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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.
And so it was no protestation in favour of the Law of God, for he was not grieved, because murdering of the man of God was against the honour of God, but because not murdering of him was against his supposed credit, he should appear before men perjured, and to kill was a torment of conscience, it was then a protestation in favour of his own credit and conscience natural. Hence the formal objects of action and action, show the clear difference between the combat between sense and reason, or between a natural conscience and the flesh, (for a natural conscience cannot plead for, and protest in favour of the spiritual Law of God) and the combat between the flesh and the Spirit. 2. The second special difference is in the Law convictions and the Gospel convictions,1 convictions under the Gospel, are stronger and more solid, for they have more of sanctified reason: 2. Will. 3. Inclination of heart and affection: A believer accuseth himself and joins actively with the Spirit to convince himself, and heightens his own guiltiness, Psal. 51.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Dan. 9.5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20. but a Law conviction comes upon Devils and they tremble, John 2.19. and upon such as are under the Law, and are unsent for, by resultance from a ⟨p. 69⟩natural conscience, as heat from fire, light from the Sun: Compelled convictions speak a Law-state.
And so it was no protestation in favour of the Law of God, for he was not grieved, because murthering of the man of God was against the honour of God, but because not murthering of him was against his supposed credit, he should appear before men perjured, and to kill was a torment of conscience, it was then a protestation in favour of his own credite and conscience naturall. Hence the formall objects of action and action, show the clear difference between the combate between sense and reason, or between a naturall conscience and the flesh, (for a naturall conscience cannot plead for, and protest in favour of the spirituall Law of God) and the combate between the flesh and the Sprit. 2. The second speciall difference is in the Law convictions and the Gospel convictions,