A30345:583
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.
And the reasons of this decree be1 weighty. For hereby God manifesteth his just indignation against sin, and magnifieth the riches of his grace and tender compassion towards the sinner, whom he is pleased to save from deserved wrath. Seeing then God decreed not to deliver man from the sentence of death contracted by sin, but upon satisfaction made to divine justice, and the punishment of sin borne by his surety, of necessity if Christ become a Mediator to intercede for us, he must undertake to pay our debts, and in our room and steed to suffer what we deserved. And as he undertook, so he hath borne the chastisement of our peace, and by bearing the punishment hath taken away our sins.
And the reasons of this decree be1 weighty. For hereby God manifesteth his just indignation against sin, and magnifieth the riches of his grace and tender compassion towards the sinner, whom he is pleased to save from deserved wrath. Seeing then God decreed not to deliver man from the sentence of death contracted by sin, but upon satisfaction made to divine justice, and the punishment of sin borne by his surety, of necessity if Christ become a Mediatour to intercede for us, he must undertake to pay our debts, and in our roome and steed to suffer what we deserved. And as he undertook, so he hath borne the chastisement of our peace, and by bearing the punishment hath taken away our sins.
- 1Omne agens quod agit naturaliter, agit in objectum suae actionis naturaliter receptivum: quare si punire esset naturale (illa nimirum acceptatione, quae secum sert necessitatem) non possit actio talis de persona peccatori• in per sonam aliam transire Neque etiam sapientia Dei, quae in boc negotio max•mè elucet, locum babitura videtur; si per naturam nequisset Deu• aliter •gere: sapientia enim est electrix mediorum. Luk. 24. 26, 27. Joh. 10. 18