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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.
The effects of uprightness are many, but specially these.
The effects of uprightnesse are many, but specially these.
1. An heavenly disposition of heart, whereby we are affected to love all good, and hate all evil truly according to the nature and degree thereof, and to have respect universally, not equally to every Commandment. The high way of the upright is to depart 1from evil: that is, to depart from evil is the case-way of the upright, in which they walk rightly, fitly, securely or in great safety. The uprightness of David is thus described, that he did according2 to all that the Lord commanded him, and kept his Statutes and his Judgements: that he did that which was right in the3 eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life. Thus the uprightness of Zechariah 4and Elizabeth, They walked in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. An honest heart mainly desires to please God in matters of justice and judgement, the great and weighty matters of the Law; for God desires mercy and not5 sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more then burnt offerings: and in the duties of his particular calling, because every tree must bear his own fruit, and every man attend to his proper charge: and in such duties, as in respect of time and place be of greater importance, because he must not be wanting to the opportunity: but he takes care withal to be faithful in every circumstance, pin, hoof and nail. These things ought ye to have done. The upright6