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The covenant of life opened, or, A treatise of the covenant of grace
The covenant of life opened, or, A treatise of the covenant of grace containing something of the nature of the covenant of works, the sovereignty of God, the extent of the death of Christ ... the covenant of grace ... of surety or redemption between the by Samuel Rutherford ...The covenant of life opened, or, A treatise of the covenant of grace containing something of the nature of the covenant of works, the soveraignty of God, the extent of the death of Christ ... the covenant of grace ... of surety or redemption between the by Samuel Rutherford ...
Edinburgh: printed by Andro Anderson for Robert Brown, 1655
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.
Q. What room hath life in the Covenant? Ans. The Administration of the Law-Covenant is first habitual holiness of works, and then a crown. The Administration of grace is first faith and a title to Christ our life and hope of glory, and then habitual holiness, begun here and perfected hereafter. The Gospel-life is both a reward and a duty of praising and loving eternally in place of all the ten Commands, yea of Law and Gospel. The Law-life ⟨p. 48⟩(for ought that is revealed) is a reward to be purchased by our legal obedience.
Q. What room hath life in the Covenant? Ans. The Administration of the Law-Covenant is first habituall holinesse of works, and then a crown. The Administration of grace is first faith and a title to Christ our life and hope of glory, and then habituall holinesse, begun here and perfected hereafter. The Gospel-life is both a reward and a duty of praising and loving eternally in place of all the ten Commands, yea of Law and Gospel. The Law-life ⟨p. 48⟩(for ought that is revealed) is a reward to be purchased by our legall obedience.
Q. If Adam in the interval betwixt his fall and the publishing of the blessed Seed, was not to despair, but to rely upon God as mighty to save; What should such as Judas or Cain do?
Q. If Adam in the intervall betwixt his fall and the publishing of the blessed Seed, was not to despaire, but to rely upon God as mighty to save; What should such as Judas or Cain do?
A. The conscience of Cain and of despairers, being no authentic Bible nor Judge,