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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 works, if they be any cause of Justification, instrumental they cannot be, but the matter whereupon, and for which we are justified or accounted righteous. Works do not embrace Christ, but if causes of Justification, they must challenge to themselves: and therefore how faith and works should be conjoined as con-causes in Justification it is impossible to conceive, seeing the one, that is, faith attributes all1 to the free-grace of God; the other, that is, works, challenge to themselves: the one will aspire no higher, but to be the instrumental cause of free remission: the other can sit no lower, but to be the matter of Justification, if any cause at all. For if works be accounted to us in the room or place of exact obedience in free Justification, do they not supply the place? are they not advanced to the dignity of works complete and perfect in Justification from justice?
and workes, if they be any cause of Justification, instrumentall they cannot be, but the matter whereupon, and for which we are justified or accounted righteous. Workes doe not embrace Christ, but if causes of Justification, they must challenge to themselves: and therefore how faith and workes should be conjoyned as con-causes in Justification it is impossible to conceive, seeing the one, that is, faith attributes all1 to the free-grace of God; the other, that is, workes, challenge to themselves: the one will aspire no higher, but to be the instrumentall cause of free remission: the other can sit no lower, but to be the matter of Justification, if any cause at all. For if works be accounted to us in the roome or place of exact obedience in free Justification, doe they not supply the place? are they not advanced to the dignity of works compleate and perfect in Justification from justice?
- 1In eo q•od solvimus est aliqu• •atio meriti.