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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.
This Covenant was given with tokens of majesty and terror: for Mount Sinai was all of it on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and all the Mountain trembled exceedingly, and the voice of the Trumpet was going and waxing strong exceedingly. The Mountains saw the Lord and trembled, Hab. 3. 10. they leaped like Rams, Psal. 114. 4. The earth quaked, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God, even Sinai it self at the presence of God, the God of Israel, Psal. 68. 9. Judg. 5. 5. The mountain burnt with fire unto the midst of heaven, with ⟨p. 124⟩darkness, clouds, and thick darkness, Deut. 4. 11. and from this, it may be, the Law is called fiery, Deut. 33. 2. The Prophets1 use the like words to signify the Majesty of God, Psal. 18. 9, 10, 12, 14, & 97. 2, 4. with clouds and smoke God often manifested his glorious presence to his people, Exod. 40. 34, 35. 2 Chron. 5. 24. & 6. 1. & 7. 1, 2. Isa. 6. 4. Revel. 15. 8. And as Princes publish their decrees with the sound of the Trumpet: So God to his ancient people revealed the pleasure of his will, and gave answers unto them in thunderings and voices,