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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.
4. There is promised to Christ a seed, Isa. 53.10.1 When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed. Heb. 2.13. Behold I and the children that God hath given me. Jacob by Covenant served for Rachel: Christ also served, suffered and died of love for his Spouse, Eph. 5.25, 26. Isa. 53. he shall be satisfied. A Redeemed seed was his end, and we endure hard labour for a desired end, and we are sick till we get the great end we aim at. ⟨p. 352⟩Its true the honour of God was the special end, Joh. 12.28. c. 17.1. yet it was heart satisfaction to Christ to have all his off-spring and children with him, Joh. 17.24. How should Christ not be our end? See if ye do all, and suffer all, to fetch this shore, Phil. 3.8, 9. Examine comparative ends, by-ends, self ends. Its impossible a man can be ignorant of his last and main end, so strong an impulsion it hath upon his heart.
4. There is promised to Christ a seed, Isa. 53.10.1 When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed. Heb. 2.13. Behold I and the children that God hath given me. Jacob by Covenant served for Rachel: Christ also served, suffered and died of love for his Spouse,