Rise of the Covenant of Redemption in the Theology of Samuel Rutherford

Sam Bostock, Ph.D. (2023), Union Theological College, Belfast, is the minister of First Presbyterian Church, Saintfield, in County Down, Northern Ireland, and a Research Associate at Union Theological College. He also holds degrees in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and in Divinity from Queen's University, Belfast.

• PrefaceAbbreviations and conventions1 Introduction1 The Covenant of Redemption at Kirkmabreck2 The Rise of the Covenant of Redemption3 Explanations for the Rise of the Covenant of Redemption4 Rutherford and the Covenant of Redemption2 Galloway: The Covenant of Redemption Preached1 Covenant Theology in Scottish Non-Conformity2 The Eternal Donation of the Elect to Christ as Mediator3 A Covenant with the Pre-Incarnate Christ4 Meanings and Intentions3 London: The Covenanted Reformation and the Covenant with Christ1 Challenges to the Covenanted Reformation2 The Covenant with Christ During the Westminster Asssembly3 Christ and the Covenanted Reformation in Tryal and Triumph4 The Covenanted Reformation and Christ’s Covenanted Kingship4 London: Covenant Theology and Contract Law1 Crisp’s Critique of Mainstream English Covenant Theology2 Rutherford’s Definition of a Covenant3 Saltmarsh and Rutherford on the Word Covenant4 Crisp’s Reliance on English Common Law5 Rutherford’s Reliance on the Jus Commune Theory of Contract6 Conclusion5 London: Christ’s Place in the Covenant1 The Place of Christ in the Covenant2 Christ’s Eternal Consent to the Covenant3 The Structure of the Eternal Covenant4 Conclusion6 London: Christ and His Seed1 The Promises of the Covenant2 Surety-Righteousness and Justification Before Faith3 The Conditions of the Covenant4 The Covenant-Right to All Things5 Conclusion7 St Andrews: The Refusability of Christ’s Blood1 The Covenant of Life Opened2 The Necessity of a Covenant of Redemption3 The Legal Basis for the Refusability of Christ’s Blood4 Rutherford and the Refusability of Christ’s Blood8 St Andrews: The Ratio of Christ’s Reward1 The Question of the Ratio of Christ’s Merit2 Rutherford on the Ratio of Adam’s Merit3 Rutherford on the Ratio of Christ’s Merit4 Christ’s Reward and the Rise of the Covenant of Redemption9 ConclusionAppendix: The Date of Rutherford’s Communion SermonsBibliographyIndex