God and Adam: Reformed Theology and the Creation Covenant

Reformed churches have always been interested in thecovenant idea, first the covenant of grace in Christ,but also a covenant with Adam before sin, commonlycalled the covenant of works. But what the covenant ofworks really meant in the 17th century, when it becamestandard orthodoxy, is often very poorly understoodtoday. That ignorance has contributed to modifications which are not always for the better.