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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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aim_v at_o this_o and_o 1._o the_o relation_n of_o a_o saviour_n and_o a_o sinner_n of_o the_o physician_n and_o the_o sick_a must_v be_v know_v now_o a_o physician_n have_v not_o relation_n actual_a to_o all_o sick_a all_o the_o world_n over_o but_o only_o to_o his_o own_o patient_n his_o own_o sick_a one_o who_o by_o covenant_n feel_v their_o danger_n christ_n have_v lay_v the_o weight_n of_o life_n and_o death_n of_o righteousness_n of_o salvation_n over_o upon_o that_o one_o only_a saviour_n and_o live_v diet_n apply_v salve_n medicine_n only_o by_o the_o direction_n of_o this_o physician_n and_o do_v receive_v medicine_n and_o recept_n from_o no_o other_o 2._o infinite_a wisdom_n make_v choice_n beside_o other_o infinite_a possible_a way_n place_n of_o this_o only_a way_n of_o redeem_v and_o here_o glorious_a sovereignty_n shine_v he_o wailles_fw-fr out_o judas_n magus_n pharaoh_n to_o be_v firewood_n and_o coal_n to_o the_o river_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n and_o make_v so_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o we_o may_v know_v 1_o cor._n 2.12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o thing_n that_o be_v free_o give_v we_o and_o what_o a_o debt_n must_v that_o be_v the_o forgive_n of_o ten_o thousand_o talent_n more_o than_o to_o forgive_v million_o and_o tun_n of_o gold_n gospel-repentance_n hence_o the_o question_n whether_o law-innocency_n and_o never_o sin_v or_o gospel-repentance_n and_o rise_v again_o in_o christ_n be_v most_o excellent_a it_o be_v answer_v 1._o simple_o to_o we_o it_o be_v better_a and_o moral_o more_o excellent_a never_o to_o fall_v never_o to_o be_v sick_a then_o to_o rise_v in_o christ_n and_o be_v heal_v by_o such_o a_o physician_n but_o sin_v and_o fall_v be_v consider_v in_o relation_n to_o a_o more_o universal_a good_a there_o be_v more_o excellency_n in_o gospel-rising_a then_o in_o law-standing_a as_o 1._o there_o be_v more_o feeling_n deep_a sense_n in_o the_o woman_n which_o do_v wash_v christ_n foot_n with_o her_o tear_n 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christ_n who_o say_v v_o 8._o i_o delight_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o my_o god_n and_o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n compellation_n my_o god_n and_o speak_v by_o he_o v_o 6._o my_o ear_n thou_o have_v open_v who_o remove_v all_o sacrifice_n and_o offer_v himself_o a_o sacrifice_n heb._n 10.5_o a_o body_n thou_o have_v prepare_v i_o so_o also_o ps._n 45.7_o thou_o love_v righteousness_n and_o hate_v wickedness_n therefore_o god_n thy_o god_n a_o covenant_n word_n have_v anoint_v thou_o with_o the_o oil_n of_o gladness_n above_o thy_o fellow_n see_v glorify_v christ_n glory_v in_o this_o rev._n 3.12_o he_o that_o overcome_v will_v i_o make_v a_o
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