: hiS,I'}2g‘£?er
when he was here Lulpon teartheee? fob}: 17.11. Is Llottmzizy arnongft

Cbrzfliam one of the Pcrongefc arguments to perfwade the warldh

to é»e1iweirzhC}:m‘fi‘,}a/an 17.21’. Is it not the chiefe~ defireof the

happinefie of a Cityto be at mzitj within it/kg’? Is it not a good:

~ (§§{p[e:zfaz;¢r t/Edzegfir érarbren to draws]! together in zmiry :"I-IOW Comes
A M it thentq paffethatthxs pa  ofthe Covenant isfta muchforgot--;
 tete~r1tt?tIthe Lgrtd mtmd youto ;7h1t thtst day !And the Lordemake this .

h “ L_ vgreat  farnous Cityta eCi’t] afbalinejfqand a City at mix] awi:/:.z;z‘:e

;_:itfis'[f! For ifrmity be def%ro.yed,e pzwity will hquxcklyyalfo be de» A A

f3:roy-ed. The Churthof God is mm as welaleasféznfim ‘ It is but

am’ rérztrcb as We} as isvitt a 1201)! c/Mr:/.2.And fa;-fm (3‘kr.vfi gvavgfimg. A '
ta éegdpzafifex, fizme vmgeltflr, firms Prop/Mtst ,7_fl2m.e«P.»zfior.r azzzdir V
Tezzpla:r!5hC§'¢;ti1lwe all come to thee. fmitj aft/aefdit/7; Not only to" _

the p;::ri_t],_b1It to the unity oftbefditb. The government bf Clans]?

M is appointed for the keeping of his Church in unity as well as pm-v A

rizy. Thofee things which God hathtjoyned tteogeether, let no man.

A gm: ahfundetz. Tehattegohvernment WhiEh,‘§dHOmh.'n0‘c promote emit)? as

well aSp#rit)g,htisn0§:th€t government ofChri9£. ‘Oh the mifery of.

g thatetkingdom where tChu.rch-.-diwxifions. are nouriihed andtfonien- A
ted I: 1{etAk§ngdame,,4or4 .€';Jl_{f£?;73..idiVid4’d_flgd1‘fl.fl'iffkélrfrflfiflflfflflfldt. :
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nun-u-u-__..

Would it not be a fad thingihto fee twelve in a»fami:l,y, and one of
them a P?‘£.r_hyAté7'i:2'i¢, another an Independent, another a Bréwm:/A
tanother an Ahrihamiam, another an rAmzhgz;mjf,t another a Fami-2 i
ilzjifianotlter for the Pre/azticwl governrnent,another a SeelQ:r,ano—
ther a Pazpi_/1‘, and the tenthit may be an Arhezfz‘, the eleventh a
;1m,& theytwelftha Tm«k?TheLord in his due time heal our divi-
fions, 85 ‘make you his choice inflzruments according toyouripIa-
ces, that the“Lom'mnay he omgcfiv his mime one in the three hjhgdamsi

t , 5  You muit endeavour in purfuance of your Covenant to em-;
  tirfmte Po]:er},tPr,e[azc_y, Herefie,Schifme, Praph/zrzene_(]},y<;§:iWhazt—i

f9-8'06?‘ jhall hefomzd ca:m‘mr)'- tafomm’ dafhrine and the pawenofgad~‘

. Zir2c~fi'e,c§~c-. Thatifo thisyCity may be a City of halinejfe, m2z'.ry,and

a .City_oftmrh,.as is prophecied ofjerufaylem, ZdCh.8.‘3. Oh bief?’

fed rmrh, how is it that thou art foiightly eiteerned on ! Is not
truth more preview then go!d,and more to be prized then Rizhies?

Are we notto hwy the trm“h,a7zdfelZ it Mr .9 Did not Chnifl come i‘  
into thetworid to hem" Withefjir to the truth? Did not grace and '
math camehy IefmiC'hri/Z‘ .5’ Is not Chm:/f the mggthe tmthmnd the

ilife-~? How is it "then that truthis fallenyin the it reets, and equity ‘| 1 ' ’
cannot enter? how is it that rrxarhfailerhg and he that departerh i
fwm~ew'[l mahzth him_/r'3[/Qt prc]?'Efi¢] 5 9. I 4,1 5 .How ‘is it that men

heard their tongues like hawesfar Z£e.r,hut they are not wzlhzrzt for the 35119 3.}

i with upon earth? The Lord make youlovers of truth and peace.

1 it 6. You muhs takeheed ofthaitwrr/2*d mzmfler oflndzfierehq (‘fir 7
Nefltrality. Study thefe fix texts ofscripture, fhdg. 5‘ .2 3. ?mig.’8,.* »
6,7.I 6. D€Mt§23 13,4. fe:r.48. 10, Mat. 1 2.3 0. AMar.8. A3 8. O that;
thefe Scriptures 'W'€I‘€.W1‘ittAf:n in your hearts with a pen of iron: 1
A Newer in Gods-caufe is a lhlwmzrm C‘/0T1§fi.hz'pZh7¢,VVh0IH God will

'° fpue out ofhish mouth ; he is. a dead memhrrhf Chrg’/E;.1;g,,4y, fir m

be cut off. Oh that the Lords whuzid izaifetip ymtr hearts this day  V 
{Right Ham9'#nih!e,. Right 7/F’0?fl7z)DfM.U_;,6l7¢51 We-[1 helotzed to 3. high

iy pitch of zeal forihim and his caufe 1; God hath, made you infant-_

ments to! do woniderfull things. for this kingdom : you than/e been-
the Saviours. of the lqzagdam ; you have vindicated the [iherrihr of A A
the I"t£7"1i.6t7?fi¥€J¢t’,"afld youAriAow.n liberties 5; and the I{i22g_.niyarm)r by
your means in a great meafure: isibroughtvery low. But yet as‘.

 Ch;-'2:/I {aid to the young man,fo do Itoyou :. There wee th.:Ing~
-"W.a—hrz'ng:~ and thatrtahe thing is the one thing new f 517'?‘ ;..The Chmwh y
y i is mfitled, "D2fi‘.i]DL"i726’ agheref?ed,iKeligion. is tottering. For Ziomy i _
h fake h01id110t your peatrhand forfemfizlcmr fake keep not fiienée, or .r

ifg

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33  Q _ ‘T/ye greVagA};,L4figer afCavefi.»mt—refi4fing,  A

,_ A{%irupyLcu;: zeafl ahd your llzrength. Ufe your interefi and yang

power in $4.11” orde1*l.};i, arlxgcl regular, anddpeaceabie way according
to your p aces. Am nrj m‘ can you not a .9 “ V %
You have venmred onemow already, flvoot .5mat/demand if that
mifC3.1‘1‘y,fiaa:rm¢a;‘xher,_},TQL1“Will/]7em' at  He thatcuts down
a tree.th_9ugh ehe cuutselxtllnot down at the ml’: and fecond blow,
yet the hrlt land fee_ond;_and:ch1rd blow ‘prepare_ to the /fieading
Ho-.»‘»_:v,,‘to that blow glxgpctxts it down. You have d€I1V€I'€d one
petmon already , dehver another, and if that {peed notwdeliver
another. The fiveeding petiriem will came at lafi. Ina word , doe
V your dunes according to your oath, and according toyourfm-
pacitieA:,(a.nd all in 21 regular way) and leave the iflhe to"God.l '
Qzefl. l - .Buef0m'ew1llfay, How lhall I doe to get up my beam; {(3
thzs high patch that I may be -a Covemmt-kgeper .5’
J1?-Efl Iwillpropound thefe fmuhelps; e A
foo? 531? A 1. Labour tobe always mindefwll ofyemr Cawmm, accoliding
“P t “ihto that text, I C/arm. I6. I 5. ~Gwl 2»: zz~l‘2:.m}: minafi/1 qf kg}; Cgyg;

fl . . -
 SC want. It was the great fin loffrhe people of Ifrael-, that they

AAC0ve-pant, were zmmz'mdfm!Z ofrhe Covenant ,_Nel2:9.17. They firfl: fQ_r...
gal: the Covenant, and afterwards chcl qulcklyfirfizkg it. He that e
forgets the lCover1ant , mull: needs be a Ca*Ue;4.:mt—19rmk6’r. Let

‘us therefore remelmbexfit, and carry it about uses qz¢oria’£m»mm
Thgcove; argumerztnm, and q.~zatidi.4z_2mm mzmimenmm. Firfi, let us make;
mmmupc the Co?/emznt a daily argmmmt againl} all fin 8: iniquity,afid when
baa daily we are tempted to§alnyllin%,;letllL1s fay , I lmvefwaz-n raforfzakg my
argymcnt aldl£miqmities;%‘ a11*dlif%ca*mmAAit t/yer I am noteonely a Cam...
Zgcagrzfiifn’ mandementwbre.akgr,l but anA0ati2—-érealfqrrgel I _am lperjurfvl. I have
.maP0n{'o fwérn ta refiarm myfzzmily, and therefore I W111 not fizfi-"era win/Q»
bear bad; edpeifin to tarry in femiiy. I have fworn againfl: nezmalig»,
3}1t€mpta- and indifl-Z=re:4cy,. and thereforle I will be medium in God: cm.-f8’,
““’“‘- A (<;'~c.»e~Secondly,A Ietllusniake Athis”Co*a‘e7z:z22tla;d;zily mI¢n£merzt,llalnCl

ezmmn-lliofdefezace, torbear. lba‘ck;=‘all therfiery ldarts lof-the De»-A
villi. When any qnef tempts; thee by promife of pfefermen:
to dée A contrary to A thy Covenant , . or‘ by threatning no
ruins: thee for the; hearty purfuing of thy Cfivenant, ‘herelis a;
7 ready‘ ahfwer; I emfwomto doe wlmt I due, andaif I doe Othexue
V wife,-,1 am aperjeml Watch.  f  V  A ’ A A A A 

    This is ash wan ‘of bfaffe to refilic any am. am; {hall beam  
againft thee forwell-doing ‘according to thy Covenant‘. Famous A l
is thelwry of fwzzsifvazlgwhich he told to King ..42zz‘iacb7¢;r,h when;

 A4  As A and Coven4nt~tzre.¢lM.'ng.

V hehreqsuifedisaidofhimdgainfc the Romanes. When 11am 9 jégy; V
A  (faidihe)  Rcztlaer carried me to? 1“/96' /llmr, azizd mm’: we takg

ypm Oatti/aA MA dc isms; irrecowcilzkzélefic to the Ru2mmAe:..A Iflpfirfztpzficg
A;afI’;JZiS Om‘/a,,I /mm 2am:gedA1:;3ar azgainfl t/gem 2‘/gaffe 36 i ymm-, 7'0
Asap ithzk Oat/7 I Irmzzre left my Cozmtry, and am come ta fies/{_ aid 4;:
yugwbmsdx, 222/aic/a*zf_yarz dare] , Iaafii/1 rmwll over £.'[lj15l.J¢3' world to
fiizdé mtfivme enemies M the R077$£fl¢':" State. 0015, odioqs¢Ae Ra-
dmszzzér. Ifan Oath did fo mightily operate in Hm¢m'6s;l , let the
A0.;z-ti: you are to take this day ,A Work as powerfully upon you;
And miaike your Oath an argxmemt to oppofe p.er17onaiH'i21s , and
fizmily fins , and to oppoie Hen-fie, Scbifme, and A41! prufazswa

s A :m=j]”a, and to endeavour to érizeg the Clmrc/aw afGod in the 1‘/9:~*ee* 

sffimgdames M the zzeerq/1' cazzjzznfliozamizsl zmifarmit}z,c§~c. And let

.this Oath bmzrmossr afproqf againfi; all: tempitations jtoithe con»- ~

:t.1'3.fy. Andi know this onf: thing, that if the Covenant be not a;
% daily argument apd mumment againfifin, it wiflbecome upon
your breaking of it, qgzatidimmm itefiimanimmg  aerermzm approi-~
A.é3:ruimJa:. Adaiifir witmegé aga.Ainfl: you, a~s_the biO0i{0~i”iEi1€iaAW was,
,Dmt.3i 1.25%.‘ and an ear:-rlzflrlng flmme‘ and reproach unto you and
yours. V| ; .  A “  A  A A A    A A V
2, Leitsusi1ave'l:£‘glaA tiaazsgbfx of the Covzwmznr. Afliiioinis, and
affeéizions follow our apprehenfions. Ifthy jmlgement bath:-lc*.:i—
r\ fired with aAC0r1‘AL1pt opinion about the Covenant, thy affeftions
Mid ,a&ioiiswi11_.qiziAckI:y be fieleixpred  And thereforeyou
(ought: no enid.ea:murdAi A;acCo*rdAinig: it‘o_:A yoqr‘ places, that npthing
be fpoken, or wri1:ten,i‘thaAit**may tend to wed gwjwliceizilaai 6'2»-
'2/eymnz‘. V \ A “ i i A d
3“. iY0%11mufl:iiinot take it in yourAawn~efl*rcngtb.rA, but 2'2: Gods
firmgrf/9,. As it is tiakcii  }WG’od.sj prqfimje, 1f0AA;Ai£ Amufir be izakeni with
  Gods» sjfifims, wiim J£ez9?&»;mfing, fi~gfé~idmy$ng , fi=~47€e~b»mé1i;sg
.1mm.r ; you mufi: take it jayfm/1] émd »tr}“mbléng{yiA-;i~i nAej0ycinAAg in
A ‘Gad and in his Pcrength, and yet trembIiré1gf0i“Afeair ofyoiiri own
~mmort11ineiTe..ands unfcedfafizneffe in the Coivenant. A A»
 ‘iéouimuflcvtake heed» ofithe cwflerl  fls=»zj‘}—Zazrs§,A which
Ai5,ipla;CBCHt,1’t’i1€ frzm-—fra;¢ri as the ca-iifcrfi (515 fire Caetzidloguei of
«fins  '1A1ameiAdA ; Beam]? Amen Agra-“A [d*’z2mAAA-5' Vé:2fz*bé:4@’"el‘wsAL,i *‘1;11'»«:.ATe-+
i f0refthcy'*arei.i coivetous-, 856. and t11ereforeiVt‘he*y»‘are C‘a72ar;mzt~

A A A 5?‘¢°««?/@920‘. A fizfa—fiee/gr’ cAann0=t<bei 8."Cozlefmiél‘-k_€ejJ£}?§7Eii1iS‘iAiSI i

a iinnc Jzhat you mid’: hate as the very gates of hell.

And this is the ficaizdfin AI promifed in the beginning
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The grmtpdmger 0J1(C:aaJ£I447¢t~r*qf#jlf_é,'5/   I W

of my Sermon tofpeak on : but the time and your other 00-»
lcafions will not permit. There is a zmrztrzt/Zfi’{fe-Zaezc’, andla
divine;/Z={fl*-llove, anda _/infall felfe--Alatve. This finffl/I _/24]‘?-lav:
is when We make our {elves the laflt end of all ontafiions, when
we To [owl am~jZéle}'e.r , as to loam no mam éazt _0zzrfl’[’a!e3', accord...
ing to the Proverb , Every man for _l.»z'mfi'[f,c’y’vc. 7‘ When we pro-

Atend Godancl his glory ., and the cammwzgaad .- but ‘lnt€Hd‘_0lll.lM

félwc; , and our own parizraze gain‘ and {flterej}; when we ferve
God upon paliriqaedefigwex»;  thtsfihfull felf—-love the Apolltle

l p17peaks,P/ail; 2.21. For all flak t'iJe.ir own‘, and mate the thing; of l

gap“ C/mf}_ Andifwe  awindow to look» intothe hearts
of moftpeople,we fhould fintle tlteirhearts made up allof this

IdOlatlt70uS_fl5'1fe—x/owe. Men deal with God as it is reported of V

Crzidim agteat .>&'”rc/2iteEfs]}', who building a f.1mptuous\/Vatch-7
Towetfor the‘I{i:zg ofE_gjpr ( 2. Tower to cliftoxrer the rocks
to Mariners ) {ugh was his craft ., that helcaufedlhis‘own name
Am beenlgmfz/m’oi upon :1 _/fame in the ‘wall , in great letterx, and
overthatltone he caufed it to be plailtered with lime and mot-
tar, and upon the outficle wrote the name of the Iéirzg affigypt,
as pretending thathe ihonld have all the honour. But here was
his running; 1: he ~,knew~that“A in time the ‘water would confizme (as
A it did) the plafjhariizg, andpmafterwatds hlispownflname and memo..;
iry" fhoulcl appear and abide.  fo doemolt people deal with
God and with his religion , and with the publique. If we looke
without doors, we {hall fee nothing written but pro éazza pmélica,

l ..r:;’5c.tttAll their difcourfe £5 for the better promoting of A Gudlia

Zinajfe: but ifwe could loolt_pWithin,we fluonlclfee written, Pm _ A
 bane pr£mzto,pc~’J~a. Alltheirdefignes arefor topromote them-
felves. They zmm2po[z'2;e and ingrafle all to themfelves, as ifmade  

for themfe1veS.A Where this finfull ielfllove dmelx, there ,d:2a=el.r no

law to God, no [me to thy érat/aér ,,A no [ave for Church 72071 Smte; _ A
This finfull felfélove is the " Ca:zrerpil!;arAthat deftxjoyeth Church»
A V and Cotfimon~wea1tli_. It istAfrom"th1s finfullfell--love that the

Pgéligfie afirairar drive on fo heavily, andthat C‘/mrc/awgowmment

1 t is not fetled, and that our Cormmrzt is {'0 much pneglefledg Of »
A »;thpisfiz1,I cannot now {peak :. but w,henGadfl1all offer opportu-
ni;;y,1£hatll endeavour to .uncafe7it before you. In the mean time, A

the Lo1fd“.gi"5/C you grace to hate it as /aellit‘_fE*lfl A

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