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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.
Thus it is ⟨p. 180⟩said of Ezra, that he had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel Statutes and judgements:1 And on the contrary, when Simon Magus would have bought the gifts of the holy Ghost with money, Peter rebukes him, saying, Thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
Thus it is ⟨p. 180⟩said of Ezra, that he had prepared his heart to seeke the Law of the Lord, and to doe it, and to teach in Israel Statutes and judgements:1 And on the contrary, when Simon Magus would have bought the gifts of the holy Ghost with mony, Peter rebukes him, saying, Thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
Uprightness of life, is a conversation, way, or course of life agreeable to the word of God in that calling or vocation, wherein God hath placed us. Thus it is said of David, That he walked 1with God in truth and uprightness of heart. And he that walketh in his uprightness, feareth the Lord. He that is upright in the way, is an abomination to the wicked. The way of the just is uprightness. He that speaketh uprightness shall dwell with the everlasting burning. This is expressed by the phrase of going with a right foot. Gal. 2. 14