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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.
Though then the righteous man must exercise himself in righteousness, yet he is justified and liveth, that is, obtaineth life eternal by faith, and not by the works of faith.
Though then the righteous man must exercise himselfe in righteousnesse, yet he is justified and liveth, that is, obtaineth life eternall by faith, and not by the works of faith.
Now the Lord, the strong Redeemer of his people, according1 to the word of his Prophets, brought back their Captivity with joy in his time appointed, planted them in their own Land, brought them into the bond of his Covenant, and set up his Tabernacle amongst them. When the Lord (saith the Psalmist) brought back the Captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they amongst the Heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. And the Prophet Zechariah, As for thee also, by the blood 3of thy Covenant, I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit, wherein is no water. By this great, special, late and new blessing, the ⟨p. 161⟩Lord did bind his Israel unto him more strongly then heretofore. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say, The 4Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the Land of Egypt. But, the Lord liveth, which brought up, and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the North Country, and from all Countries whither I had driven them, and they shall dwell in their own Land. In respect of this late and new blessing vouchsafed, the Covenant that God made with his people now brought back and planted in their own Land, may be called New: but in respect of the Author, matter, form, end, effects, and means of administration, teaching and applying, it was one with the former. Nevertheless, the Covenant which God made with his inheritance upon their delivery from the North Country, did exceed the former which he had made with their Fathers, when he brought them out of Egypt, in divers respects.