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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. VII. The Covenant of Redemption is explained in three eternal acts. 1. Designation, decree or ordination, and delectation in the work. 2. Mercy and peace, truth and righteousness are agreed in this Covenant. 3. The designed sending of the Spirit cannot be a Covenant as this was. 4. The twelfth Argument. 5. The thoughts of eternal love.
CHAP. VII. The Covenant of Redemption is explained in three eternall acts. 1. Designation, decree or ordination, and delectation in the work. 2. Mercy and peace, truth and righteousnes are agreed in this Covenant. 3. The designed sending of the Spirit cannot be a Covenant as this was. 4. The twelfth Argument. 5. The thoughts of eternall love.
The Covenant of Redemption is two ways considered. 1. As transacted in time between Jehovah and Christ, in his actual discharge of his office of King, Priest and Prophet. 2. As it is an eternal transaction and compact between Jehovah and the second Person the Son of God, who gave personal consent that he should be the Undertaker, and no other. And these three acts are considerable in the Persons in this latter consideration: 1. Designation of one. 2. Decree and destination. 3. Delectation in the work.
THe Covenant of Redemption is two wayes considered. 1. As transacted in time between Jehovah and Christ, in his actuall discharge of his office of King, Priest and Prophet. 2. As it is an eternall transaction and compact between Jehovah and the second Person the Son of God, who gave personall consent that he should be the Undertaker, and no other. And these three acts are considerable in the Persons in this latter consideration: 1. Designation of one. 2. Decree and destination. 3. Delectation in the work.
As to the first: There must have been a Person, either the Father,