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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.
CHAP XXI. Whether the Lord Mediator as Mediator command the same good Works in the Covenant of Grace which are commanded in the Covenant of Works, p. 192, 193 Christ lays one way Evangelic commands upon the Elect, and another way upon the Reprobate, p. 198 How the Reprobate are still under the Covenant of Works, how not, p. 192
CHAP XXI. Whether the Lord Mediator as Mediator command the same good Works in the Covenant of Grace which are commanded in the Covenāt of Works, p. 192, 193 Christ layes one way Evangelick commands upon the Elect, and another way upon the Reprobate, p. 198 How the Reprobate are still under the Covenant of Works, how not, p. 192
CHAP. XXII. No promise of perseverance to Adam, p. 194.195 Nor any promise to him of influences of Grace, p. 195, 196 4. Classes of obediences considerably compared among themselves▪ p. 196.197, 198 Christs obedience most perfect, most of his own. p. 196 Most undue or least of debt coming from God man, & so most meritorious p. 197 Angels obedience. 2. Of their own, but not so as Christs of his own, and so less meritorious, p. 198 3. The obedience of Adam more of his own, then that of Angels, yet less obedience, ibid. 4. Gospel-obedience hath least of the nature of obedience, p. 198, 199
CHAP. XXII. No promise of perseverance to Adam, p. 194.195 Nor any promise to him of influences of Grace, p. 195, 196 4. Classes of obediences considerably compared among themselves▪ p. 196.197, 198 Christs obedience most perfect, most of his own. p. 196 Most undue or least of debt coming from God man, & so most meritorious p. 197 Angels obedience. 2. Of their own, but not so as Christs of his own, and so lesse meritorious, p. 198 3. The obedience of Adam more of his own, then that of Angels, yet lesse obedience, ibid. 4. Gospel-obedience hath least of the nature of obedience, p. 198, 199