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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.
Eighthly, These things may dispose us to faith, but not to justification immediately: because the smart of the wound may provoke to seek a plaster, but serveth not to the curing of it. Justification ⟨p. 340⟩is of the free grace of God through the blood of Jesus Christ, and not through any habit of grace infused into us: much less through fear of hell, or initial hope, or desire, or such like.
Eighthly, These things may dispose us to faith, but not to justification immediately: because the smart of the wound may provoke to seeke a plaister, but serveth not to the curing of it. Justification ⟨p. 340⟩is of the free grace of God through the bloud of Jesus Christ, and not through any habit of grace infused into us: much lesse through feare of hell, or initiall hope, or desire, or such like.
Ninthly, Where the effectual raising up of the heart to faith beginneth, there Gods preparative works take an end: for as that which prepares the ground for seed now ceaseth, when the seed is to be sown: So all these, which as they are preparations fit the soul for Gods effectual calling to be given, they have their end, when this immortal seed cometh to be sown in us.
Ninthly, Where the effectuall raising up of the heart to faith beginneth, there Gods preparative workes take an end: for as that which prepares the ground for seed now ceaseth, when the seed is to be sowne: So all these, which as they are preparations fit the soul for Gods effectuall calling to be given, they have their end, when this immortall seed com•th to be sown in us.