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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.
Thirdly, The commandments of the old Testament were many1 of them carnal▪ standing in ceremonial observances, and containing ⟨p. 165⟩an hand-writing against them: and the promises were many corporal, as of an earthly inheritance, so that by them their faith was to ascend up to spiritual and heavenly things, and the spiritual promises were obscure, in number fewer, and such as were far off. But the commandments of the new Covenant are spiritual,2 and the promises spiritual, plainly revealed, nigh at hand, ratified by the coming of Christ, particular: earthly things are promised as an additament to them that seek the Kingdom of heaven, and included in the spiritual.
Thirdly, The commandments of the old Testament were many1 of them carnall▪ standing in ceremoniall observances, and containing ⟨p. 165⟩an hand-writing against them: and the promises were many corporall, as of an earthly inheritance, so that by them their faith was to ascend up to spirituall and heavenly things, and the spirituall promises were obscure, in number fewer, and such as were farre off. But the commandments of the new Covenant are spirituall,2 and the promises spirituall, plainly revealed, nigh at hand, ratified by the comming of Christ, particular: earthly things are promised as an additament to them that seek the Kingdome of heaven, and included in the spirituall.