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Gods Love to Man and Mans Duty Towards God

by John Barret · 1631–1713

Published: 1678
Length: 135,791 words
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Divisions: 53

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God's love to man, and man's duty towards God: manifested in several discourses on the covenants of works and grace Wherein divers propositions are laid down, and sundry cases resolved. By John Barret, Minister of the Gospel.

London printed for S.R. and are to be sold by Jonathan Robinson, at the Golden Lion in St. Paul's Church-Yard MDCLXXVIII. [1678]

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Front matter
Title page
To the reader
AddendaAddenda & Corrigenda.
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Part 1
Section 1Sect. 1. PROP. I. God the maker of all things, created man a rational being, after his own Image, he being…
Section 2Sect. 2. PROP. II. The Great and Glorious God being Man's Creator, it follows by neceſſary and undeniable…
Section 3Sect. 3. PROP. III. God having made Man a reaſonable Creature, endued with his own Image (as was ſhewed…

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Section 5Sect. 5. PROP. V. It is evident and undeniable, that ſundry … Gods Laws (compriſed in that which … called…
Section 6Sect. 6. PROP. VI. To the unchangeable Law of Nature, God (our Soveraign Lord) may add what Poſitive Laws…
Section 7Sect. 7. PROP. VII. God our ſupreme and abſolute Lord and Governour, to manifeſt his Divine Goodneſs and…
Section 8Sect. 8. PROP. VIII. Gods promiſing to man life and happineſs, upon Condition of perfect Obedience [Do this…
Section 9Sect. 9. PROP. IX. Innocent Adam as he was bound, ſo he could not but accept of the Terms, or Condition,…
Section 10Sect. 10. PROP. X. Though the agreement and conſent of both th… parties was enough to conſtitute the…
Section 11Sect. 11. PROP. XI. Being agreed about the thing, there can be no great Reaſon why we ſhould contend much…
Section 12Sect. 12. PROP. XII. God by Covenanting with Man, had a further right in him, a new title to his Service,…
Section 13Sect. 13. PROP. XIII. As a clear and certain evidence, that God in Covenanting with man, did not lay down…
Section 14Sect. 14. PROP. XIV. From the fore-going Propoſition (to look no further) it evidently appears, the…
Section 15Sect. 15. PROP. XV. This Covenant therefore which God made with Man at firſt, was the perfect, Adaequate…
Section 16Sect. 16. PROP. XVI. In this firſt Covenant there was neither need of, nor place for a Mediator.
Section 17Sect. 17. PROP. XVII. God was under no tye, or Bond, to make Man immutably holy.
Section 18Sect. 18. PROP. XVIII. God (as he was not bound to prevent Ma… fall) had holy, wiſe, and good ends…
Section 19Sect. 19. PROP. XIX. The Sin of our firſt Parents in eating of the forbidden fruit, how light a matter…
Section 20Sect. 20. PROP. XX. This is the direct and dreadful conſequence, the ſad and woful effect of Man's ſin and…
Section 21Sect. 21. PROP. XXI. When God threatned man, [that in the day ſinned, or diſobeyed, he ſhould ſurely dy… or…
Section 22Sect. 22. PROP. XXII. The Penalty threatned in the Covenant works, was neither fully executed (f… then all…
Section 23Sect. 23. PROP. XXIII. …or, Adam's breach of Covenant was not only to his Perſonal prejudice; but ſo…
Section 24Sect. 24. PROP. XXIV. …e Condition of Man by the Fall, being ſuch as hath been deſcribed, viz. being both…
Application
Part 2OF THE COVENANT OF GRACE.
Section 1Sect. 1. PROP. I. There are but two wayes to be thought of, how Man ſhould come to the enjoyment of God and…
Section 2Sect. 2. PROP. II. When the Covenant, by which alone is Salvation, is called the Covenant of Grace, you are…
Section 3Sect. 3. PROP. III. The Covenant of Grace is ſometimes called, and partakes of the Nature of a Teſtament.
Section 4Sect. 4. PROP. IV. The Covenant of Grace is ſometimes called … Law, and hath the force of a Law.
Section 5Sect. 5. PROP. V. The Covenant of Grace is betwixt God and Man, not betwixt God and Chriſt.
Section 6Sect. 6. PROP. VI. The Covenant of Grace, having the true Nature of a Covenant, is not without Condition.
Section 7Sect. 7. PROP. VII. The Condition of the Covenant of Grace is … performed by God or by Chriſt for us; … by…
Section 8Sect. 8. PROP. VIII. Though we are to perform the condition of th… Covenant of Grace, yet we ſhould never…
Section 9Sect. 9. PROP. IX. God hath Promiſed to ſome that Grace, whereby they ſhall perform the Condition of the…
Section 10Sect. 10. PROP. X. That Grace whereby the Elect performeth the Condition of the Covenant, was purchaſed by…
Section 11Sect. 11. PROP. XI. There is nothing required in the Covenant of Grace, or that the People of God can…
Section 12Sect. 12. PROP. XII. The Condition of the Covenant of Grace not being required properly to Merit, and…
Section 13Sect. 13. PROP. XIII. The benefits and bleſsings promiſed in the Covenant of Grace, and ſure to all that…
Section 14Sect. 14. PROP. XIV. The Coventut of Grace is one and the ſame for Subſtance in all Ages. Though it may…
Section 15Sect. 15. PROP. XV. There is a two-fold manner of being in Covenant with God, viz. A being only Externally…
Section 16Sect. 16. PROP. XVI. They that are only Externally in Covenant, yet are priviledged far above thoſe who are…
Section 17Sect. 17. PROP. XVII. Beſides thoſe perſonal Benefits and Advantages accruing to men in Covenant, there is…
Section 18Sect. 18. PROP. XVIII. They who are alſo Internally in Covenant, are Priviledged far above thoſe, who are…
Section 19Sect. 19. PROP. XIX. One Special Priviledge of thoſe who are Internally in Covenant with God, is, that they…
Section 20Sect. 20. PROP. XX. The Covenant of Grace is the beſt Covenant.
Section 21Sect. 21. PROP. XXI. The New Covenant of Grace, is the beſt Diſpenſation of the Covenant of Grace.
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