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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. 4. If faith sanctify as faith, then an unbelieving whore might be sanctified by a believing fornicator: 1For faith will do its formal work in every subject?
Q. 4. If faith sanctifie as faith, then an unbeleeving whore might be sanctified by a beleeving fornicator: 1For faith will do its formall work in every subject?
- 1How faith does sanctify the unbelieving wife to the believing husband.How faith does sanctifie the unbelieving wife to the beleeving husband.
Answ. Paul never meant that faith doth sanctify in every subject, but in subjecto capaci. Faith sanctifieth not incest and sin, they are not capable to be separated to a holy use: If fire as fire burn, then might all the water in the Ocean be dried up with the least sparkle of fire. If prayer as prayer obtain all things, shall it obtain that the sacrificing of your son to God, shall be accepted of him as holy and lawful worship? Mr. Baxter saith excellently upon this subject. A thing must be first lawful, before it be sanctified; 1God sanctifieth not sin in, or to any. See the Argument 1 Cor. 7. learnedly and solidly vindicated by him, so as the dispute is at an end now.
Answ. Paul never meant that faith doth sanctifie in every subject, but in subjecto capaci. Faith sanctifieth not incest and sin, they are not capable to be separated to a holy use: If fire as fire burn, then might all the water in the Ocean be dryed up with the least sparkle of fire. If prayer as prayer obtain all things, shall it obtain that the sacrificing of your son to God, shall be accepted of him as holy and lawfull worship? Mr. Baxter saith excellently upon this subject. A thing must be first lawfull, before it be sanctified;