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A96295	Mankinds jubilee, or, Good tidings of great joy for all people plainly discovered by Scripture texts ... shewing that there is a common salvation of all men ... / written by Christopher Wade, An. Dom 1658.	Wade, Christopher, 17th cent.	1658 (1658)	Wing W158A; ESTC R42984	102,952	125

expressed in Eph. 1.17 21. such confiding beleevers and obedient walkers in faithfull indeavours shall never fall 2 Pet. 1.10 See briefly what the speciall salvation is distinct from the common salvation in my 19 Distinction and you shall find that the common salvation by its making the way smooth by discovering the foundation of faith and repentance and so for the entrance into the speciall salvation is a blessed salvation in excellency farre surmounting all temporall blessings in the world intended of God for mens temporall blessings only So that those mens opinions that do maintaine that Christ doth not effectually save all men except he doe eternally save all men is found fallacious As for the possibility or restored ability conferr'd on all men in due season to know the truth 1 Tim. 2.6 I conceive that the expression in due season in that text used is communicated in such a seasonable time for every mans benefit as God knowes to be fittest God cordially intending on his part to prevent mens future progresse in the sinnes of unbeliefe but however it must be communicated in this present life time and not when men are dead for there is no hope therefore whilst men are yet joyned to the living it is said a living dog is better than a dead lion Eccl. 9.4 As the tree falleth there shall it be Eccl. 11.3 The third Distinction sheweth that our Saviour Jesus Christ by a salvation first wrought by and in himselfe alone without men laid the foundation of the common salvation of all men by his descension from Heaven and personall performances upon the earth HErein we are to note that the effects of Christs performances and sufferings upon the earth is in Scripture called a reconciliation by his death Rom. 5.10 and what he doth for men by his spirit by his living againe resurrection and ascension into Heaven is distinctly called a much more being saved by his life in the same verse To performe the first of these he came downe from Heaven to the earth to perform the second he ascended up from the earth into heaven The first he effected by the effusion of his pretious blood upon earth for all men The second he operateth by the infusion of his spirit into all men by the the first in the common salvation he performed his fathers will who will have no fewer than all men saved 1 Tim. 2.4 By the second he finisheth the common salvation in bringing all men to the knowledge of the truth according to Gods will also as appeareth in the same verse And to the end he might be made capable to suffer death or taste death for every man according to Heb. 2.9 he became flesh John 1 14. And although he being in the form of God and thought it no robbery to be equall with God yet he made himselfe of no reputation and took upon him the form of a servant Phil. 2.6 7. Thus when the fulnesse of time was come God sent forth his sonne made of a woman Gal. 4.4 and so he became the man Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 2.5 made under the Law or same obligation which all men were under to redeem them that were under the Law Gal. 4.4 5. Note that it is not said that he redeemed the elect or beleevers or some part of men only but to redeem them that were under the Law in which condition by the fall all men were Rom. 3.19 and 5.18 19 20. And as without shedding of blood is no remission Heb. 9.22 So by the determination of God Acts 4.28 and grace of God he tasted death for every man Heb. 2.9 whereby his most pretious blood was shed 1 Pet. 1.19 Which blood of his in respect of his personall union as composed of the Divine and Humane nature is called Gods blood Acts 20.28 the shedding of which is more pretious and pacifically efficacious with God than if all the men in the whole world had suffered And therefore by this means he became the valuable propitiation for the the sins of no lesse than the whole world 1 John 2.2 for God the Father finding him to have become voluntarily for mans sake under the Law and same obligation into the which all men were by the fall inthralled God the Father attached him and laid upon him the iniquity of us all Isa 53.6 and that by those words the iniquity of us all is meant of all mankinde see my 20 distinction Now the effects produced by his suffering upon the earth are principally two The first is his abolishing thereby the eternall curse of the Morall Law or first Testament for every man And secondly that by his death he also swalloweth up the first death in victory for all men And first to prove the first of these I proceed as followeth The fourth Distinction proveth that one means to establish the common salvation purchased by himselfe is this This Christ by his death abolished the eternall condemning power of the Morall Law for all men yet briefly shewing the necessary use thereof HErein we are first to observe that there is a Law abolished by him sor it is said of Christ he having abolished in his flesh the enmity even the Law of Commandements conteined in Ordinances Eph. 2.15 And herewith we are to know that the strength of the word abolished is a disanulling a destroying a putting out of memory Note also another full expression in this very cause speaking of Christs not slightly crossing that generall accusing bill leaving it still condemnably legible but of his blotting out the hand-writing of Ordinances that was against us and was contrary to us and not only so neither but for our further security he took it out of the way nailing it to his Crosse Col. 2.14 Now I beseech you consider what more plaine or strong expressions can be used in this cause yet further to prove that hereby is meant the abolishing of the Morall Law observe that as it is herein affirmed that it is an hand-writing of Ordinances that is blotted out That God never wrote any other hand-hand-writing of Ordinances but the Morall Law only Exod 31.18 for he added no more Deut 5.22 Neither did Moses write any Ordinances but such as were either totally Morall Law or mixed with Morall Law-Ordinances as is manifest in his written books for as God did first verbally declare the Morall Law at length before he wrote it Exod 20. Deut. 5.22 so Moses wrote not some of those words only but he wrote all the words of the Lord Exod. 24.4 in one book or hand-hand-writing of Ordinances untill they all were finished Deut. 31.24 Thus in Scripture all those now counted five books of Moses are accounted but one book or hand-hand-writing of Ordinances and being so composed in one Moses commanded the Levites to put not those books in the plurall number but that one book of his hand-hand-writing into the side of the Ark of the Covenant Deut. 31.26 Therefore if the hand-hand-writing of Ordinances that as

beforesaid is blotted out be referred to Gods hand-hand-writing then the Morall Law is abolished and blotted out for God wrote that with his owne finger Deut. 31. 18. but he added no other nor no more Deut. 5.22 And if the hand-writing of Ordinances which is blotted out Col. 2.14 be referred to Moses hand-writing then also the Morall Law is blotted out for as God spake all the words of the Law so you see proved that Moses wrote all the words of the Lord even untill all were finished Deut. 31.24 And he wrote no book of Ordinances but such as had and hath Morall Law-Ordinances frequently included in it his books now counted five books being then but one book or handwriting of Ordinances Deut. 31.26 Thus farre wee have observed that the Morall Law is abolished and blotted out as it is called the Law of Commandements or one hand-hand-writing of Ordinances But now I pray you let us consider of the Morall Law as it is called the first Covenant Heb. 9.7 or first Testament ver 15. which was written and engraven in stones 2 Cor. 3.7 God having given no other Law ingraven or written in stones but the Morall Law only unto which Morall Law the Ceremoniall Law was appointed to be pacifically subservient Heb. 9.1 6. Also it is said that that Law also was but imposed upon the Jewes but untill the time of reformation Heb. 9.10 And as for the Morall Law it selfe which was written and ingraven in stones 2 Cor. 3.7 called there the ministration of death that it was to be done away see ver 7. And further in expresse words it is done away ver 11. and is abolished ver 13. and with the downfall thereof the very Ceremoniall Law and Priesthood to that Law belonging is abolished utterly and the Priesthood it selfe to that Law belonging at the comming in of the reformation so limited as is said in Heb. 9.10 is fully changed from the Tribe of Levi to the Tribe of Judah for our Lord sprang out of Judah Heb. 7.14 and therefrom the Apostle affirmeth that thereby is made upon necessity a change of the Law ver 12. Observe upon necessity the Law must be changed by that change of the Priesthood and for our further satisfaction in this point the Apostle saith that there is verily a disanulling of the Commandement going before ver 18. What can the Scripture say more And beloved I thinke you will not deny but it had been very frivolous for the Apostle to tell the Ephesians Eph. 2.15 that the Ceremoniall Law was abolished and to tell the Colossians Col. 2.14 hat the Ceremoniall Law was blotted out for them and as much vanity it had been for him to tell the Galathians Gal. 3.13 that Christ had redeemed them from the curse of the Ceremoniall Law for the Ceremoniall Law was never at enmity with those Nations nor against or contrary to them for the Ceremoniall Law was never in any measure imposed upon any of those people to observe except some few Proselytes Therefore as is before proved the Morall Law is abolished and blotted out for it was but added untill the seed came Gal. 3.19 Againe if the Morall Law be not so fully abolished and blotted out for all men but that it remaines in such force still that some men doe eternally perish under the curse or sentence of that Law and if any one man be lest out of the protection of the second Covenant to perish by the first Death eternally for the breach of that first Covenant or first Testament then the Morall Law is not abolished nor blotted out which to affirme is not onely a flat audacious contradiction against Gods manifest words beforesaid and is not only contrary to Rom. 5.20 21. and Heb. 9.15 where it is affirmed that Christs death was for the Redemption of the transgressions against that first Testament without any limitation but considering that the transgressions against that first Testament or Morall Law never were are or ever can be the unpardonable sin against the Holy Ghost as is by Scripture proved in my 9 10 and 11 Distinctions That affirmation to say that some men doe perish eternally by the Morall Law proveth also no lesse than a flat affronting opposition against our Saviour Christs owne words who affirmeth punctually that all manner of sins and blasphemies shall be forgiven unto the sonnes of men with this one only distinct reserve that he that blasphemeth the Holy Ghost shall not bee forgiven neither in this world nor in the world to come as appeareth Matthew 12.31 32. and in Mark 3.28 And I hope you will not tax our Saviour with indiscretion for so saying Yet notwithstanding though the curse or eternall condemning power or sentence of the Morall Law is abolished and blotted out as is proved herein and also in my 20 Distinction Yet the holy righteous requirings of Love both to God and men contained in the Law is required by the Gospell for it saith Love is the fulfilling of the Law Rom. 13.10 Thus though the Gospell destroyeth the eternall curse of the Law yet by its so amiably sympathizing with the holy requirings of the Law by a justiciall salutation of them both in Christ and his propitiatory performances MERCY and TRUTH are met together RIGHTEOUSnesse and PEACE have kissed each other Psal 85.10 Thus is the righteousnesse of the Law evangelically fulfilled in them that walk not after the flesh but after the spirit Rom. 8.4 in the first fruits of the spirit ver 23. and will be perfectly fulfilled in them at their resurrection and adoption or redemption of their bodies which beleevers wait for Rom. 8.23 Therefore we are not to reject or cast off the holy instructions which are rendered in the holinesse goodnesse and justnesse of the Law Romans 7.12 for our Saviour saith he came to fulfill the Law Matthew 5.17 And from this amiable conjunction of the Gospell with the holy requirings of the Law the Apostle saith do we make void the Law through faith yea we establish the Law Rom. 3.31 Therefore the Prophet speaking of seeking to and trusting in God saith concerning the Law Gospelized or testimony of Jesus to the Law and to the testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no light in them Isa 8.20 And the Apostle speaking of the Saints overcomming of Sathan saith and they overcame by the blood of the Lamb and the words of the testimony Rev. 12.11 Also according to the proportion of ability allotted to us here in this life we may therein see the excellent perfect perfection holinesse and justnesse that is in our good God and in that pure glasse we may behold our own pollutions and deformities and though however slighted by some men yet it remaines to publick view as a famous antient pretious monument whereby we may behold the dangerous rock upon which without Christ's assistance we all mankind had eternally suffered shipwracke Rom. 3.19 and 5.12 19 20.