From Moses to Adam: The Making of the Covenant of Works
Emerging c. 1585-1615 in the writings of leading English Puritans, the covenant of works began as a covenant of the moral law, given to Moses, rather than a covenant of creation made with Adam. It flowed initially as doctrine from the Old Testament covenant of grace, which had fallen into theologica...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1988
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1988, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 131-155 |
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| Summary: | Emerging c. 1585-1615 in the writings of leading English Puritans, the covenant of works began as a covenant of the moral law, given to Moses, rather than a covenant of creation made with Adam. It flowed initially as doctrine from the Old Testament covenant of grace, which had fallen into theological perplexities. Its subsequent shift of provenance from Moses to Adam betokened its convergence with the decree of damnation in maturing Calvinism and signified the aggrandizement of the covenant system in Puritan thought. By enduing the covenant of works with the law's curse Puritan theologians universalized the moral law and proposed to purify the covenant of grace. The early history of the idea thus constitutes a touchstone for the Puritan mind in the making. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2540403 |