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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.
should1 be made for a little time lower then Angels, and after crowned with glory and honour, and set over the works of the Lords hands: that he should suffer death and rise again: be laid in the grave, but not see corruption. That he should be the great Doctor of the Church, a Priest after the order of Melchizedek: the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, whom God would set upon his holy hill of Zion. His death and resurrection, Kingdom and Priesthood was prefigured by the Sacrifices and Serpent, the Priest hood of Aaron and Kingdom of Israel. But of these things more fully in the new Covenant.
should1 be made for a little time lower then Angels, and after crowned with glory and honour, and set over the works of the Lords hands: that he should suffer death and rise againe: be laid in the grave, but not see corruption. That he should be the great Doctour of the Church, a Priest after the order of Melchisedech: the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, whom God would set upon his holy hill of Sion. His death and resurrection, Kingdome and Priesthood was prefigured by the Sacrifices and Serpent, the Priest hood of Aaron and Kingdom of Israel. But of these things more fully in the new Covenant.
- 1Psal. 8. 6. H•b. •. 7. Psal. 16. 10, Deut. 18. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. Psal. 110. 1, 2, 3.
This Covenant was made in Christ the promised Messiah, in and through whom the faithful obtained the blessings promised: but according to the administration of this Covenant Moses was the Mediator: and herewith in this expression is embellished above the former. The Law was ordained by Angels in the hand