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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.
As God was pleased freely to make these promises to Abraham, so also to confirm the same unto him by Oath. By my self have I sworn saith the Lord. Wherein God willing more abundantly ⟨p. 59⟩to show unto the heirs of Promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an Oath; that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us. Abraham was strong in faith, yet was it not superfluous or altogether needless, that God of his superabundant love and mercy, should add his Oath to the former promise, for the further settling and assurance of his servant. Here that common saying may be of use, Abundant cautelousnesse doth not hurt, nay, it is of great profit and behoof. But this is to be further noted, that God had respect to the posterity of Abraham. For Isaac was present then, to whom the promises were confirmed in his father: which, when both the one and the other, ought to inculcate to their posterity, it was a matter of no light moment, that they might holily affirm, that God hath confirmed them both by word and Oath.
As God was pleased freely to make these promises to Abraham, so also to confirme the same unto him by Oath. By my selfe have I sworne saith the Lord. Wherein God willing more abundantly ⟨p. 59⟩to shew unto the heires of Promise the immutability of his counsell, confirmed it by an Oath; that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us. Abraham was strong in faith, yet was it not superfluous or altogether needlesse, that God of his superaboundant love and mercy, should adde his Oath to the former promise, for the further setling and assurance of his servant. Here that common saying may be of use, Aboundant cautelousnesse doth not hurt, nay, it is of great profit and behoofe. But this is to be further noted, that God had respect to the posterity of Abraham. For Isaack was present then, to whom the promises were confirmed in his father: which, when both the one and the other, ought to inculcate to their posterity, it was a matter of no light moment, that they might holily affirme, that God hath confirmed them both by word and Oath.