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power, and the saints the image of his holiness, and therefore those who shed the blood of princes or saints incur a double guilt.
6 Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for
in the image of God made he man.
7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in
the earth, and multiply therein.
8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, 9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your
seed after you;
Here is, the general establishment of God's covenant with this new world, and the extent of that covenant, Ge 9:9, 10. Here observe,
1. That God is graciously pleased to deal with man in the way of a covenant, wherein God greatly magnifies his condescending favour, and greatly encourages man's duty and obedience, as a reasonable and gainful service.
2. That all God's covenants with man are of his own making: I, behold, I. It is thus expressed both to raise our admiration--"Behold, and wonder, that though God be high yet he has this respect to man," and to confirm our assurances of the validity of the covenant--"Behold and see, I make it; I that am faithful and able to make it good."
3. That God's covenants are established more firmly than the pillars of heaven or the foundations of the earth, and cannot be disannulled.
4. That God's covenants are made with the covenanters and with their seed; the promise is to them and their children.
5. That those may be taken into covenant with God, and receive the benefits of it, who yet are not capable of restipulating, or giving their own consent. For this covenant is made with every living creature, every beast of the earth.