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name, manifested in that Covenant, and to me according to the Promise of the Covenant; cause me to hope in thy word, and then remember thy word, on which thou hast caused me to hope, and deal with me not according to my sin and desert but according to thy Covenant, and mercy in Christ Jesus.
III. We are next to shew, what it is in the Covenant he has a respect to, or that we should plead upon.
1. Have respect to the Covenant: That is, to the Mediator of the Covenant. Tho' thou owest no respect to me, yet dost thou not owe respect, and hast thou not a great respect to the Mediator of the Covenant, even to him whom thou hast given to be a Covenant of the people? For his sake let me be pitied; have a respect to the relation he bears to the Covenant, even to him who is the Mediator. Testator, Witness, Messenger, Surety, and all the Covenant. Have respect to his Office, and let him get the glory of his saving Offices. It is a strong plea to plead with God upon the respect he bears to Christ; God cannot win over such a plea as that. He must own his regard and respect to Christ, who paid such respect to him, and finished the work he gave him to do.
2. Have respect to the Covenant, by having respect to the blood of the Covenant. The blood of Christ, that is represented in the Sacrament of the Supper, it is the blood of the Covenant, called the New Testament of his blood, because all the promises are sealed there with, and so
