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Covenant
COVENANT, n. [L, to come; a coming together; a meeting or agreement of minds.]
1. A mutual consent or agreement of two or more persons, to do or to forbear some act or thing; a contract; stipulation. A covenant is created by deed in writing, sealed and executed; or it may be implied in the contract.
2. A writing containing the terms of agreement or contract between parties; or the clause of agreement in a deed containing the covenant.
3. In theology, the covenant of works, is that implied in the commands, prohibitions, and promises of God; the promise of God to man, that mans perfect obedience should entitle him to happiness. This do, and live; that do, and die.
The covenant of redemption, is the mutual agreement between the Father and Son, respecting the redemption of sinners by Christ.
The covenant of grace, is that by which God engages to bestow salvation on man, upon the condition that man shall believe in Christ and yield obedience to the terms of the gospel.
4. In church affairs, a solemn agreement between the members of a church, that they will walk together according to the precepts of the gospel, in brotherly affection.
COVENANT, v.i. To enter into a formal agreement; to stipulate; to bind ones self by contract. A covenants with B to convey to him a certain estate. When the terms are expressed ti has for before the thing or price.
They covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. Mat 26.
COVENANT, v.t. To grant or promise by covenant.
covenant appears in definitions for these words:
Abrahamic Adulterer Alien Alienation Alter Apprentice Ark Article Assure Attainder Baal Bind Both Clause Collateral Compact Concision Concordat Condition Confederacy Confederate Confirm Confirmation Conspirator Conspire Contract Contractor Covenant Covenanted Covenantee Covenanter Covenanting Dispense Due Espousing Establish Ever Express Faithful Faithfully Faithfulness Faithless Faithlessness Federal Fidelity Force Hand Hold Identify Inconsistent Indent Indentation Indenting Indissoluble Infidelity Infringe Injury Insure Interest Inviolable Keep Marriage Marry Mercy-seat Might Nationally Obligate Obligating On Orach Pact Path Penalty Perform Perpetual Pledge Precontracting Presume Privatively Promise Promiser Propitiatory Quitclaim Re-engage Re-establish Recite Recognition Release Renew Rest Sanctuary Sign Stand Stipulate Stipulated Stipulation Stipulator Subscribe Suit Sure Tacit Testament Token Truce-breaker Unbound Unclean Uncovenanted Undertake Undertaker Unengaged Unwarranted Valid Violation Warrant Warranted Warranter Warranting Warranty
Abrahamic Adulterer Alien Alienation Alter Apprentice Ark Article Assure Attainder Baal Bind Both Clause Collateral Compact Concision Concordat Condition Confederacy Confederate Confirm Confirmation Conspirator Conspire Contract Contractor Covenant Covenanted Covenantee Covenanter Covenanting Dispense Due Espousing Establish Ever Express Faithful Faithfully Faithfulness Faithless Faithlessness Federal Fidelity Force Hand Hold Identify Inconsistent Indent Indentation Indenting Indissoluble Infidelity Infringe Injury Insure Interest Inviolable Keep Marriage Marry Mercy-seat Might Nationally Obligate Obligating On Orach Pact Path Penalty Perform Perpetual Pledge Precontracting Presume Privatively Promise Promiser Propitiatory Quitclaim Re-engage Re-establish Recite Recognition Release Renew Rest Sanctuary Sign Stand Stipulate Stipulated Stipulation Stipulator Subscribe Suit Sure Tacit Testament Token Truce-breaker Unbound Unclean Uncovenanted Undertake Undertaker Unengaged Unwarranted Valid Violation Warrant Warranted Warranter Warranting Warranty
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