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A treatise of the covenant of grace wherein the gradual breakings out of Gospel…A treatise of the covenant of grace wherein the graduall breakings out of Gospel…
A treatise of the covenant of grace wherein the gradual breakings out of Gospel grace from Adam to Christ are clearly discovered, the differences betwixt the Old and New Testament are laid open, divers errors of Arminians and others are confuted, the nature of uprightness, and the way of Christ in bringing the soul into communion with himself ... are solidly handled / by that faithful servant of Jesus Christ, and minister of the Gospel, John Ball ; published by Simeon Ash.A treatise of the covenant of grace wherein the graduall breakings out of Gospel grace from Adam to Christ are clearly discovered, the differences betwixt the Old and New Testament are laid open, divers errours of Arminians and others are confuted, the nature of uprightnesse, and the way of Christ in bringing the soul into communion with himself ... are solidly handled / by that faithfull servant of Jesus Christ, and minister of the Gospel, John Ball ; published by Simeon Ash.
London: printed by G. Miller for Edward Brewster, 1645
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This first Promise of grace and life was published by the Lord himself to mankind now dead in sin, and enemies to God, that as they had heard from him the curse against sin, and saw and felt the same in part executed upon them, so they should hear from him the promise of absolution, lest they should be swallowed up in despair. When they should hear peace proclaimed by the Author of Peace and Judgement, both by him that was immediately provoked and offended by sin, and came now to sentence the transgressors: when they should hear peace proclaimed by him in his own person, by his own voice, it must needs put more life and encouragement into them, then if the glad tidings had been brought by some Messenger, or divulged by some Herald only.
This first Promise of grace and life was published by the Lord himselfe to mankind now dead in sinne, and enemies to God, that as they had heard from him the curse against sinne, and saw and felt the same in part executed upon them, so they should heare from him the promise of absolution, lest they should be swallowed up in despaire. When they should heare peace proclaimed by the Author of Peace and Judgement, both by him that was immediately provoked and offended by sinne, and came now to sentence the transgressours: when they should heare peace proclaimed by him in his owne person, by his owne voyce, it must needs put more life and encouragement into them, then if the glad tidings had been brought by some Messenger, or divulged by some Herauld only.
The party upon whom the Promises of mercy are settled, is here propounded as the seed of the woman, and under the next degree as the seed of Abraham: called the Angel of the Covenant, The1 head of all things to the Church: even Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God, who being God over all blessed for ever. ⟨p. 38⟩Rom. 9. 5. should come of David and Abraham, and so of Eve