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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.
6. There is here much of the eternal interest of JEHOVAH to the Son, and of the essential love of God to his only begotten Son,1 Prov. 8.24. When there was no depths, I was brought forth. — 30. Then I was by him as one brought up with him, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him. And they may that have been verified, Jer. 30.21. And their noble One shall be of themselves, and their Governor shall proceed from the midst of them, and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me, saith the Lord? The love eternal here in JEHOVAH loves and wonders that Christ his Son lays hands upon his own heart to take upon him the Office of Redeemer and Priest: and the Lords saying, Who is this? is a note of love and wonder, as Psal. 24.8.10. Isa. 63.1. Cant. 6.10. and that his heart closes with the Covenant-design.
6. There is here much of the eternall interest of JEHOVAH to the Son, and of the essentiall love of God to his only begotten Son,1 Prov. 8.24. When there was no depths, I was brought forth. — 30. Then I was by him as one brought up with him, and I was daily his delight, rejoycing alwayes before him. And they may that have been verified, Jer. 30.21. And their noble One shall be of themselves, and their Governour shall proceed from the midst of them, and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engadged his heart to approach unto me, saith the Lord? The love eternall here in JEHOVAH loves and wonders that Christ his Son layes hands upon his own heart to take upon him the Office of Redeemer and Priest: and the Lords saying, Who is this? is a note of love and wonder, as