A57966:783

The covenant of life opened, or, A treatise of the covenant of grace

Name: The covenant of life opened, or, A treatise of the covenant of grace
Author: 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 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 ...

Samuel Rutherford 1600?–1661Edinburgh: printed by Andro Anderson for Robert Brown, 1655

[16], 368 p. · 159k words · Wing R2374 · ESTC R20879

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Part 2 › Chapter 8: The differences between the Covenant of Suretyship or Redemption made with Christ, & th…

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Were it no more but that, Joh. 14.19. Because I live, ye shall live also: ye shall live by promise, the free promise of life eternal: its no small vantage.

Were it no more but that, Joh. 14.19. Because I live, ye shall live also: ye shall live by promise, the free promise of life eternall: its no small vantage.

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2. The promises are laid down in Christ as in a public Lord-Keeper. Christ is that excellent Ark in which are the Tables of the Covenant, and the Book of the Law and Covenant, Deut. 31.26. 1 King. 8.9. and as the first subject of the promises he keepeth them. Yea and Christ is the fountain and original cause of all the promises: for he merited by his blood, remission, righteousness, perseverance, eternal life, all grace, which the Lord makes ours by free promise. 2. In Christ they are made and published to us: so they are dear mercies to Christ: they stand Christ at a dear rate: they are ours freely for no price or hire. 3. Hence nothing hinders, but the promises as made to Christ the first Heir and Son of promise: for Christ is the chief and principal thing promised, and other things that are freely given us (by promise) are given to us, [Greek or Hebrew], with Christ, or after that he hath given us Christ: and assignees, and younger brethren come in under the first Heir. Our blood-relation to the Family stands by Christ, interest to promises comes all this way. The Lords method is, Get first Christ, then all the promises are yours: for they follow him. And Christ well manages Covenant-promises, as they most tend to the good of his own.

2. The promises are laid down in Christ as in a publike Lord-Keeper. Christ is that excellent Ark in which are the Tables of the Covenant, and the Book of the Law and Covenant,

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Samuel Rutherford 1600?–1661

Place

Edinburgh

Printer

Andro Anderson

Bookseller

Robert Brown

Year

1655

Size

[16], 368 p.

Words

158,620

Catalogue

Wing R2374 · ESTC R20879

Text

EEBO-TCP A57966

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902

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The covenant of life opened, or, A treatise of the covenant of grace

CHAP. IX. The 13. Argument, from the necessity of Gods call. 2. Of Typical sprinkling of the blood of the Covenant, and of the Testament: The place, Heb. 13.20. the blood of the everlasting Covenant opened. Of the place, Heb. 7.22. the act of suretyship, the assurance of our state.

CHAP. IX. The 13. Argument, from the necessity of Gods call. 2. Of Typicall sprinkling of the blood of the Covenant, and of the Testament: The place, Heb. 13.20. the blood of the everlasting Covenant opened. Of the place, Heb. 7.22. the act of suretyship, the assurance of our state.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. IX. The 13. Argument, from the necessity of Gods call. 2. Of Typical sprinkling of the blood of the Covenant, and of the Testament: The place, Heb. 13.20. the blood of the everlasting Covenant opened. Of the place, Heb. 7.22. the act of suretyship, the assurance of our state.

CHAP. IX. The 13. Argument, from the necessity of Gods call. 2. Of Typicall sprinkling of the blood of the Covenant, and of the Testament: The place, Heb. 13.20. the blood of the everlasting Covenant opened. Of the place, Heb. 7.22. the act of suretyship, the assurance of our state.

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