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A contemporary, foundational statement of classic reformed faith, now revised and updated • Comprehensive, coherent, contextual, and conversational • Scripture-saturated, with more exegesis and more Scripture quotations than other one-volume theologies • Upholds classic Calvinist positions on baptism, the Trinity, church government, and much more • Interacts with contemporary issues...

THE COVENANT OF WORKS The twelfth question of the Shorter Catechism asks: “What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the estate wherein he was created?” Its answer is revealing in that, responding as it does to a question concerning God’s special providence, it specifically places the covenant of works within the arena of God’s special providence: “When God had created man, He entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience; forbidding him to eat