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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.
His divine nature could not possibly receive any intrinsical improvement or glory, all fullness of glory essentially belonging thereunto: but so far forth as it was humbled for the administration of his office, so far it was re-advanced. He emptied and humbled himself, not by emptying and putting off his divine glory, but by suffering it to be over-shadowed with the similitude of sinful flesh, and to be humbled under the form of a servant: and he is magnified at Gods right hand, as he doth manifest and show forth his divine glory in his humane nature, which before was covered and shadowed therewith, as with a veil. And how-ever we cannot say the Deity or divine nature was exalted in any other sense then by evident manifestation of it self in that man who was before despised, and accused as a blasphemer, for that he made himself equal with God, yet by reason of the communication of properties from one nature to another in the unity of one person, it is true that as God saved the world by his blood, and the Prince of life was crucified, and the Lord lay in the Grave, so God was at the right hand of Majesty exalted again. The humane nature of Christ is most highly exalted, as he hath obtained a new eminency and dignity over all ⟨p. 306⟩creatures, which in respect of his humane nature he never had before: he hath an ample and immediate claim to all that glory which might in the humane nature be conferred upon him. This glory, dignity and dominion Christ received from his Father according to his eternal decree and Covenant. He sits at the right hand of his Father, and from his Father he received his power, authority and rule.
His divine nature could not possibly receive any intrinsecall improvement or glory, all fulnesse of glory essentially belonging thereunto: but so farre forth as it was humbled for the administration of his office, so farre it was re-advanced. He emptied and humbled himselfe, not by emptying and putting off his divine glory, but by suffering it to be over-shadowed with the similitude of sinfull flesh, and to be humbled under the forme of a servant: and he is magnified at Gods right hand, as he doth manifest and shew forth his divine glory in his humane nature, which before was covered and shadowed therewith, as with a vaile. And how-ever we cannot say the Deity or divine nature was exalted in any other sense then by evident manifestation of it selfe in that man who was before despised, and accused as a blasphemer, for that he made himselfe equall with God, yet by reason of the communication of properties from one nature to another in the unity of one person, it is true that as God saved the world by his bloud, and the Prince of life was crucified, and the Lord lay in the Grave, so God was at the right hand of Majestie exalted again. The humane nature of Christ is most highly exalted, as he hath obtained a new eminencie and dignity over all