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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.
Moses also brought in the Priest-hood as a settled ordinance for that present, which for the persons were to succeed him; The things which they had proper were two. First to offer Sacrifices for the people and thereby to cleanse them from the breach of Ceremonial commands put upon them by Moses to testify their homage. But the blood of those sacrifices, was a type of Christs1 blood our true and unchangeable high Priest, whereby the conscience is purged from the guilt of sin, and from all failings in the least and highest degree of moral obedience. And though the carnal Jew saw it not in their sacrifices, yet the spiritual, which brought a right sense of sin and fitting disposition, both saw it and reached pardon in these sacrifices by faith in the blood of Christ typified by them. And hence we see in what respect, the2 Law is said to be weak and unable to give life, to purge the conscience, or pacify the wrath of God: because it was not the blood of Bulls or Goats, but of Christ, the immaculate Lamb of God, who thorough the eternal Spirit offered up himself a sacrifice to the Father, that did purge the conscience, and bring in eternal redemption, which was not shed but typified under that Covenant, though the spiritual seed by faith laid hold upon i•, and were partakers of the benefits thereof.
Moses also brought in the Priest-hood as a setled ordinance for that present, which for the persons were to succeed him; The things which they had proper were two. First to offer Sacrifices for the people and thereby to cleanse them from the breach of Ceremoniall commands put upon them by Moses to testifie their homage. But the blood of those sacrifices, was a tipe of Christs1 blood our true and unchangeable high Priest, whereby the conscience is purged from the guilt of sinne, and from all failings in the least and highest degree of morall obedience. And though the carnall Jew saw it not in their sacrifices, yet the spirituall, which brought a right sence of sinne and fitting disposition, both saw it and reached pardon in these sacrifices by faith in the blood of Christ tipified by them. And hence we see in what respect, the2