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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.
B Because what it signifieth. p. 57 The phrase from the beginning, or the beginning, what it imports. p. 42 Believe, whether every man be bound to believe that Christ died for him in particular, p. 222, 223. &c. He that goeth on in an evil way is not immediately called to believe in Christ. 223. Things that are true as promised, it is not necessary that they be, unless we believe. 225. That man cannot believe, is not through impotency of weakness, but impotency of wilfulness. 226. Belief that Christ died for all men cannot be the ground of justifying faith, 228. what sign God gives of ⟨image 187⟩his willingness to have men believe, when he gives them not power 245 Believers and Christs sheep, how they differ. 255 Bellarmine confuted, who saith, the faith whereby Abraham was justified, was justice. p. 72 But, not ever an exceptive, but oft an adversative. 302
B BEcause what it signifieth. p. 57 The phrase from the beginning, or the beginning, what it imports. p. 42 Believe, whether every man be bound to believe that Christ died for him in particular, p. 222, 223. &c. He that goeth on in an evil way is not immediately called to believe in Christ. 223. Things that are true as promised, it is not necessary that they be, unless we believe. 225. That man cannot believe, is not through impotency of weakness, but impotency of wilfulnesse. 226. Belief that Christ died for all men cannot be the ground of justifying faith, 228. what signe God gives of ⟨image 187⟩his willingnesse to have men believe, when he gives them not power 245 Believers and Christs sheep, how they differ. 255 Bellarmine confuted, who saith, the faith whereby Abraham was justified, was justice. p. 72 But, not ever an exceptive, but oft an adversative. 302
C Canaan, how said to be an everlasting possession. p. 55 Caphar, what it signifieth. 279 Carnal Christians their privilege. 55 Carnal reasonings: to be avoided in divinity. 249 Cause, an immediate or next cause what. p. 70. A moral cause, though not present in act, yet if supposed future, may have effects. p. 31 Circumcision, why with blood, and why ordained, seeing both sexes not capable of it. p. 90. what it was a seal of. ibid. Circumcision not unprofitable to those that were not partakers of the spiritual blessings. 91 Christ more darkly revealed in the Covenant of promise, and why. p. 32. Christ Mediator, and Testator both, 203. for whom he died and rose again, whether for all and every man with a purpose to save, or for all in respect of the sufficiency of the price, not efficiency. 204, 205, 206, &c. No man hindered from coming to him by any cause efficient, or deficient out of himself. 244. Both natures concur in him necessarily as a formal beginning in the works of Mediation. 269. How he is inferior to the Father, 271. our sins laid upon him. 276, 277. and he substituted for the sins of the faithful. 279. Satisfaction made by him, and that real, and not by acceptilation, ib. and 280, 281. How the Church is said to have Christ, 287. His appearing before his Father for us, what it imports, 296. How he is King. 306. In Christs person a threefold fullness. 317. How Christ was Mediator before his Incarnation. p. 27. Christ the common store-house, in which every thing is first placed, that is to be imparted to believers. p. 38 Church-members, the Covenant externally made with every one, parents and their children. p. 24. & 29 Church of the elect only one. p. 30. sometimes the bounds of it narrower, sometimes larger. 203. In the latter days, it is probable, the bounds of it will be larger then heretofore. ib. Commandment, Gods Commandments show what our duty is, not what God will work in every man. 134 Conditions of two sorts. 133 Conversion, though not a bare moral persuasion, yet not effected without persuasion, 328. Conversion of a sinner called conviction,