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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.
Fourthly, Moses was the Mediator of the old Testament, a1 typical, imperfect Mediator, as not a right middle person; a2 Mediator in respect of the outward administration, and that by the power and virtue of Christ, but the force of that Covenant had foundation in Christ, and it was in and through Christ, that the federates were partakers of the good things promised. But Christ the Mediator of the new Covenant, a true and perfect Mediator, a right middle person between God and man; who hath revealed the Gospel, satisfied revenging justice, brought in everlasting righteousness: who alone is able to remove the guilt of sin from the conscience, repair the lost image of God in his people, bow their hearts to walk in obedience, and procure acceptance to their service.
Fourthly, Moses was the Mediatour of the old Testament, a1 typicall, imperfect Mediatour, as not a right middle person; a2 Mediatour in respect of the outward administration, and that by the power and vertue of Christ, but the force of that Covenant had foundation in Christ, and it was in and through Christ, that the federates were partakers of the good things promised. But Christ the Mediatour of the new Covenant, a true and perfect Mediatour, a right middle person between God and man; who hath revealed the Gospel, satisfied revenging justice, brought in everlasting righteousnesse: who alone is able to remove the guilt of sin from the conscience, repaire the lost image of God in his people, bow their hearts to walk in obedience, and procure acceptance to their service.
- 1Gal. 3. 19.
- 2Heb. 9. 15. 8. 8. 6. & 12. 14.