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Thus God chose Momnt Sion, whence the gospel was to it sotmded forth, as the law had been from Mount Sinai.VIL here, is God’s solemnly renewing the covenant of grace with David and pwmking that the Messiah should be of his seed. We have in account . of it in the th chapter of the second book of Samuel. It wa done on occasion of the thoughts David entertained of building God an house. On this occasion God sends Nathan th prophet to him, with the glorious promises of the covenant of grace.’ It is especially contained hi these words in the th verse:And thy house and thy kingdom shall be est&bftshed for ever before thee ; thy throne shall be established for ever.” Which promise has respect to Christ, the seed of David, amIs iWfillwi in Mm mly: For the kingdom of David has long since ceased, any otherwise than as it is upheld in Christ. The temporal kingdom of the house of David has now ceased far a great many ages ; much longer than ever it stood.That this covenant that God Jiotr established with David by Nathan the prophet, was the covenant of grace, is evident by the plain testimony of scripture,Un Isa. Iv. There wt have Christ inviting sinners to come to the waters, &c. And in the d vecse he says, ” Incline your ear, come unto me ; hear, and your souls shall live ; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, even the sure mercies of David. Here Christ offers to poor sinners, if they will come to Mm, to give them an interest in the same everlasting covenant that he had made with David, conveying to them the same sure mercies. But what is that covenant that sinners obtain m interest m, rhen they come to Christ, buj the covenant of grace IThis was the fifth solemn establishment of the covenant of grace with the diurch after the fall. The covenant of grace was revealed and established all along. But there had been particular seaton wherein God had in a very solemn manner renewed this covenant with his church, gmng forth a new edition and estabfi&hment of it, revealing it m a new manner.