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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
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4. No man is hindered from believing through the difficulty or unreasonableness of the command, or through his own simple infirmity, as being willing and desirous to believe, but not able, which inability deserves pity: but his inability is of corruption ⟨p. 45⟩and wilfulness: he doth not believe, because he will not, he is unable, because he doth not covet or desire, which is inexcusable.
4. No man is hindred from beleeving through the difficulty or unreasonablenesse of the command, or through his owne simple infirmity, as being willing and desirous to beleeve, but not able, which inability deserves pitty: but his inability is of corruption ⟨p. 45⟩and wilfulnesse: he doth not beleeve, because he will not, he is unable, because he doth not covet or desire, which is inexcusable.
5. His inability to believe is joined with the wilful refusal of mercy promised and voluntary pursuit of some inferior good, as more to be desired then Gods favour. But of this more in the next degrees of the Covenant.
5. His inability to beleeve is joyned with the wilfull refusall of mercy promised and voluntary pursute of some inferiour good, as more to be desired then Gods favour. But of this more in the next degrees of the Covenant.
Under this Covenant outwardly administered, were comprehended both Adam and his posterity, even so many as he should dedicate unto God, or should accept of the Covenant, until by wilful departure from the faith and worship of God they discovenanted themselves, and their posterity. As the Covenant was after made with Abraham and his seed, and is now made with believing Parents for themselves and their children after them: so was it with Adam, and those that should descend from his loins.