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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.
But the Covenant of Reconciliation is no more eternal, then the creation, which is eternal in the Decree of God, as are all things that fall out in time. But this Covenant was made in Paradise,1 though it was decreed from everlasting, yet it had no being as a Covenant, nor could have any, so long as the Covenant of Works did stand. But it came in due time, the physic and the Physician Christ the blessed seed, not few hours after Adam was fallen, came to his sick-bed, or rather to his death-bed: Blessed be his love who redeemed us in our low condition, for Adam had no faith to receive, nor hope of a Redeemer. Christ came, not sought for, not sent for, not so much as desired by us: For how could we desire a thing impossible, to our knowledge? Or could we thirst for a ransom of the blood of God unknown to Angels or Men? This is prevening grace indeed.
But the Covenant of Reconciliation is no more eternall, then the creation, which is eternall in the Decree of God, as are all things that fall out in time. But this Covenant was made in Paradice,1 though it was decreed from everlasting, yet it had no being as a Covenant, nor could have any, so long as the Covenant of Works did stand. But it came in due time, the physick and the Physitian Christ the blessed seed, not few hours after Adam was fallen, came to his sick-bed, or rather to his death-bed: Blessed be his love who redeemed us in our low condition, for Adam had no faith to receive, nor hope of a Redeemer. Christ came, not sought for, not sent for, not so much as desired by us: For how could we desire a thing impossible, to our knowledge? Or could we thirst for a ransome of the blood of God unknown to Angels or Men? This is preveening grace indeed.
- 1How seasonable and timous the Covenant of Reconciliation was, the Physic & the Physician came both in time to the sickness.How seasonable and timous the Covenant of Reconciliation was, the Physick & the Physic•an came both in time to the sicknesse.