CHAPTER XI. — COVENANTING ENFORCED BY THE GRANT OF COVENANT SIGNS AND SEALS.

Design of the gracious grant of Covenant signs and seals, 320

SIGNS.

The Rainbow, 321 a sign that the benefits of God's Covenant should be conferred, 321 explicitly referred to in Scripture as a sign, 322 presented before the prophet Ezekiel in vision, at his entrance upon an important mission, 324 displayed in vision introducing prophetic part of the book of Revelation, 325 presented in vision which exhibited the two Witnesses who should prophesy in sackcloth, 326 encouraging sign, 327 Circumcision— instituted, 327 introductory to other privileges, 328 enjoined under greatest penalty, 329 seal of Covenant, 330 Baptism— under New Testament dispensation, what circumcision was under the former, 330 The Sabbath— instituted from the beginning, 333 observed to the enjoyment of all religious privileges, 333 has afforded calls for engaging in the practice of vowing to God, 334 affords provision for the observance of every religious service, 334 kept, to the attainment of the most varied and extensive good, 336 The Priesthood— a people in Covenant with God, 336 what among the Israelites, 337 a living sign, 338 a sign, as set apart to wait on the ordinances of grace, 339 Term, a denomination of God's Covenant people, 339 Those faithful to the Covenant of the priesthood approved, and the desecrators thereof condemned, 340 The priesthood recognised in all ages, 341 Difficulty in reference to priesthood under the law made without an oath considered and obviated, 342 The priesthood dependent on the priesthood of Christ, 344 The New Heart— being a New Covenant blessing, is a New Covenant sign, 345 contrasted with the unrenewed heart subjected to various changes, 346 presented under the aspect of a circumcised heart, 347 a perfect heart, 347 one heart contrasted with the double heart, 348 among the people of God in a social capacity, 348 Christ— a sign of the fact of the Everlasting Covenant, 350 a sign of the Covenant's ratification, 351 a sign of the dispensation of its blessings, 352 a sign by which the Covenant should be had in remembrance, 353 a sign of the performance of its duties, 354 a transcendently glorious sign, 354

CHAPTER XII. COVENANTING PERFORMED IN FORMER AGES WITH APPROBATION FROM ABOVE.

General remarks, 358 The Lord approved of engagements made in Personal Covenanting, 358 —in Social Covenanting, 359 We have encouragement to make vows, the engagements of which are lawful, 363

CHAPTER XIII. COVENANTING PREDICTED IN PROPHECY.

Nature of the argument exhibited, 364 Force of it depends on the manifestation of God's will, 365 Predicted in reference to Old Testament times, 366 Predicted in reference to New Testament times, 368 Important to attend to such prophetic intimations, 368