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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
Part 2 › Chapter 12: The condition and Properties of the Covenant of Redemption.
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.
is only, it shall not be destroyed by external violence, as worldly Monarchies that are made away, and others rise in their place, but that Kingdom (say they) may well•be called eternal,1 though the King leave off to reign▪ when he leaves off to reign through no weakness and want of power, but because he needs not raign• there being no need of laws, because the subjects are perfected, and there are no enemies to be subdued, and the King hath obtained that eternal end, a glorified people, for which he was fighting.
is only, it shall not be destroyed by externall violence, as worldly Monarchies that are made away, and others rise in their place, but that Kingdom (say they) may well•be called eternall,1 though the King leave off to raign▪ when he leaves off to raign through no weakenesse and want of power, but because he needs not raign• there being no need of laws, because the subjects are perfected, and there are no enemies to be subdued, and the King hath obtained that eternall end, a glorified people, for which he was fighting.
- 1That Christs Kingdom is eternal only because it is not destroyed as worldly▪ Kingdom• are by external violence, •s said by some.That Christs Kingdome is eternall only because it is not destroyed as worldly▪ Kingdom• are by external violence, •s said by some.