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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.
And when the promise was made to Abraham, that in him, or in his seed, all nations of the earth should be blessed, therein was preached the Gospel unto Abraham, that the Gentiles should be turned from their sins, justified by faith, adopted to be the Sons of God, made partakers of the promised Spirit, and receive the Inheritance purchased for the Saints.
And when the promise was made to Abraham, that in him, or in his seed, all nations of the earth should be blessed, therein was preached the Gospell unto Abraham, that the Gentiles should be turned from their sinnes, justified by faith, adopted to be the Sonnes of God, made partakers of the promised Spirit, and receive the Inheritance purchased for the Saints.
Unto these spiritual blessings, it pleased God to add the promise1 of many and great temporal good things, which are fully branched out in the words before cited, and may be reduced to these heads. 1. Protection, I am thy shield. The Sept. hath it, I2 will protect or stand betwixt thee and all dangers, that may threaten, or seem to come nigh thee. The like promise is often repeated in Scripture, wherein not simple aid or vulgar manner of protection is signified, but present, certain, effectual defence, nigh3 at hand continually, and that performed w•th great c•re and promptness of mind. 2. Riches and honour, I will make thee great and thy name shall be great. 3. Multiplicity of seed; I will multiply thee exceedingly. There be three things in Scripture and Heathen Authors, which are used proverbially, to signify an huge and exceeding great number, the dust of the earth, the sands of the sea, and stars of Heaven. And all these are brought to resemble the exceeding number into which the seed of Abraham should break forth,