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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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fulfilled in respect of unpartial and sincere obedience, for of that our Saviour speaks, as is manifest by the words following, He that shall break the least of these Commandments, and teach men so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven: except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees; that is, righteousness of habit and practise, which is that which the Law, as it is taken in that place, required.
fulfilled in respect of unpartiall and sincere obedience, for of that our Saviour speakes, as is manifest by the words following, He that shall breake the least of these Commandements, and teach men so, shall be called least in the Kingdome of Heaven: except your righteousnesse shall exceed the righteousnesse of the Scribes and Pharisees; that is, righteousnesse of habite and practise, which is that which the Law, as it is taken in that place, required.
Many things are objected to the contrary, which must be cleared before we pass further. As first, it will be said, that in the Law there is no mention made of Christ, without which there is no faith. And what the Law revealeth not, that it commandeth not. But in the Law there is frequent mention of the Messiah, and perpetual adumbration and representation of him, and1 his oblation in washings and sacrifices. The Apostle Paul, where he professedly handleth the chief heads of faith, to wit, that Christ ought to suffer, and rise again from the dead, denieth that he2 said any thing besides that which the Prophets and Moses did foretell should come. And our Saviour proved out of Moses, that he must first suffer, and then enter into glory. And no marvel,3 seeing Moses by divers types and figures shadowed forth the death and resurrection of Christ, as shall be showed after. ⟨p. 112⟩