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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
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They object moreover, that reconciliation is predicated of the1 whole world, which is reconciled thus far through Christ, that God will not deal with man as he might have done, to cast him away utterly without hope, so as he hath the Angels that sinned, ⟨p. 217⟩but he will accept of him upon terms fitting, according to a new2 Covenant. In which sense a Father is reconciled to his Son, a Master to his Servant, when he is content upon repentance, submission and amendment to receive him into favour. Upon this Text they would build a two-fold reconciliation, one general (as some express it) another special; one not an actual taking away of sins, not actual remission of sins, not Justification, not actual redemption of these or these, but an impetration of remission, Justification, and redemption, whereby God may, his justice not hindering, remit sins to men transgressors, which doth imply another member, to wit, reconciliation, justification and redemption actual. Arm. in Perkin. §. 25. pag. 76. or a reconcilableness, whereby men might be delivered from the captivity of sin, or the necessity of thraldom and reconciliation, whereby they are delivered from captivity. Voss. Hist. Pelagian. lib. 7. part. 1. thes. 3. Others call it an actual reconciliation on Gods part, and an actual reconciliation whereby it comes to pass, that all sinners do actually please God. Exam. Censur. cap. 8. pag. 59. Vorst. in 2 Cor. 5. 15. and 1 Joh. 2. 2. Christ sufficiently and efficiently doth expiate the sins of all, and reconcile the world to God, quantum in ipso est, that is, as much as pertains to the execution of his office laid upon him by his heavenly Father. What distinction they make of reconciliation, and actual reconciliation, or reconcilableness and actual reconciliation, the same may be made of redemption, remission of sins, justification, and adoption, regeneration and sanctification, so that we may distinguish of them also, that there is an actual redemption and redemption, actual remission of sins and remission, actual justification and justification, actual sanctification and sanctification. The term actual remission or reconciliation being set against reconciliation, as the distinct member, doth require, that reconciliation potential be understood, which may be called reconcilableness.