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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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And hence we may gather a second reason, why God would not pardon sin without satisfaction, sc. his truth and the Law which he had established against sin, which he will in no wise abolish: one jot or title shall in no wise pass from the Law, till all be fulfilled, Matth. 5. 18. For it is altogether undecent, especially to the wisdom and righteousness of God, that that which provoketh the execution, should procure the abrogation of his Laws, that that should supplant and undermine the Law, for the alone preventing whereof the Law was before established.
And hence we may gather a second reason, why God would not pardon sinne without satisfaction, sc. his truth and the Law which he had established against sinne, which he will in no wise abolish: one jot or title shall in no wise passe from the Law, till all be fulfilled, Matth. 5. 18. For it is altogether undecent, especially to the wisedome and righteousnesse of God, that that which provoketh the execution, should procure the abrogation of his Lawes, that that should supplant and undermine the Law, for the alone preventing whereof the Law was before established.
Also God will have men always to tremble before him, and by his terror to be persuaded from sinning, 2 Cor. 5. 10, 11. and therefore he reserveth to himself entire the punishment of sin, that men might always fear before him, Matth. 10. 28. Luk. 12. 4. The omission of punishment after the publication of the Law, doth detract somewhat from the authority of the Law, with the subjects: God therefore willing to show mercy to the creature fallen, and with all to maintain the authority of his Law, took such a course as might best manifest his clemency and severity, his hatred of sin, care to stablish the Law, and tender compassion towards them that had gone astray. And hereby the love of God towards them that are spared is the more illustrious, that he spared them, who rather then he would not punish sin, would give his only begotten Son to die for sin.