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covenant, is that of the Lord himself, "who suffered without their gate;" and who being raised from the dead, and constituted "a priest for ever," has "entered with his own blood into the Holiest," and himself been presented in the heavenly tabernacle, as "the mediator of this better covenant."

This new covenant is also "established upon better promises." He writes not the law, "the words of the covenant," upon tables of stone, as "the letter that killeth," but "upon the fleshy tables of the heart." He promises to the church below, in "the world to come, of which we speak," that "all her children shall be taught of God;" that "he will circumcise their ears and their hearts, to hearken, and to love the Lord their God," removing the "superfluity of naughtiness" which is found in all the children of fallen Adam, so that their "carnal heart is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be." Granting them remission of sins, for Christ's sake, "once for all," so that "no mention of them is made any more,"-they are no more remembered as in the former covenant. He will "put his Spirit within them for ever," to the effect of inclining their hearts to keep his laws, and to walk in all his ordinances blameless. Satan will be restrained from tempting, "the son of wickedness shall hurt them no more,' ""there shall be no more curse," "no more death," "no more sickness or sorrow." So shall they be the happy subjects upon earth of "the Prince of Peace," and "King of Righteousness." "Their land," as we have seen, "shall give her increase, and God, even their own

God, shall give them his blessing. God shall bless them, and all the ends of the world shall fear him." "This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord."

Such will Jacob be at the head of the nations on the renovated earth. And though they attain not to the dignity of the remnants according to the election of grace," the saints in light," "the children of the resurrection," who are above them in the glory of the only begotten of the Father, yet their blessedness is great; and through their holy places, as will be seen, "the new Jerusalem, which cometh down from God out of heaven," communicates "with the nations of the redeemed upon earth."

SECTION THE TENTH.

THE FIRST COVENANT FROM SINAI, TYPICAL IN ITS OF NANCES OF THE NEW FROM MOUNT ZION.

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