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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.
How then doth the Apostle conclude common misery from this, If one died for all, then were all dead? It may well be understood, of death unto the world and sin, and not of death in sin, as if he had said, if Christ died for all, then all that are his, are dead to sin and to the world. The words and scope of the Apostle do both agree well to this interpretation. It hath been alleged, that the words speak of a death passed, not present, as our translation showeth, and so could not be understood of death unto sin. But Vorstius upon that very word noteth, that he understandeth1 all Christians in which the efficacy of Christs death showeth forth it self, as they also by the example of Christ are dead to sin and the flesh. Confer Rom. 6. 2, &c. 1 Pet. 4. 1. Some foolishly understand this of the guilt of death, that the sense should be, because Christ is dead for all men, hence it is truly gathered, that all men are guilty of death; which is refuted in the verse following. This is Vorstius his censure of that interpretation. As for the words, seeing they speak of the death of Christ applied in the time past, it was requisite these that entreat of the death of sin in them that be Christs, should be put in the time past also. And so the words do more confirm, then weaken the interpretation.
How then doth the Apostle conclude common misery from this, If one died for all, then were all dead? It may well be understood, of death unto the world and sinne, and not of death in sinne, as if he had said, if Christ died for all, then all that are his, are dead to sinne and to the world. The words and scope of the Apostle do both agree well to this interpretation. It hath been alleadged, that the words speake of a death passed, not present, as our translation sheweth, and so could not be understood of death unto sin. But Vorstius upon that very word noteth, that he understandeth1 all Christians in which the efficacie of Christs death sheweth forth it self, as they also by the example of Christ are dead to sin and the flesh. Confer Rom. 6. 2, &c.