A57966:476
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.
It cannot be said that Christ died for final unbelief, so we believe.
It cannot be said that Christ died for finall unbeleef, so we beleeve.
2. What special [Greek or Hebrew] and repugnancy to the Law of God is there in final unbelief, that is not a repugnancy to the Covenant of Works and Grace both? And what repugnancy to the Covenant of Grace which is not also contrary to the Law? This I grant (which I desire the Reader carefully to observe) the Law and the Covenant of Grace do not one and the same way command faith,1 and forbid unbelief. I speak now of the Covenant of Works and of the Covenant of Grace as they are two Covenants specifically and formally different.
2. What speciall 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 and repugnancie to the Law of God is there in finall unbelief, that is not a repugnancie to the Covenant of Works and Grace both? And what repugnancie to the Covenant of Grace which is not also contrair to the Law? This I grant (which I desire the Reader carefully to observe) the Law and the Covenant of Grace do not one and the same way command faith,1 and forbid unbelief. I speak now of the Covenant of Works and of the Covenant of Grace as they are two Covenants specifically and formally different.
- 1The Law & the Covenant of Gr•ce do not, one & the same way command faith and forbid unbelief.The Law & the Covenant of Gr•ce doe not, one & the same way command faith and forbid unbeleef.