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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.
The blood which was shed in the signs ordained to seal the Covenant of Promise, what did it signify but the blood of Christ, whereby the Covenant was to be sealed. Lastly, we may find a full expression of his passion in the resolved sacrifice of Isaac, which was typical the death of Christ, and the Ram in his stead: wherein is set forth an Emblem of Gods love unto the world, in that he hath truly sacrificed his only Son Christ to take away sin. Joh. 3. 16. ⟨p. 50⟩And if some of these be not lively expressions, it may seem to1 be implied in the very Promise: for how should the blessing promised come upon the posterity of Abraham, if the promised seed had not borne the curse of the Law, and by suffering removed it, that mercy might be glorious in conferring righteousness and life eternal.
The bloud which was shed in the signes ordained to seale the Covenant of Promise, what did it signifie but the bloud of Christ, whereby the Covenant was to be sealed. Lastly, we may find a full expression of his passion in the resolved sacrifice of Isaac, which was typicall the death of Christ, and the Ramme in his stead: wherein is set forth an Embleme of Gods love unto the world, in that he hath truly sacrificed his only Sonne Christ to take away sinne. Joh. 3. 16. ⟨p. 50⟩And if some of these be not lively expressions, it may seeme to1 be implyed in the very Promise: for how should the blessing promised come upon the posterity of Abraham, if the promised seed had not borne the curse of the Law, and by suffering removed it, that mercy might be glorious in conferring righteousnesse and life eternall.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] in typo vertit Tremelius ex Syri interpretis [Greek or Hebrew] quae vox Hebra••è [Greek or Hebrew] est, & apud Evang.