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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
A TREATISE OF THE Covenant of GRACE. › Chapter 9: Of the Covenant that God made with David.
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, and Christ is more clearly manifested in this breaking forth of the Covenant, then in any of the former. As first, that he was God and man in one person; the Son of David, who should come of his loins, and yet Davids 1Lord. The Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies my foot-stool. Then in respect of his humiliation and glorification, his sufferings and exaltation. Thou wilt not leave my soul in grave, nor suffer thine holy one to 2see corruption. Thou hast made him for a little inferior to the Angels, sc. as concerning his sufferings: Thou hast crowned him with glory and honour. Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy foot-stool. Also in respect of his offices, that he should be both King and Priest; a King to rule and govern his elect, to bridle and subdue his enemies; I will declare the decree, 3the Lord hath said unto me, thou art my Son: I will set my King upon my holy hill of Zion. Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. A Priest after the order of Melchizedek, confirmed by oath, anointed with the oil of gladness. The Lord hath sworn and will 4not repent, thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. God, even thy God hath anointed thee with the oil of ⟨p. 145⟩gladness above thy fellows, that is, above all Christians, who are thy fellows, consorts and partners in the anointing. To offer up himself once for all a sweet smelling Sacrifice unto the Father, for the sins of his people. Sacrifice and burnt-offering thou 5wouldst not have, but mine ear hast thou bored, or digged open: that is, thou hast made me obedient to thy voice: or mine ear hast thou bored, as thy servant for ever. The Septuagint to make the sense plainer, say, but a body hast thou fitted to me, or prepared me: meaning that his body was ordained and fitted to be a Sacrifice for the sins of the world, when other legal Sacrifices6