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The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness…
The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness of it, and the detection of false dividing terms / opened by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for John Hancock, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. That God made no promise, Covenant or gift of grace to Adam after his fall.
2. That God made the Covenant of grace only to Adam and the elect, and not to all mankind in him, no not as it is a Conditional Covenant.
3. That all except the elect, or most or many at least are still under that first Covenant of Innocency made with Adam, as prescribing to them and requiring of them sinless innocency or perfection as the only condition of their salvation; As if God still said to sinners, I will save you if you are not sinners.
4. That the Covenant of Grace was made only to and with Christ, and no other.
5. That there was and is an eternal Covenant of Redemption made between God the Father and the Son, which is neither Gods Essence, a Divine Person or Decree, but a proper Covenant.