I PETER i.

11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. REV. ii.

23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. REV. ii.

26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: REV. iii.

1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. REV. XV.

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

(c) The work of the Second Person of the Trinity:

58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

I COR. xvi.

10 Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.

PHIL. ii.

30 Because for the work of Christ he was

nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.

(d) The work of the Holy Spirit :

PHIL. i.

6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

(e) The works of Abraham :

JOHN viii.

39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye

would do the works of Abraham.

3. Show that the constitution under which Adam was placed by God at his creation may be rightly called a

covenant?

The Inspired record of God's transactions with Adam presents definitely all the essential elements of a covenant as co-existing in that constitution :

(a) The parties contracting: God— governor, and man-free agent : (b) The Promises :

MATT. xix.

16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? GAL. iii.

11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live

in them.

13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree :

(c) The conditions, tested in the garden:

(d) Alternative penalty :

12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 13 (for until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when 14 Nevertheless there is no law.

death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of 15 But not

him that was to come.

as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the of God, and the gift by grace grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. 17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 18 Theretore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

18 thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt ground; for out of it wast thou taken: thou return. 20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the 21 Unto Adam also mother of all living.

and to his wife did the LORD God make

coats of skins, and clothed them.

(d) Inspired declarations that sin, death, and all penal evil came into the world through Adam : ROM. V.

12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

I COR. XV.

22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive: [See chapter xvi., ques. 14-23.]

10. Was there any virtue in the obedience required, which could of itself have merited the promised reward?

It is absurd; for everything is a free gift: ROM. iv.

iniquities are forgiven, and whose 7Saying, Blessed are they whose sins are covered.

11. What was the promise of the