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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.
CHAP. X. Of the Covenant that God made with Israel, after the Babylonish Captivity.
When the people of Israel was almost clean destroyed and wasted in the Babylonian Captivity, the Lord by many ample promises did assure, that he would deliver them out of the hands of their enemies, and bring them again into their own land, set up the tokens of his presence amongst them, and delight in them to do them good. Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith 1your God: speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that h•r iniquity is pardoned; for she hath received of the Lord double for all her sins: that is, she hath been punished enough and more then enough for her transgressions.2 Behold, the Lord will c•me with strong hand, and his arm will rule ⟨p. 157⟩for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. He 3shall feed his flock like a shepherd, he shall gather the Lambs with his arm, and carry them into his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. Fear not thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel: 4I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy Redeemer the holy One of Israel. Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. Thou shalt fan them, and the wind 5shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the holy One of Israel. When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will