A30345:731
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.
The sheep of Christ by predestination and eternal purpose are ⟨p. 346⟩gathered into this fold, some sooner, others later, some after one1 manner, some after another, of all nations, kindreds and ongues, Jews and Gentiles, bond and free, male and female, near and far off; such as have lien longer and •••ke deeper into sin; and such as have been preserved from the pollutions of the world.
The sheepe of Christ by predestination and eternall purpose are ⟨p. 346⟩gathered into this fold, some sooner, others later, some after one1 manner, some after another, of all nations, kinreds and ongues, Jewes and Gentiles, bond and free, male and female, neere and farre off; such as haue lyen longer and •••ke deeper into sinne; and such as have beene preserved from the pollutions of the world.
The end of this vocation as it is the work of God calling, is, that they who are given unto Christ of the Father, should freely and willingly answer to God and Christ calling, and so become the confederates of God by Christ the Mediator of the New Testament, and being faithful and confederate, they should love, fear, honour, worship and obey God in Jesus Christ. In respect