Jonathan Edwards and the Covenant of Grace (Jonathan Edwards Classic Studies)

Twentieth century discussions of Edwards covenant theology frequently named a tension in the purity of Edwards Calvinism. Was his insistent teaching on the covenant of grace suggestive of incipient Arminianism or was Perry Miller correct in asserting that Edwards rejected the covenant with its abridging of Gods freedom by his categorical insistence on Gods absolute sovereignty in salvation? Bogue explores the breadth of Edwards writing including many unpublished manuscripts and interacts with a broad spectrum of secondary works to demonstrate conclusively that Calvinism and the covenant of grace are entirely consistent and do not exclude one another. The covenant of grace is not a device of man acting autonomously; it is a provision of the eternal sovereign electing God. As set forth by Edwards it is simply the way the sovereign God has committed Himself to carry out what He has decreed from all eternity pertaining to the redemption of sinners.