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The Scripture Gospel defended, and Christ, grace, and free justification vindicated against the libertines…
The Scripture Gospel defended, and Christ, grace, and free justification vindicated against the libertines ... in two books : the first, a breviate of fifty controversies about justification ... : the second upon the sudden reviving of antinomianism ... and the re-printing of Dr. Crisp's sermons with additions ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1690
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13. Abraham, being eminently righteous, according to this Law of Grace, and Believing a special promise of God, and not withholding his only Son in his obedience to his command, God made with him moreover a Covenant of peculiarity, superadded to the common Law of Grace. In which he chooseth out his Seed as a peculiar Holy Nation, from whom the Messiah should come, in whom all the Nations of the Earth shou•d be blessed. This promise was renewed to Isaac (and Jacob) Gen. 26.4, 5. Because that Abraham obeyed my Voice and kept my Charge, my Commandments, my Statutes, and my Laws.
13. Abraham, being eminently righteous, according to this Law of Grace, and Believing a special promise of God, and not withholding his only Son in his obedience to his command, God made with him moreover a Covenant of peculiarity, superadded to the common Law of Grace. In which he chuseth out his Seed as a peculiar Holy Nation, from whom the Me••iah should come, in whom all the Nations of the Earth shou•d be blessed. This promise was renewed to Isaac (and Jac•b) Gen. 26.4, 5. Because that Abraham obeyed my Voice and kept my Charge, my Commandments, my Statutes, and my Laws.
14. This Covenant of Peculiarity with Abraham, nulled not the common Law of Grace made to mankind, nor was it ever nulled or abrogate, but perfected after: Though men make themselves uncapable of the benefits.
14. This Covenant of Peculiarity with Abraham, nulled not the common Law of Grace made to mankind, nor was it ever nulled or abro•ate, but perfected after: Though men make themselves uncapable of the benefits.