man in the way of a covenant; that being a way which is most
The Covenant of Grace Proved and
Opened
Beloved in our Lord,
In the first part of my book, The Golden Key, I have showed you
seven different pleas, which all sincere Christians may form up, as to
those ten scriptures, which refer either to the great day of account, or
to their particular days of account. In this second part, I shall go on
where I left, and show you several other choice pleas, that all
believers may make in the present case.
VIII. The eighth plea that a believer may form up as to these ten
scriptures, [Eccles. 11:9, and 12:14; Mat. 12:14, and 18:23; Luke 16:2;
Romans 14:10; 2 Cor. 5:10; Heb. 9:27, and 13:17; 1 Pet. 4:5.] that
refer to the great day of account, or to a man's particular account,
may be drawn up from the consideration of the covenant of grace, or
the new covenant which all believers are under. It is of high
concernment to understand the nature of the covenant of grace, or
the new covenant, which is the law you must judge of your estates by,
for if you mistake in that—you will err in the conclusion. That person
is very unfit to make a judge, who is ignorant of the law, by which
himself and others must be tried. For the clearing of my way, let me
premise these six things—
1. First, Premise this with me—that God has commonly dealt with
man in the way of a covenant; that being a way which is most