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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, A girdle trussing up the loins moderately, doth strengthen a man, a girdle is put for strength and ornament, Isa. 23. 10. for in the loins is the seat of strength and might, and with a girdle the loins are girded; whence are these phrases, I will strengthen him with thy girdle, Isa. 22. 21. Justice shall be the girdle of his loins, Isa. 11. 5. He girdeth their loins with a girdle, Job 12. 18. and looseth the girdle of the strong, Job 12. 21. She girdeth up her loins with strength, Prov. 31. 17. And the exhortation so often used. Gird up thy loins, Jer. 1. 17. Job. 38. 3. & 40. 7. 2 King. 4. 29. & 2 King 9▪ 1. So this grace addeth great strength to the inner man, as we may see in Job, who when God seemed, and men did fight against him, when heaven and earth seemed to conspire against him, yet this did stick by him, Until I die, I will never take away mine innocency from my self.1
Thirdly, A girdle trussing up the loins moderately, doth strengthen a man, a girdle is put for strength and ornament, Isa. 23. 10. for in the loines is the seat of strength and might, and with a girdle the loines are girded; whence are these phrases, I will strengthen him with thy girdle, Isa. 22. 21. Justice shall be the girdle of his loynes,