that were creeping into the church through the back door while the Puritans steadfastly fought against antinomian views coming through the front door. Following from this, Gillespie posits that the conditions of the first covenant were not any one act of obedience but rather multiple acts of obedience (i.e., perfect and perpetual). However, in the second covenant the initial act of a lively faith in Christ fulfills the condition of the covenant. Certainly, believers will continue to exercise their