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A57966 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 ... Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661. 1655 (1655) Wing R2374; ESTC R20879 369,430 394

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promise_n to_o the_o reprobate_n though_o in_o term_n evangelic_n yet_o be_v law_n to_o they_o if_o cain_n do_v well_o he_o shall_v be_v save_v if_o judas_n believe_v he_o shall_v be_v save_v because_o god_n by_o grace_n fulfil_v not_o the_o promise_n in_o they_o obj._n 1_o then_o shall_v gospel-obedience_n be_v of_o less_o worth_n than_o law-obedience_n which_o flow_v not_o from_o grace_n which_o christ_n have_v merit_v by_o his_o death_n ans._n it_o be_v not_o deny_v but_o it_o be_v obedience_n so_o the_o scripture_n heb._n 5.9_o rom._n 1.5_o rom._n 6.17_o rom._n 16.19_o 2_o cor._n 10.5_o 1_o pet._n 1_o 5._o act._n 6.9_o act._n 5.32_o 37._o but_o 2._o it_o have_v less_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o obedience_n but_o more_o excellency_n who_o will_v say_v peter_n labour_v in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o john_n for_o wage_n do_v proper_o obey_v if_o we_o suppon_o that_o peter_n have_v from_o john_n not_o only_a soul_n will_n body_n arms_z and_o leg_n but_o the_o inward_a infuse_a principle_n 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