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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.
Nay, after he was risen from the dead, although he profess openly and plainly to his Disciples, that all power was given unto him in Heaven and earth, and he command them to preach the Gospel to every creature, Matth. 28. 18, 19. yet he gives them a charge to tarry at Jerusalem, to wait for the accomplishment of the promise concerning the solemn sending of the holy Ghost, and to be endued with power from above, Luk▪ 24. 49. as if they were designed before, but then to be inaugurated, and by extraordinary gifts, many hearing and beholding, openly to be approved. The days immediately following the death and resurrection of Christ, were the days of the Churches widowhood, wherein she sate (for a while) destitute and comfortless, and barren, having neither power to bear, nor to bring forth children. But within ten days after Christ, the Lord, the Bridegroom of the Church, had ascended from earth to Heaven in ⟨p. 198⟩glory, the holy Ghost came down upon the Apostles in visible shape, in token that Christs Church was now betrothed unto him, and had received strength to conceive and bring forth, and breasts replenished with plenty of Milk to nourish and feed her children. This was as the Solemnization of the Marriage, and then did the barren begin to rejoice, that she should be the mother of many children. From this time properly the New Testament took its beginning.
Nay, after he was risen from the dead, although he professe openly and plainly to his Disciples, that all power was given unto him in Heaven and earth, and he command them to preach the Gospell to every creature, Matth. 28. 18, 19. yet he gives them a charge to tarry at Jerusalem, to waite for the accomplishment of the promise concerning the solemne sending of the holy Ghost, and to be endued with power from above, Luk▪ 24. 49. as if they were designed before, but then to be inaugurated, and by extraordinary gifts, many hearing and beholding, openly to be approved. The dayes immediately following the death and resurrection of Christ, were the dayes of the Churches widowhood, wherein she sate (for a while) destiture and comfortlesse, and barren, having neither power to beare, nor to bring forth children. But within ten dayes after Christ, the Lord, the Bridegroome of the Church, had ascended from earth to Heaven in