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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 second effect of this Agony was a bloody sweat. In a cold night, when our Saviour lay upon the ground, in the open air, no man being near unto him, no violence offered unto his body, he did sweat clotted blood, in such abundance, that it streamed through his apparel, and wet the ground. Never was there sweat like this sweat, nor anguish of soul like this anguish that •e then endured. But these I may call the beginnings of sorrow. Upon the cross he uttered that doleful complaint, My God, my 1God, why hast thou forsaken me? He complaineth not that his heavenly Father had forsaken his, but him. Formerly he had wept over Jerusalem, and commended his Disciples unto the custody2 of his Father, being assured they should be gathered, though for the time dispersed. But the cause of this lamentation was, that being now in the hands of his cruel, bloody, merciless enemies, left to endure the extremity of their rage and fury, his Father for a time withdrew from him that solace he was wont to find in him. The unity of his person was never dissolved, his righteousness or graces were never either taken away or diminished: neither is it possible he should want assurance of future deliverance and present support: but for a time the Father did with-draw the sense of favour and comfort, that his humane nature might suffer what our sins deserved. This dereliction was altogether without sin; because Christ our Saviour brought it not upon himself, but was called unto it, and in the conflict his faith was most firm, not shaken with any degree of unbelief: in which cases only the want of comfort is a fault, scil. when we bring it upon our selves, or stain it with infidelity.
The second effect of this Agonie was a bloudie sweat. In a cold night, when our Saviour lay upon the ground, in the open aire, no man being neere unto him, no violence offered unto his body, he did sweat clotted bloud, in such abundance, that it streamed through his apparell, and wet the ground. Never was there sweat like this sweat, nor anguish of soul like this anguish that •e then endured. But these I may call the beginnings of sorrow. Upon the crosse he uttered that dolefull complaint, My God, my 1