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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.
Acceptions of the word Covenant. p. 3, 4. The essence of the Covenant, wherein it consisteth. 4. Covenant and law how differ. ib. There may be a Covenant without verbal expressions, p. 5. yet there have been always expressions in the Covenant with the reasonable creature, ibid. The Covenant is one thing, and the name of the Covenant is another, p. 5. Causes why God is pleased to deal with the reasonable creature in a Covenant-way, p. 6. A Covenant with man in Innocency, though the word Covenant not to be found. p. 6. The Covenant betwixt God and man in general described. p. 7. The Author of the Covenant, God, not God and man, ib. The Covenant is of grace, even where reward is promised of justice, ib. & p. 9. The subject of the Covenant is man, and how. 8. Covenant of works and grace no where in Scripture totidem syllabis, 9. Covenant of God with man, not one, but manifold and sundry ways whereby they are distinguished, 8. Of the Covenant with man in Innocency, p. 9. Covenant of works whether still on foot in the posterity of Adam, in respect of temporal good things, p. 13. Covenant of grace, what. 14. Impossible to be under the Covenant of works and grace at once. 15. Covenant of grace divers in administrations, one in substance. 23. Covenant of nature and grace how they agree and differ. ib. Covenant of grace to be considered as promised, and as established, p. 27. Covenant of promise, what. 28. Covenant of promise and the new Covenant, how they differ, viz. eight ways, p. 32. Christ more darkly revealed in the Covenant of promise, and why, ib. Covenant of promise when it began, and how long it continued. 36. The degrees of it. ib. the parts of it. 43. who contained under it. 45. the Covenant of promise, whether made in Adam with every infant that should be born into the world. p 46. Covenant of grace as manifested to Abraham, p. 47. what peculiarly to be observed therein, ib. the grand promises of it. 53. the temporal promises. 54. Covenants personal, family-Covenants and national. p. 52. Covenant with Abraham how confirmed. p. 90. All are not in Covenant in one manner. p. 91. Covenant of grace under Moses till the return out of the Captivity. p. 92. Covenant of works whether made with man fallen. 93. Obscurity among Divines in differencing the old Covenant ⟨image 188⟩and new 95.
Acceptions of the word Covenant. p. 3, 4. The essence of the Covenant, wherein it consisteth. 4. Covenant and law how differ. ib. There may be a Covenant without verball expressions, p. 5. yet there have been alwayes expressions in the Covenant with the reasonable creature, ibid. The Covenant is one thing, and the name of the Covenant is another, p. 5. Causes why God is pleased to deal with the reasonable creature in a Covenant-way, p. 6. A Covenant with man in Innocency, though the word Covenant not to be found. p. 6. The Covenant betwixt God and man in generall described. p. 7. The Authour of the Covenant, God, not God and man, ib. The Covenant is of grace, even where reward is promised of justice, ib. & p. 9. The subject of the Covenant is man, and how. 8. Covenant of works and grace no where in Scripture totidem syllabis, 9. Covenant of God with man, not one, but manifold and sundry wayes whereby they are distinguished, 8. Of the Covenant with man in Innocency, p. 9. Covenant of works whether still on foot in the posterity of Adam, in respect of temporall good things, p. 13. Covenant of grace, what. 14. Impossible to be under the Covenant of works and grace at once. 15. Covenant of grace divers in administrations, one in substance. 23. Covenant of nature and grace how they agree and differ. ib. Covenant of grace to be considered as promised, and as established, p. 27. Covenant of promise, what. 28. Covenant of promise and the new Covenant, how they differ, viz. eight wayes, p. 32. Christ more darkly revealed in the Covenant of promise, and why, ib. Covenant of promise when it began, and how long it continued. 36. The degrees of it. ib. the parts of it. 43. who contained under it. 45. the Covenant of promise, whether made in Adam with every infant that should be born into the world. p 46. Covenant of grace as manifested to Abraham, p. 47. what peculiarly to be observed therein, ib. the grand promises of it. 53. the temporall promises. 54. Covenants personall, family-Covenants and nationall. p. 52. Covenant with Abraham how confirmed. p. 90. All are not in Covenant in one manner. p. 91. Covenant of grace under Moses till the return out of the Captivity. p. 92. Covenant of works whether made with man fallen. 93. Obscurity among Divines in differencing the old Covenant