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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.
Truth the Septuagint renders righteousness: for uprightness1 and integrity they put truth: and for the paths of judgement, they have it, the paths of truth. And in this sense to do truth, Joh. 3. 21. is, not to do perversely, to do right, justice, integrity, as to deal perversely or unjustly, Isa. 26. 10. they translate, not to do truth. In like manner, lies or false-hood, deceit ⟨p. 167⟩and fraud they translate injustice; as a false-witness, is in them,2 a witness of injustice, or an unjust witness, they swear falsely, is, they swear unjustly: the Prophets prophecy false things, unjust things they render it: a false balance, is a deceitful balance, or unjust balance, or balance of injustice. And injustice is opposed to truth, and iniquity or unrighteousness put for falsehood or deceit: the Mammon of iniquity, that is, deceitful riches, is set against the true treasure, which will not deceive. Iniquity was not found in his mouth, saith the Prophet, that is, guile or deceit. The deceitful, the Septuagint translates, the unrighteous and guileful man, Psal. 43. 1. So that these four, Truth, Uprightness, Righteousness and Integrity, do signify the same thing for substance,3 and most certain it is, they be so conjoined, that where one is, the other cannot be wanting. But though the thing be one for substance, that is signified by all these, and they be sometimes used indifferently, yet they note formal and distinct conceits, and so may be considered.
Truth the Septuagint renders righteousnesse: for uprightnesse1 and integrity they put truth: and for the paths of judgement, they have it, the paths of truth. And in this sence to doe truth,