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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.
Internal Vocation is by the operation of the holy Spirit effectually enabling and drawing us unto Christ; enlightening the mind, and affecting the heart, seriously to attend unto those things which are spoken, and by faith to receive and embrace them. The principal effectual help which maketh us come to God by belief, is the efficacy of Gods Almighty power put forth to such a purpose. It is the effectual working of Gods Almighty1 power, which worketh faith in us to Salvation. For the creating us anew in Christ, is a greater work, then giving us our natural being in Adam, and therefore may not be ascribed to any power2 that is not almighty. We are by nature dead in trespasses, held in bondage by strong powers, whom none but the strongest can over-master; and by believing we are lifted up to an estate without comparison more excellent then that we formerly received. Now to bring us from death, under which so mighty ones held us captive, to such a life so unutterably glorious, must needs be the working of a power almighty. Besides, so far as ⟨p. 333⟩God doth intend to work, so far he putteth forth his omnipotent power to accomplish: but God doth intend to make some before other some come unto him: and therefore he doth stretch out the arm of his power to effect this.
Internall Vocation is by the operation of the holy Spirit effectually inabling and drawing us unto Christ; enlightening the minde, and affecting the heart, seriously to attend unto those things which are spoken, and by faith to receive and embrace them. The principall effectuall help which maketh us come to God by belief, is the efficacy of Gods Almighty power put forth to such a purpose. It is the effectuall working of Gods Almighty1 power, which worketh faith in us to Salvation. For the creating us anew in Christ, is a greater work, then giving us our naturall being in Adam, and therefore may not be ascribed to any power2 that is not almighty. We are by nature dead in trespasses, held in bondage by strong powers, whom none but the strongest can over-master; and by believing we are lifted up to an estate without comparison more excellent then that we formerly received. Now to bring us from death, under which so mightie ones held us captive, to such a life so unutterably glorious, must needs be the working of a power almighty. Besides, so farre as