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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.
1Ans. It is not fit to speak of this mystery, but with holy reverence, life eternal is bought to us, and we are said to be bought with a price, 1 Cor. 6.19. 1 Pet. 1.18. 1 Tim. 2.6. Matth. 20.28. Now it is unworthy of Christ, that the fruit of his death should be only grace, not glory, and such a grace as is lubric, uncertain, renders us indifferent, but much weaker to believe or not believe, that is, as Socinians say, to earn and win the wager of Glory by a new Gospel-working, which is our righteousness, and merit to glory: For sure Pagans are more sinfully weak in the Second ADAM who died for them, as Socinus will, then mankind were in the first Adam. The Scripture saith that Christ gave himself for his Church, that he might present her a glorious Church, Eph. 5. ⟨p. 287⟩25.27. 1 Thes. 5.9. For God hath not appointed us for wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ. 10. Who died for us. 2 Tim. 2.10. Therefore I endure all things for the elects sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. Jude 21. Looking for the mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. Rev. 5.9. Thou hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, &c. Act. 20.28. Feed the Church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.