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Theonomic-General-Equity-Expanded

The judicial law's general equity binds the modern magistrate in its substance — a reading of XIX.4's 'general equity' clause beyond what the Assembly intended.

This is a contested or rejected alternative.

The Westminster baseline on Tripartite Division is Moral-Judicial-Ceremonial. Personas and schools listed below hold this alternative position instead — either because they argued for it at the Assembly (like the Erastians on polity) or because they represent a receiving tradition that departed from the Standards on this point.

Cruxes on this attribute

The Assembly navigated 1 crux that bear directly on Tripartite Division.

The Tripartite Division of the Law 1645 Moral, judicial, ceremonial — and what binds after Christ?

Other positions on Tripartite Division

Moral-Judicial-Ceremonial WCF Moral law (perpetually binding), judicial law (expired with the Jewish polity except for general equity), ceremonial law (abrogated in Christ) — WCF XIX.3–5. Unitary The Mosaic law is one undifferentiated whole — denying the tripartite division on which Reformed casuistry rests.

Cite this position

Study Reformed, “Theonomic-General-Equity-Expanded” (Position), Westminster Standards Atlas, version 79a5f9880ac1, https://studyreformed.com/atlas/cite/position/law_sanctification/tripartite_division/theonomic/.

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