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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.
not that this nature of it self can do these things, but because the Deity dwelleth with it, and by it as by an instrument joined personally with it, doth properly and efficiently work these things. The omnipotent power of creating spiritual graces is not in the humane nature, nor the omnipotent actions which doth produce them, do or can proceed from the humane nature: but they are in God only, and from God in and with the humane nature, working to the same effects, according to its property. Christs humane nature hath both understanding and will whereby he worketh, and is an internal instrument united within the person of God the Son, as a part of his person in a sort, yea more nearly: but these divine works, which Christ the Mediator worketh, the chief virtue and action, which properly effecteth them is in God, not communicated really with the other nature, though it doth work them in this humane nature with it, yea and by it, as a most nearly conjoined instrument, which within the person of God the Son hath his proper actions concurring in an inferior degree of efficiency to that which the divine nature properly and principally worketh. God worketh graces, Christ man worketh the same: the divine nature createth them and infuseth them into this or that man, through Christ man being as a common conceptacle or conduit-pipe. The humane nature worketh them not by powerful creating them, but by taking away sin and the cause, that so way might be made for this promised Spirit; by interceding Mediator-like for them; and by willing the going of such graces from him, as who is with God the Son but one worker, though a distinct principle of working, that is, though distinct in nature, yet the same person. He therefore worketh them as his own works, from his own power: for Gods power is by unity of person made his, the divine power not being without him, as the power of another person then he is ⟨p. 320⟩but being personally with him. And those things which his humane nature worketh, which are wrought after his humane nature, the works not of an humane, but a divine person: for though the nature, according to which they are wrought, be humane, yet the person working is the person of the Son of God.
not that this nature of it selfe can doe these things, but because the Deity dwelleth with it, and by it as by an instrument joyned personally with it, doth properly and efficiently worke these things. The omnipotent power of creating spirituall graces is not in the humane nature, nor the omnipotent actions which doth produce them, doe or can proceed from the humane nature: but they are in God only, and from God in and with the humane nature, working to the same effects, according to its property. Christs humane nature hath both understanding and will whereby he worketh, and is an internall instrument united within the person of God the Son, as a part of his person in a sort, yea more neerly: but these divine works, which Christ the Mediatour worketh, the chiefe vertue and action, which properly effecteth them is in God, not communicated really with the other nature, though it doth worke them in this humane nature with it, yea and by it, as a most nearly conjoyned instrument, which within the person of God the Son hath his proper actions concurring in an inferiour degree of efficiency to that which the divine nature properly and principally worketh. God worketh graces, Christ man worketh the same: the divine nature createth them and infuseth them into this or that man, through Christ man being as a common conceptacle or conduit-pipe. The humane nature worketh them not by powerfull creating them, but by taking away sin and the cause, that so way might be made for this promised Spirit; by interceding Mediator-like for them; and by willing the going of such graces from him, as who is with God the Son but one worker, though a distinct principle of working, that is, though distinct in nature, yet the same person. He therefore worketh them as his own workes, from his owne power: for Gods power is by unity of person made his, the divine power not being without him, as the power of another person then he is