The Ordinance of Covenanting

Term Covenant defined, 5 Sinners Redeemed, are in Covenant with God, 6 This relation not a mere law, 7 has parties, 7 has conditions, 7 is the Covenant of Grace, 8 Term Covenant...

Preliminaries, 57 Intelligently, 61 Cordially, 62 Deliberately, 63 Sincerely, 63 In the first ages by sacrifice, 64 Phrase considered, 64 What intended by the bisection of the v...

According to the will of God as King and Lord, 83 Obedience to Christ as possessed of all power in heaven and in earth, 83 Believers engage in it as under law to Christ, 84 Cove...

Covenanting ought to embrace present and permanent duty, 131 Duties to each one's self, 132 The cultivation of personal religion, 133 Sobriety and temperance, 134 The cultivatio...

Covenanting confers obligation by the authority of God, 181 Personal and social--on the Covenanting parties, 182 Such are represented as bound--are said to be joined to the Lord...

In regard to sinners, the exercise provided for in the Covenant of Redemption, 210 That covenant considered, 210 In that, Christ represented the elect, 211 In that, the promises...

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...

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, 26...

Explanation of the argument, 300 God himself has entered into covenant engagements, 300 in the covenant of Redemption, 301 with man in innocence, 302 with men in Christ, 302 The...

A spiritual privilege what, 311 Evidence that Covenanting is so, 311 Believers a people near to God, 311 --in the gracious presence of God, 312 They Covenanting, see God, 313 --...

The Rainbow, 321 a sign that the benefits of God's Covenant should be conferred, 321 explicitly referred to in Scripture as a sign, 322 presented before the prophet Ezekiel in v...

General remarks, 358 The Lord approved of engagements made in Personal Covenanting, 358 --in Social Covenanting, 359 We have encouragement to make vows, the engagements of which...

Nature of the argument exhibited, 364 Force of it depends on the manifestation of God's will, 365 Predicted in reference to Old Testament times, 366 Predicted in reference to Ne...

Argument unfolded, 369 Practice recommended by the example of the Church, 369 --by the manifestation of Divine favour made in enabling the Church to act to the fulfilment of his...

Never unsuitable, 377 Special seasons, 378 Times of hazard and distress, 378 When religion is low, and error, and vice, and ungodliness, prevail, 378 Times of reviving, 378 When...

A covenant is a mutual voluntary compact between two parties on given terms or conditions. It may be made between superiors and inferiors, or between equals. The sentiment that...

Previous to an examination of the manner of engaging in the exercise of Covenanting, the consideration of God's procedure towards his people while performing the service seems t...

The exercise of Covenanting with God is enjoined by Him as the Supreme Moral Governor of all. That his Covenant should be acceded to, by men in every age and condition, is ordai...

It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. The law and covenant of God are co-exte...

As it has been shown that all duty, and that alone, ought to be vowed to God in covenant, it is manifest that what is lawfully engaged to in swearing by the name of God is enjoi...

The duty of Covenanting is founded on the law of nature; but it also stands among the arrangements of Divine mercy made from everlasting. The promulgation of the law, enjoining...

The law of God originates in his nature, but the attributes of his creatures are due to his sovereignty. The former is, accordingly, to be viewed as necessarily obligatory on th...

Since every revealed purpose of God, implying that obedience to his law will be given, is a demand of that obedience, the announcement of his Covenant, as in his sovereignty dec...

God's procedure when imitable forms a peculiar argument for duty. That is made known for many reasons; among which must stand this,--that it may be observed and followed as an e...

Whatever attainment is made by any as distinguished from the wicked, or whatever gracious benefit is enjoyed, is a spiritual privilege. Adoption into the family of God is of thi...

To declare emphatically that the people of God are a covenant people, various signs were in sovereignty vouchsafed. The lights in the firmament of heaven were appointed to be fo...

That the Lord gave special token of his approbation of the exercise of Covenanting, it belongs to this place to show. His approval of the duty was seen when he unfolded the prom...

The fact of Covenanting, under the Old Testament dispensations, being approved of God, gives a proof that it was proper then, which is accompanied by the voice of prophecy, affo...

The approved practice of the Church of God in Covenanting, is recommended to us by these two things,--that it displays a voluntary regard to his will, and that it exhibits his p...

The duty is never unsuitable. Men have frequently, improperly esteemed the exercise as one that should be had recourse to, only on some great emergency. But as it is sinful to d...