The Economy of the Covenants Between God and Man: Comprehending a Complete Body of Divinity. In Two Volumes, Volume 1 |
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... God and man , about the method of obtaining consummate happiness , with the addition of a threatening of eternal destruction , with which the de- spiser of the happiness offered in that way is to be pun- ished . pre- X. The covenant on ...
... God and man , about the method of obtaining consummate happiness , with the addition of a threatening of eternal destruction , with which the de- spiser of the happiness offered in that way is to be pun- ished . pre- X. The covenant on ...
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... God . God cannot but bind man to love , worship , and seek him , as the chief good . And it cannot be conceived , how ... God's stipulation is just , and that this method of coming to the enjoyment of God highly becomes God , and that ...
... God . God cannot but bind man to love , worship , and seek him , as the chief good . And it cannot be conceived , how ... God's stipulation is just , and that this method of coming to the enjoyment of God highly becomes God , and that ...
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... God hath enjoined unto you . It is not left arbitrary to man , to accept or reject , at his pleasure , God's cov- enant . Man is commanded to embrace it , breathing after the promises , in the way pointed out by the cov- enant . Not to ...
... God hath enjoined unto you . It is not left arbitrary to man , to accept or reject , at his pleasure , God's cov- enant . Man is commanded to embrace it , breathing after the promises , in the way pointed out by the cov- enant . Not to ...
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... God . Not to submit to the sanction , is to deny the justice of God . There- fore the apostle says of God's covenant , that NENOM- OTHETETAI , it is reduced to the form of a law , * by which man is obliged to an acceptance . 3. It fol ...
... God . Not to submit to the sanction , is to deny the justice of God . There- fore the apostle says of God's covenant , that NENOM- OTHETETAI , it is reduced to the form of a law , * by which man is obliged to an acceptance . 3. It fol ...
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... God should satisfy his goodness , justice , and truth , by the performance of his promises . And thus man consenting to the covenant , makes God say , that he will be a God to him . * That is , liberty is given to him to glory in God , as ...
... God should satisfy his goodness , justice , and truth , by the performance of his promises . And thus man consenting to the covenant , makes God say , that he will be a God to him . * That is , liberty is given to him to glory in God , as ...
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Adam apostle appears argument Arminius believers BERITH blessed blood body called Canaan chap church Cloppenburg command condition consists covenant of grace creature Crellius curse declares denotes deny divine earth elect enjoined eternal faith Father flesh give glory God the Father God's gospel guilt happiness hath heaven Hebrew holy hypostatical union impetration Israel Jews John justice learned person likewise Lord Jesus Luke manner Matth means Mediator ment Messiah Moses namely nature ness obey Old Testament paradise Paul perform promise Psal punishment reason redemption remission rest reward righteousness sabbath sacraments sacrifice salvation sanctified scripture sealed sense seventh day shew signified sinner sins Socinians Son of God soul speak Spirit sufferings of Christ suretiship Surety thee things thou threatening tion tree truth ture unto viii virtue West Friesland Whence whole Witsius words wrath wrath of God xvii