1. The Agreement, which consists in these; 1st, That One GOD speaks in both, viz. in the former by His Servants: In the latter by His Own Son. 2dly, That the same GOD is the Author, and the same CHRIST the Subject of both Testaments, which are in each other; the Law being an Hidden Gospel, and the Gospel a Reveal'd Law.

2. The Difference between the Two Testaments, which is with respect of these Circumstances, 1st, The Times when, 2dly, The Ways how, 3dly, The Persons to whom, And, 4thly, The Persons of whom, and by whom, GOD spake.

On the Lord's Day the 28th of the said Month of December, I preach'd to them again, in the Morning and Afternoon, and my Text was, Gal. iv. 4, & 5. But when the fulness of the Time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a Woman, made under the Law, to redeem them that were under the Law, that we might receive the Adoption of Sons.

In my Explanation of which Text, I consider'd chiefly these five Particulars, viz.

I. The Time which God the Father had appointed to send His Son into the World; which the Apostle here calls, The Fulness of Time.

II. Christ, the Eternal Son of God the Father his taking our Nature upon Him, describ'd by this Phrase, God sent forth his Son made of a Woman.

III. His being subject to the Law; as it is plainly express'd by these Words of the Text, Under the Law.

IV. The End of Christ's Incarnation and Subjection to the Law, viz. To redeem them that were under the Law.

V. ult. The great Benefit accruing to us from this Redemption, which is (says the Text) That we might receive the Adoption of Sons.

To all these I distinctly spoke, and from them rais'd Arguments for a holy Life, shewing how we ought to repent of all our Sins past, and how to amend whatever we have done amiss by departing for the future from all Iniquity, and serving GOD in Purity and true Holiness all our Days; by which we shall not only demonstrate that we have a true Value for what Christ has done and suffer'd for Mankind, but through Mercy obtain an Interest in, and Salvation by Him.

Again on Circumcision-day, being Thursday the 1st of January , I preach'd to them on part of the Epistle appointed for that Day, viz. Rom. 4. 9. Blessed is the Man to whom the Lord will not impute Sin. Cometh this Blessedness then upon the Circumcision only, or upon the Uncircumcision also? For we say, that Faith was reckon'd to Abraham for Righteousness.

These Words I first explain'd in general, giving an Account of Circumcision, with the Use and Import of it; and then I particularly spoke to the Blessedness meant therein; chiefly shewing what a happy thing it was to have our Sins Pardon'd, signified by this first Clause of the Text, Blessed is the Man to whom the Lord will not impute Sin. In which I consider'd distinctly these Things, viz. That there is in Sin,

I. An Offence against GOD, which is said to be forgiven.

II. A Filthiness, which is said to be cover'd.

III. A Guilt, which is said, not to be imputed; that is, not to be liable to any Punishment, no more than if it never had been committed.

On the Lord's Day the 4th of January I preach'd again to the Condemn'd and other Prisoners there, in the Forenoon and Afternoon, on Prov. 28. 13. From which Text, having first observ'd how the Wise-man opposes Confession and Dereliction of Sins to a Concealment or Hiding of them (wherein he shews the different Effects of both) I then proceeded to speak chiefly to these, viz.

I. That a free Confession of Sin is a most necessary part of Repentance.

II. That the Forsaking of our Sins is an evident Proof of the Sincerity of it.

III. ult. That the Effects and Benefits of such a Confession and Repentance, are Pardon and Forgiveness, the Favour of GOD, and Eternal Life, which are very great, blessed, and most comfortable Things to a true Penitent Soul, who by these is,

1st, Supported under, and (in a great measure) freed from present Misery.