“And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.” ~ Jeremiah 32:40"God has made a covenant with His people. He has given Himself for their portion, His Son for their price, His Spirit for their guide in the way, His earth for their accommodation by the way, His angels for their guard, the powers of darkness and death for their spoils, and everlasting glory for their crown. And because their way is difficult and their word is contrary to them, He has given them all the grace that is necessary to bring them to glory. In general, they have a new heart, in all things suited to their way, and thoroughly furnished for every good work. In particular, they have knowledge to guide, oneness to fix and intend, tenderness to submit to and yield, love to constrain and bring on, fear to fence and hold in, obedience to perform and bring forth, and perseverance to go through and hold out to the end – and there grace and glory meet."
"This is the covenant of grace; this is the word which, by the gospel, is preached unto you."
Alleine, Richard. Heaven Opened The Riches of God's Covenant. Morgan, PA: Soli Deo Gloria, 2000. 235-236. Print.
