Whether or not his claims are true biblically, Murray stands at odds historically with how the Westminster divines and theologians of the period, reflected in the Confession and catechisms, understood these texts and their bearing upon the covenant of works. More recent criticisms, especially those of Torrance and Rolston, have typically been interested in proving dogmatic claims rather than trying to understand the Confession’s doctrine of the covenants in its own right. Rolston and Torrance equate