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The Real Turretin on Covenant of Grace and Covenant of Works in the Mosaic Covenant
Kerux, Volume 24, Number 3, p. 76, FN70 (Dennison et al.): [O]ur editors have summarized Turretin as teaching that “the form of the Mosaic covenant was the covenant of works, but its substance was the covenant of grace” (12). This muddles Turretin’s otherwise careful distinctions regarding the administration of the covenant of grace under Moses,…
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The real Francis Turretin on: The Mosaic Covenant
Michael Brown at Pilgrim People has an interesting post in which he discusses the real Francis Turretin’s view of the Mosaic covenant (aka Siniatic Covenant)(link). I believe that the Thomas Goodwin blog actually delved into this subject a bit more deeply a while back (post 1 – post 2), nevertheless it is still an interesting…
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The real Turretin on: Old Testament Salvation
JetBrane at Iron Ink has a nice post providing a quotation from the real Francis Turretin on the topic of the salvation of believers in the Old Testament (link). Although their temporal relationship to the true atonement was different than ours, Old Testament saints were saved the same way that we, New Testament saints, are.…
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Covenantal Divide Between Presbyterians and non-Dispensational Reformed Baptist
I enjoyed reading a recent post at the Thomas Goodwin blog, where the pseudonymous (like the present author) author provided some interesting commentary on the minority position held by Owen in contrast to that of the other major Reformed writers (Witsius, van Mastricht, and Turretin). (link) I would tend to see Owen’s view as being…
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Cur Deus Homo? Further Response to Horne
Gene Bridges provided the following comments (link) which I have reproduced in part below: As you noted, stating that the Covenant of Grace is in some way “conditional” or “conditioned” on faith does not lead to it being (a) meritorious or (b) pactum merit. Indeed that’s a non sequitur. Turretin (the real one) went over…
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Response to Objections Regarding Merit and the Covenant of Works
In Paul’s epistles to the Romans and Galatians, Paul drives home a message of the futility of works to provide merit, and the need for grace. This message is an important aspect of the gospel, for those who seek salvation through works will perish: Romans 9:31-3331But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath…
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The Real Turretin on: the Covenants
The Reformed Reader has graciously transcribed a two part series taken from the real Turretin’s Institutes: (part 1)(part 2) See also the recent transcription of the difference between Grace and Works by Transforming Grace. (link) -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!