Jonathan Edwards and the covenant of grace / [print]
Carl W. Bogue.
- Cherry Hill, New Jersey. : Mack Publishing Company (c)1975.
- xi, 312 pages ; 21 cm
Part I: Background -- Contemporary considerations -- The man and his times -- Is theology still queen? -- The covenant of grace in theology -- The covenant of grace in Continental Reformed theology -- The covenant of grace in Puritan theology -- History of dogma considerations -- covenant, Calvinism, and consistency -- Jonathan Edwards' relation to his background. Part II: The covenant of grace in a covenantal framework -- The covenant of redemption as distinguished from the covenant of grace -- The covenant of redemption and divine sovereignty -- The covenant of redemption in relation to the covenant of grace -- The covenant of grace as historical manifestation of the covenant of redemption -- Distinctive aspects of Edwards' doctrine of the covenant of grace -- The covenant of grace in relation to the two dispensations and the covenant of works -- The role of the covenant concept in Edwards' theology. Part III: Doctrines related to the covenant of grace -- Jonathan Edwards and divine sovereignty -- The self binding of a sovereign God in the covenant of grace -- Grace and the Holy Spirit in the covenant of grace -- Justification by faith in the covenant of grace -- The nature of covenant faith -- Faith as union with Christ -- Faith as the condition of the covenant of grace -- Seeking salvation in the framework of Calvinist Covenant theology. Part IV: Conclusion -- Conclusion.