CHAPTER V. — COVENANTING CONFERS OBLIGATION.

Covenanting confers obligation by the authority of God, 181 Personal and social—on the Covenanting parties, 182 Such are represented as bound—are said to be joined to the Lord—to take hold of his covenant—to cleave to him, 183 God enjoins obedience as the fulfilment of Covenant duties, 184 —that the vow be paid, 186 Difficulty considered, 187 He threatens those who keep not his covenant, 187 Social Covenanting entails obligation on the society till the end of the covenant be attained, 189 Because by it, Covenants are made in the name of posterity, 189 Because the Church is one in all ages, 190 Because of the Church's social character, 192 Every adult member of the Church engaged to its privileges and duties, 193 Children of church members are members of the Church, and therefore under obligation, 193 The privileges enjoyed by children show them to be under obligation, 194 Social Covenanting entails obligation on the society till the end of the covenant be attained— Because Social Covenanting, approved in Scripture, conferred obligation, 196 Because the ends of such covenants may not be attained during the lives of those who entered into them, 197 Because the people of God view themselves bound by anterior engagements of his Church, 198 Because the Lord himself views his Church as bound by these, 199 Covenanting entails obligation even on the unbeliever who vows and swears, 201 Even those in the Church who do not formally Covenant are under obligation, 203 A minority in a church or nation are bound by Covenant engagements, though the others cast them off, 204 Covenanting does not implicate conscience, 205 That men are bound by previous engagements is no reason why they should not Covenant, 207

CHAPTER VI. COVENANTING PROVIDED FOR IN THE EVERLASTING COVENANT.