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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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external_o within_o the_o covenant_n be_v not_o real_o &_o indeed_o within_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n ans._n the_o adverbe_n real_o relate_v to_o the_o real_a fruit_n of_o the_o fulfil_a covenant_n and_o so_o such_o as_o be_v only_o external_o within_o the_o covenant_n it_o be_v not_o real_o within_o the_o covenant_n for_o god_n never_o direct_v nor_o intend_v to_o bestow_v the_o blessing_n covenant_v nor_o grace_n to_o perform_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n upon_o they_o but_o they_o be_v real_o covenant_v and_o engage_v by_o their_o consent_v profession_n to_o fulfil_v the_o covenant_n and_o as_o the_o command_n and_o threaten_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n lie_v on_o a_o real_a obligation_n upon_o such_o as_o be_v only_o external_o in_o covenant_n either_o to_o obey_v or_o suffer_v so_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o covenant_n impose_v a_o engagement_n and_o obligation_n upon_o such_o to_o believe_v the_o promise_n but_o some_o time_n we_o say_v the_o promise_n 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adam_n be_v to_o believe_v in_o that_o threaten_n p._n 5_o 6._o how_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o threaten_n differ_v in_o this_o p._n 7._o how_o law_n threaten_n to_o the_o elect_n be_v evangelick_n p._n 8._o chap._n iu._n the_o elect_n before_o conversion_n bear_v no_o part_n of_o the_o law-curse_n nor_o be_v the_o law-curse_n divide_v between_o they_o and_o christ._n p._n 10.11_o faith_n be_v too_o near_o to_o be_v make_v a_o cause_n of_o satisfaction_n for_o sin_n by_o all_o who_o hold_v that_o christ_n give_v a_o satisfactory_a ransom_n for_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o mankind_n p._n 11._o accept_n or_o not_o accept_v satisfaction_n be_v before_o faith_n and_o so_o believe_v or_o not_o believe_v can_v be_v no_o ground_n of_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o price_n pay_v for_o the_o reprobate_n or_o of_o the_o lay_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o upon_o christ._n p._n 11_o 12_o 13_o god_n may_v accept_v the_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n without_o any_o condition_n require_v on_o our_o part_n p._n 13._o chap._n v._n god_n intend_v a_o law-dispensation_n but_o for_o a_o time_n 2._o adam_z how_o he_o be_v ordain_v for_o a_o law_n life_n 3._o how_o predestinate_a to_o glory_n how_o not_o 4._o that_o the_o heathen_n have_v no_o more_o universal_a grace_n then_o devil_n 5._o no_o ground_n for_o such_o grace_n p._n 13_o 14_o 15._o chap._n vi_o it_o be_v condiscension_n in_o the_o lord_n to_o enter_v in_o covenant_n with_o man_n 2._o ●_z in_o fear_v we_o be_v not_o choose_v discover_v 3._o being_n and_o not-being_n be_v debtor_n to_o god_n 4._o self_n denial_n require_v in_o sinless_a nature_n as_o in_o sinful_a 5._o man_n consider_v three_o way_n how_o faith_n lay_v hold_v upon_o conditional_a promise_n and_o temptation_n of_o unbelief_n thereabouts_o p_o 16_o 17._o o●_n the_o covenant_n of_o nature_n p._n 18_o 19_o 20._o chap._n vii_o it_o be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n by_o nature_n that_o god_n shall_v promise_v life_n eternal_a to_o man_n upon_o condition_n of_o obedience_n 2._o the_o debt_n of_o justice_n can_v tie_v god_n 3._o god_n punish_v not_o sin_n by_o necessity_n of_o nature_n 4._o nor_o defend_v he_o his_o own_o declarative_a glory_n by_o necessity_n of_o nature_n 5._o nothing_o can_v be_v give_v to_o god_n all_o sufficient_a 6._o no_o merit_v of_o the_o creature_n 7._o we_o be_v to_o have_v humble_a thought_n of_o freegrace_n 8._o low_a thought_n of_o ourselves_o 9_o promise_n make_v no_o strict_a justice_n between_o the_o lord_n and_o we_o p._n 20_o 21._o god_n fall_v in_o no_o sort_n from_o his_o natural_a dominion_n though_o he_o impose_v not_o penal_a law_n upon_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n p._n 25_o 26._o god_n love_v his_o essential_a glory_n by_o necessity_n of_o nature_n but_o not_o his_o declarative_a glory_n by_o any_o such_o necessity_n p._n 28_o 29_o 30._o in_o every_o covenant_n there_o be_v some_o out_o go_n of_o grace_n p._n 35._o the_o passage_n 1_o chron._n 29.11_o 12._o clear_v and_o why_o 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and_o his_o seed_n what_o mercy_n my_o covenant_n shall_v stand_v fast_o with_o he_o hence_o they_o be_v call_v the_o sure_a mercy_n of_o david_n isa._n 55._o the_o lord_n follow_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o godly_a with_o real_a mercy_n so_o that_o it_o can_v be_v call_v the_o favour_n of_o a_o ceremony_n and_o institute_v or_o positive_a privilege_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o jew_n as_o that_o his_o seed_n be_v bless_v psal._n 37.26_o psal._n 112.2_o this_o mercy_n must_v be_v take_v away_o either_o in_o mercy_n or_o in_o wrath_n but_o that_o a_o real_a mercy_n of_o a_o blessing_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o in_o mercy_n except_o a_o spiritual_a mercy_n of_o save_a grace_n in_o christ_n be_v give_v in_o place_n thereof_o can_v be_v say_v far_o less_o have_v it_o any_o truth_n that_o a_o real_a mercy_n can_v be_v remove_v in_o wrath_n from_o infant_n in_o jesus_n christ_n in_o who_o the_o nation_n be_v bless_v and_o we_o see_v deut._n 28._o the_o blessing_n of_o a_o observe_a covenant_n 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