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I take it from your reply that it doesn't appear at all. Thank you.
Grace2u,

I would have hoped that evidence from the Scripture would have been greater than that of the WCF. The WCF and the LBCF do not have EVERY theological concept ever used to explain Reformed Theology in them. The WCF though does protect the integrity of itself using a general statement that covers such things as already expressed:

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The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for his own glory, man's salvation, faith and life, is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture (WCF 1.6).
Even Baptists use the phrase Covenant of Redemption and have for a long time. The most immediate ones that come to mind are R.B.C. Howell in his book called The Covenants (originally published in 1855 by the Southern Baptist Publication Society) & J.R. Graves, The Work of Christ in the Covenant of Redemption; Developed in Seven Dispensations (Originally Published in 1883). Moreover, individuals such as James P. Boyce used the phrase in his systematic (Abstract of Systematic Theology). Even Spurgeon uses the phrase in the Treasury of David when commenting on Psalm 72. Here is an example: A Circular Letter to Southern Baptists in 1853, by Robert P. Selph. While I do not recall how each of these authors used the phrase, the fact remains they used it.