Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
... Note this therefore for conclusion of this point, that the Grace of the new Covenant does not stand in this, that God accepts our imperfect obedience loco impletionis totius legis, that God accepts a Pepper corn instead of his full Rent, as Mr. Baxter glosseth it, a jejune and empty conceit of so high a mystery. But that glorious rich magnificent Grace of the Gospel, so much magnified and exalted by the Apostle to the praise and glory of God’s rich mercy and love to mankind, stands in this, that whereas God’s justice doth require full satisfaction; and he in justice might have required the same at our hands; he hath provided the Price, and accepts the full payment at the hands of our Mediator. ...
For more, see William Lyford on Richard Baxter’s pepper corn.
For more, see William Lyford on Richard Baxter’s pepper corn.