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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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it_o be_v sinful_a doctrine_n to_o say_v that_o christ_n take_v away_o this_o sense_n of_o sin_n for_o 1._o this_o be_v the_o very_a true_a tenderness_n and_o gracious_a smiting_n of_o heart_n under_o any_o guiltiness_n as_o 1_o sam._n 24.5_o 2_o sam._n 24.10_o david_n heart_n smite_v he_o after_o he_o have_v cut_v off_o the_o lap_n of_o saul_n garment_n and_o number_v the_o people_n 1_o joh._n 3.20_o job_n 27.6_o and_o in_o some_o it_o be_v the_o natural_a conscience_n accuse_v and_o challenge_v after_o sin_n be_v commit_v now_o christ_n come_v not_o to_o extirpate_v conscience_n nor_o the_o power_n of_o feeling_n and_o discern_v the_o obligation_n to_o wrath_n that_o the_o conscience_n apprehend_v after_o sin_n be_v commit_v nor_o the_o legal_a evil_a deserve_n of_o sin_n nor_o the_o contrariety_n between_o it_o and_o the_o law_n 2._o christ_n by_o his_o death_n give_v repentance_n and_o mourning_n for_o sin_n act_v 5.31_o eze._n 12.10_o 11._o 3._o christ_n commend_v this_o jer._n 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