The economy of the covenants between God and man : comprehending a complete body of divinity /

Witsius, Herman, 1636-1708.

The economy of the covenants between God and man : comprehending a complete body of divinity / by Herman Witsius. Faithfully translated from the Latin, and carefully revised, by William Crookshank; to which is prefixed, the life of the author. - Escondido, Calif. : Phillipsburg, N.J. : The den Dulk Christian Foundation; Distributed by Presbyterian and Reformed Pub., 1990. - 2 v. ; 22 cm.

Reprint of: London : Printed for R. Baynes, 1822. The reprint is preceded by an unpaged "Introduction: on Covenant Theology" by J.I. Packer.

v. 1: Of the divine covenants in general -- Of the contracting parties in the covenant of works -- Of the Law, or condition of the covenant of works -- Of the promises of the covenant of works -- Of the penal sanction -- Of the sacraments of the covenant of works -- Of the first sabbath -- Of the violation of the covenant of works on the part of man -- Of the abrogation of the covenant of works on the part of God -- Introduction to the covenant of grace -- Of the covenant between God the Father and the Son -- The nature of the covenant between the Father and the Son, more fully explained -- Of the Person of the Surety -- Of the suretiship and satisfaction of Christ -- What sufferings of Christ are satisfactory -- Of the efficacy of Christ's satisfaction -- Of the necessity of Christ's satisfaction -- Of the persons for whom Christ engaged and satisfied -- After what manner Christ used the sacraments -- Of the covenant of God with the elect -- Of the oneness of the covenant of grace, as to its substance -- Of the different economies or dispensations of the covenant of grace -- Of election -- Of effectual calling -- Of regeneration -- Of faith -- Of justification -- Of spiritual peace -- Of adoption -- Of the Spirit of adoption. v.2: Of sanctification -- Of conservation -- Of glorification -- Of the doctrine of salvation in the first age of the world -- Of the doctrine of grace under Noah -- Of the doctrine of grace from Abraham to Moses -- Of the decalogue -- Of the doctrine of the prophets -- Of the types -- Of the sacraments of grace down to Abraham -- Of circumcision -- Of the passover -- Of the extraordinary sacraments in the wilderness -- Of the blessings of the Old Testament -- Of the imperfections falsely ascribed to the Old Testament -- Of the real defects of hte Old Testament -- Of the abrogation of the Old Testament -- Of the benefits of hte New Testament -- Of baptism -- Of the Lord's Supper.

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Witsius, Herman, 1636-1708.


Covenant theology.

BT155 / .W82 1990

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