the covenant of grace are God and the chosen “seed.” The promise is eternal life and favor. The proviso is faith in Christ, albeit a faith given by God himself. And the penalty for covenant-breaking is death. The covenant of grace, made with the elect, is a particular covenant. Moreover, it is unconditional in the sense that God will not violate the covenant, but conditional in the sense that individual faith is required for its fulfillment. Covenant theologians maintain that although the covenant