--places, 227
--things, 228
--seasons, 228
--acts, 229
--miracles, 230
--teaching of prophets, 232
--whole of Old Testament, 232
Designations, 232
Terms, 233
Reconciliation and atonement, 233
Provision made for Covenanting
under last dispensation, 236
This acknowledged by believers
in the apostolic age, 236
Provision made through injunctions
of last inspired writers, 237
--whole of New Testament, 238
New Testament contains same
kind of expressions as the Old
in reference to Covenant, 238
Covenant of God a testament, 241
Covenanting not a mere Jewish
thing, 244
CHAPTER VII.
COVENANTING ADAPTED TO THE MORAL CONSTITUTION OF MAN.
Adapted to that, when in innocence, 246
according to scripture account
of that constitution, 246
Because the law of God to
him in innocence, of a covenant
form, 248
To Adam, as an individual, 248
--as representative of his
posterity, 250
Adapted to that, when in a state
of grace, 251
Inasmuch as gracious capacities
lead to acquiescence in
what God requires, 251
--as invitations to accede to it
are accepted by the regenerate, 254
The Covenant of Works a reality, 256
The wicked alone not in covenant, 259
Those who are in covenant with
God make and keep covenant
engagements, 263
State of those not in covenant
with God dreadful, 265
CHAPTER VIII.
COVENANTING ACCORDING TO THE PURPOSES OF GOD.
Argument for Covenanting, from the
Divine purposes, stated, 268
System of things pre-determined
in order to Covenanting,
Creation, 268
Arrangements of an ordinary
providence, 268
Covenant of God ordained by him, 271
That was Appointed, 271
established, 272
and therefore according to his
purpose, 273
commanded, 274
stands according to a sovereign
decree, 275
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