Covenant of works
entered into by God with Adam as the representative of the human race (comp. Gen. 9:11, 12; 17:1-21), so styled because perfect obedience was its condition, thus distinguishing it from the covenant of grace. (See COVENANT OF WORKS.)
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[kuhv-uh n-tree, kov-] /ˈkʌv ən tri, ˈkɒv-/ noun 1. a city in West Midlands, in central England: heavily bombed 1940; cathedral. 2. a town in central Rhode Island. Idioms 3. send to Coventry, to refuse to associate with; openly and pointedly ignore: His friends sent him to Coventry after he was court-martialed. /ˈkɒvəntrɪ/ noun 1. […]
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noun 1. a perennial garden plant, Campanula trachelium, of Eurasia, having coarsely toothed leaves and bluish-purple flowers.