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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.
13. A man under a Law-work may give a legal and dead assent, to both the truth and goodness of the promises liberally conceived, as temporaries do, and Simon Magus wonders, but Saul, Acts 9. the Jailer trembles, Acts 16. but that is in regard of the conviction not of the mind only, but of the conviction of affection and the yielding to what shall I do? But Felix trembleth, but only in regard of literal conviction on the mind, but neither he nor Magus comes to what shall I do? they differ as the burning light of a fire, which both casts light and with it shi•ing heat also, and the light that precious stones cast in the night, which is both little and hath no heat. Fiery and piercing convictions are good, there is a dead conviction of the letter that doth not profit.
13. A man under a Law-work may give a legall and dead assent, to both the truth and goodnesse of the promises liberally conceived, as temporaries doe, and Simon Magus wonders, but Saul, Acts 9. the Jaylor trembles, Acts 16. but that is in regard of the conviction not of the mind only, but of the conviction of affection and the yeelding to what shall I do? But Foelix trimbleth, but only in regard of literall conviction on the mind, but neither he nor Magus comes to what shall I doe? they differ as the burning light of a fire, which both casts light and with it shi•ing heat also, and the light that precious stones cast in the night, which is both little and hath no heat. Fyrie and piercing convictions are good, there is a dead conviction of the letter that doth not profite.
- 1Literal and legal conviction on the mind, and Gospel conviction on the affection.Literall and legall conviction on the mind, and Gospel conviction on the affection.