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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 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 hand1 of a Mediator, Gal. 3. 19. that is, by the labour and ministry of Moses: which though some do••t of, is yet confirmed from this, ⟨p. 128⟩that Christ reserves himself to be a Mediator of a better Testament. Heb. 8. 6. There is but one Mediator true and spiritual, scil. Christ: but Moses was a Mediator only typical. The Mediation whereby men are truly and effectually united unto Christ, cannot fall upon any person who is not endued with infinite power and virtue, who is not God as well as man: but the Mediation of Moses was of this use, to show what was the true manner of worshipping God, but did not inspire force and power to follow it, nor reconcile men to God, but propound those things, whence it might easily appear, that there is need of another reconciliation.
This Covenant was made in Christ the promised Messiah, in and through whom the faithfull obtained the blessings promised: but according to the administration of this Covenant Moses was the Mediatour: and herewith in this expression is embellished above the former. The Law was ordained by Angels in the hand1 of a Mediatour, Gal. 3. 19. that is, by the labour and ministery of Moses: which though some do••t of, is yet confirmed from this, ⟨p. 128⟩that Christ reserves himselfe to be a Mediatour of a better Testament. Heb. 8. 6