A

TREATISE

OF THE

Covenant of GRACE:

WHEREIN ·

The graduall breakings out of Gofpelgrace from Adam to Chrift 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 Uprightneffe, and the way of Chrift in bringing the foul into Communion with bimfelf:

Together with many other Points, both doârinally and practically profitable, are folidly handled.

By that faithfull fervant of Jefus Christ, and Minister

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of the Gospel, JOHN BALL.

Published by SIMEON ASH.

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I the Lord have called thee in righteousnesse, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a Covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles. Ifai 42.6.

But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly
Ierufalem,and to lefus the Meliatour of the new Covenant,and to the bloud of
Sprinkling that fpeaketh better things then that of Abel. Heb.12 82,24.
The fecret of the Lord is with them that fear him, and he will shew them his
Covenant. Plal. 25, 14.

LONDON,

Printed by G. Miller for Edward Brewster on Ludgate hill neer Fleet-bridge at the Signe of the Bible. 1645.

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give credit unto the enfuing Trea-
tife by our Testimony, fecing the
learned, and holy works of the Re-
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chifme, with the expofition thereof; his Treatife of the
life of Faith, together with other Books more lately
published, tending to reconcile the differences of thefe
times, doe fufficiently witneffe to the world, both bis
great abilities and Pietie. And if God, bad been plea
fed to lengthen his life, we believe, be might have
been very ferviceable, in feeking to reconcile our
prefent fad differences about Church-Government,be-
caufe (as we understand) he had thgrowly studied all
thofe Controverfies. But feeing the Lord.bath depri-
ved us of his help in that kinde, we are right glad,
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