Assertion: covenant | /r/MadeOf | man
Facets:
value: in his natural or unfallen state
type: LOCATION
value: with one another
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: This covenant is also called a covenant of nature, as made with man in his natural or unfallen state; a covenant of life, because "life" was the promise attached to obedience; and a legal covenant, because it demanded perfect obedience to the law.
text: In addition to being used to refer to covenants established by God with man, it is also used to refer to covenants made by men with one another (e.g., Gen. 21:27), to marriages (Mal. 2:14), to friendships (1 Sam. 18:3), to vows (Ezra 10:3), and to commitments (2 Kings 11:4), among other things.
text: This covenant is also called a covenant of nature, as made with man in his natural or unfallen state; a covenant of life, because “life” was the promise attached to obedience; and a legal covenant, because it demanded perfect obedience to the law.
text: The first covenant made with man was a covenant of works, wherein life was promised to Adam; and in him to his posterity, upon condition of perfect and personal obedience.13