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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.
In this Covenant man doth promise to repent of his sins, and repenting to cleave unto the promise of mercy made in Jesus Christ, and in saith to yield willing, cheerful and continual obedience. In contracts amongst men, one may ask more, and the other bid less, and yet they may strike agreement: But it is altogether bootless, for men to think of entering into Covenant with God, if they be no• resolved to obey in all things. The practise of all Gods people, who ever made Covenant with his Highness, doth expressly speak thus much, when they solemnly entered into, or renewed their Covenant: for thus they promise, Whatsoever the Lord saith, that will we do, Exod 24. 3, 7. The people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey, Josh. 24. 23. And they entered into Covenant to seek the Lord God of their Fathers, with all their he art, and with all th•e•r sou•e? That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel, should be put ⟨p. 22⟩to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman, 2 Chron. 15. 12, 13. And the King stood by the pillar, and made a Covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his Commandments, and his Testimonies, and his statutes, with all their heart, and all their soul, to perform the words of this Covenant that were written in this book: and all the people stood to the Covenant, 2 Chron. 34. 31. 2 Kings 23. 3. They entered into a Curse, and into an Oath to walk in Gods Law, which was given by Moses the Servant of God, and to observe and do all the Commandments of the Lord our God, and his Judgements, and his Statutes, Neh. 10. 29. And thus runneth the exhortation of Joshua to the two tribes and half when he sent them home; Take diligent heed to do the Commandments of the Law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his Commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart, and with all your soul,