e will magnify
the law, and make it honourable."[371] "He shall see of the travail of
his soul, and shall be satisfied."

First. In the Covenant of Redemption, Christ, represented all the elect.
Even as the faithful descendants of Abraham were comprehended in the
covenant which God established with him, but in a far higher sense, the
elect were included in that which was made with the Redeemer. And as
Adam was the representative of the human family, so Christ became the
Head of all who should be saved.[372] It was on account of the people
who were given to Him that the covenant was made. By an electing decree
they were chosen in Him. And the covenant was entered into with him as
their legal representative. From eternity, therefore, by a legal, though
not an actual union to Christ, they are a covenant people. And even then
the blessings of the covenant were provided for them. Till they be
joined to Christ, the elect are not entitled to the blessings provided
for them. But still they were contemplated in the covenant. That gave
them the privilege of being joined to the Redeemer. God, the Father,
made with Christ, for each of his people, an everlasting covenant. They
are therefore bound to Covenant. Do the deeds of our ancestors bind us
to enter into covenant? That high deed in this takes precedence. The law
of nature imposes the obligation; the forbearance of God affords
opportunities for fulfilling it; the Covenant of Redemption, from which
even the forbearance of God proceeds, leads to the duty by a claim
infinitely strong. The elect were all taken into covenant; in their
name, the Surety engaged that they would enter into covenant; on their
behalf He promised an obedience which none other than himself could
give; but he promised also the obedience that they should render--not
necessary nor required for fulfilling the conditions of the covenant,
but requisite, to show, to the glory of God, the certainty of the
fulfilment of these; and the Father accepted the offer. Covenanting,
according to God's immutable law, is included in the obedience. It is
therefore provided for in the covenant. How high then are the motives to
the observation of this? It was Covenanted, not by the chosen of God
themselves; not by Abraham, or the Church, or any mere man; yea, not by
any creature. Rising above all such transactions engaged in by men,
though in accordance with them, the covenant in which it was secured was
entered into by the Three