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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…

Name: A treatise of the covenant of grace wherein the gradual breakings out of Gospel…
Author: John Ball

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.

John Ball 1585–1640London: printed by G. Miller for Edward Brewster, 1645

[8], 350, [12] p. · 159k words · Wing B579 · ESTC R6525

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A TREATISE OF THE Covenant of GRACE. › Chapter 11: Of Truth and Uprightness.A TREATISE OF THE Covenant of GRACE. › Chapter 11: Of Truth and Vprightnesse.

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and 6. 18. and 13. 18. True, or unblameable, Job 2. 3 . and 1. 8 Job 8. 6 . and 41. 7 . and 17. 8. Holy, Deut. 32. 4. He that directeth his way aright. Mic. 7. 2. Prov. 14. 11 . and 15. 8. Prov. 2. 7. Valiant or courageous, Prov. 15. 19. Holiness, Deut. 9. 5. Righteousness and simplicity, 1 Chron. 29. 17. and Truth, Isai. 45. 19. And every where true and upright, or upright and perfect, and truth, uprightness, and integrity, Deut. 9. 5. 1 Sam. 12. 23. Job 1. 1, 2. Psal. 33. 1. 1 Ki. 3. 6. are joined together as in substance noting the same thing. So that uprightness cannot be taken negatively for the want of unrighteousness only, but positively for truth, and righteousness, or rather that which is equivalent to both. For the Greek straight, Luke 3. 4, 5. the Syriac Interpreter useth a word that signifieth equal, polished, smoothed, made even or pure, coming of a root that is to polish or make smooth, as Masius in Peculio and David de Pomis in his Dictionary teach. And Ferrarius turneth the word pure, sincere, plain, which answereth to that of the Prophet,

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John Ball 1585–1640

Place

London

Printer

G. Miller

Bookseller

Edward Brewster

Year

1645

Size

[8], 350, [12] p.

Words

159,000

Catalogue

Wing B579 · ESTC R6525

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EEBO-TCP A30345

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766

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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…

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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