Exposition of the Canons, Second Head of Doctrine, Of the Death of Christ, and the Redemption of Men Thereby: Rejection of Errors, Article 2

Article II. Who teach: That it was not the purpose of the death of Christ that he should confirm the covenant of grace through his blood, but only that he should acquire for the Father the mere right to establish with man such a covenant as he might please, whether of grace or of works. For this is repugnant to Scripture, which teaches that Christ has become the surety and mediator of a better, that is, the new covenant, and that a testament is of force where death as occurred. Article II. Who...