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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 must_v either_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n or_o of_o grace_n or_o a_o three_o covenant_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o law_n as_o press_v upon_o israel_n be_v not_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n 1._o the_o law_n as_o the_o law_n or_o as_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n be_v make_v with_o perfect_a man_n who_o need_v no_o mercy_n but_o this_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o sinner_n with_o a_o express_a preface_n of_o mercy_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n that_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v make_v with_o stiff-necked_a israel_n grace_n deut._n 29._o deut._n 30._o c._n 31._o c._n 32._o and_o that_o be_v call_v a_o covenant_n from_o the_o end_n and_o object_n as_o motion_n be_v denominate_v from_o their_o end_n for_o the_o end_n of_o the_o lord_n press_v the_o law_n upon_o they_o be_v to_o bring_v they_o under_o a_o bless_a necessity_n to_o seek_v salvation_n in_o their_o true_a city_n of_o refuge_n christ_n jesus_n who_o redeem_v 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2.10_o isa._n 50.2_o mat._n 8.16_o it_o be_v a_o most_o humble_v theme_n that_o a_o ass_n be_v more_o in_o deny_v nature_n and_o the_o cran_n and_o the_o fire_n than_o man_n yea_o then_o a_o renew_a man_n in_o some_o case_n 4._o but_o if_o man_n be_v consider_v as_o such_o a_o man_n endue_v with_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o withal_o the_o covenant_n be_v consider_v as_o such_o a_o covenant_n as_o be_v express_v in_o the_o ten-commandement_n in_o which_o one_o of_o seven_o be_v a_o sabbath_n to_o the_o lord_n it_o will_v be_v find_v that_o many_o positives_n moral_a be_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n that_o be_v not_o in_o natural_a covenant_n 5._o so_o man_n must_v come_v under_o a_o threefold_a consideration_n 1._o as_o a_o creature_n 2._o as_o a_o reasonable_a creature_n 3._o as_o such_o a_o creature_n reasonable_a endue_v with_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o the_o first_o consideration_n covenant_n man_n come_v under_o the_o covenant_n natural_a common_a to_o all_o 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therefore_o though_o divine_v as_o our_o solid_a and_o eminent_a rollock_n call_v it_o a_o covenant_n natural_a as_o it_o be_v contradistinguish_v from_o the_o supernatural_a covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o there_o be_v good_a reason_n so_o to_o call_v it_o yet_o when_o it_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o positives_n thereof_o it_o be_v from_o the_o free_a will_n of_o god_n and_o though_o it_o be_v connaturall_a to_o man_n create_v according_a to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n yet_o the_o covenant_n come_v so_o from_o the_o lord_n wisdom_n and_o freewill_n as_o he_o may_v have_v casten_z it_o in_o a_o new_a and_o far_o other_o frame_n and_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v though_o it_o be_v most_o
eternal_a condemnation_n as_o arminius_n disp_n pub_fw-la 7._o the_o 16.3_o and_o the_o scripture_n say_v infant_n be_v guilty_a of_o this_o sin_n eph._n 2.3_o rom._n 5._o psal._n 51.5_o job_n 14.4_o as_o also_o christ_n must_v not_o have_v die_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o infant_n if_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n in_o they_o they_o need_v not_o the_o ransom_n of_o christ_n blood_n the_o other_o bastard_n ground_n be_v infant_n the_o natural_a antecedent_n desire_n and_o love_n of_o god_n to_o have_v all_o save_v move_v he_o say_v they_o to_o make_v this_o covenant_n of_o grace_n with_o all_o but_o this_o make_v away_o freegrace_n and_o change_v god_n as_o the_o blind_a talmud_n 43._o which_o say_v god_n have_v a_o secret_a place_n in_o which_o he_o afflict_v himself_o because_o he_o burn_v the_o temple_n and_o deliver_v the_o jew_n to_o captivity_n as_o also_o the_o lord_n remember_v the_o captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o their_o desolation_n he_o power_v out_o two_o tear_n every_o day_n 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