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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89274	Mercies for man. Prepared in, and by Christ, even for such as neither know them, nor him. Discovered, that they might know, and enjoy them. Or a discourse of the interest there is for all men in, and by Christ in the end, and usefulmesse of the beleevers peculiar priviledges and service. In which is also some information about that service to which the grace of God, that bringeth salvation to all men, instructeth, and obligeth the beleever for the good of them all, according to capacity, and opportunity given him. Likewise some directions for, and concerning Christian magistrates. In the opening some instructions arising from the Apostles exhortation to Timothy, 1 Tim. 2.1, 2. Delivered in November 1653. at the Munday meetings at Black-Friers: and because what then was spoken, met with some publick opposition, this is now published for further satisfaction. Written by Thomas Moor, Junior.	Moore, Thomas, Junior.	1654 (1654)	Wing M2605; Thomason E744_1; ESTC R207022	135,708	156

themselves selves and their wayes and bethink themselves of the Grace they had sinned against that so they might not abide in their unbelief and therefore the Apostle knowing the cordialnesse of God herein being one with him in his designe did strive if by any means he might provoke them to emulation that he might be an instrument of saving some of them verse 14. His hearts desire and prayer to God for whole Israel now in part rejected being that they might be saved Chap. 10. 1. So that prayer against the heathen Psal 79. 6. breathed forth also by Jer. Chap. 10. 25. That God would poure out his wrath upon them c. namely in their Rebellious enterprizes and lifting up themselves against his name and people For they saith the Text in both places have devoured Jacob and made him desolate yet the first end and tendencie of these prayers so directly against them in their evill wayes were for their good considering that as we aforeshewed in Psal 67. for Israel to be preserved among the heathen and defended from their rage and malice seeing it was to this end That by them his way might be known upon earth and his saving health among all Nations was of all mercies the most conducing to their good Therefore in the posture they were in there could be no better prayer for the generality of them than for God to poure out his wrath upon them in revenging the bloud of his servants and so blasting and breaking their enterprizes that his people might yet be preserved amongst them though in these judgements many of the heathen might be suddenly destroyed and snatched away yet even those might receive admonition and reproof from God who doubtlesse was not wanting in giving it in due time while it might be for their good even while his judgements were on them to the destroying them from the earth if they had not so long provoked him before by their rebellions that he had wholly rejected them And however the snatching away some in their stubbornnesse and rebellion so as Gods hand might be seen in it for his names sake was much conducing and therefore oft used by God as a gracious instrument to the general admonition and good of all the surviving enemies as Luke 13. 1-6 That they might see and fear and do no more so wickedly lest they also perish in like manner Therefore also is this prayer of David in the following verses delivered in such termes See Psal 79. 10. equivalent with Psal 83. 16 17. Let God be known among the heathen in our sight by revenging c. and so the first and direct end of these prayers verse 13. is that his people and the sheep of his pasture may give him thanks and praise him to all generations which is for this cause that the Gentiles may glorifie God for his mercy and come in and laud him with them compare herewith Rom. 15. 8 9 10. with Psal 67. So that even these prayers in respect of their end and tendencie were for the heathen against whom directly they were made And in such manner are these prayers to be made for all men But 2 There are also Intreaties Supplications and Intercessions to be made more directly for all men even for mercies favours and good things to be conferred on them according to their needs and capacities And such as may conduce to the great Design of God and his people for their good and those such as may be more directly and properly signified by Intercessions Prayers are to be made for all men for Gods gracious extension of such pardon of their iniquities in which they ill requite rebell and sin against the grace of God bringing salvation to them all in the means forementioned and so in all mercies and chastisements that judgements tending to their utter cutting off may yet be kept off through the mediation of Christ and for his sake that it may not be speedily executed but liberty occasion and opportunity yet put in their hands to enjoy the mercies of God that may lead them to repentance and to repent and turn to him as we have noted before Stephen at his last breathing kneeled down and cryed with a loud voice Father forgive them or do not lay this sin to their charge to execute judgement speedily but give them time yet againe to repent that in repenting they may receive forgivenesse of sins and inheritance So the Apostle generally instructs us If any man see his brother sin a sin not unto death he shall pray and God shall give give him life such pardon of the sin to the sinner as that judgement be not executed he not be cut off but breathing-time afforded that he might repent and in owning his sin as grace discovers and reproves in repenting and turning to him he shall give him life in a further sense the cleansing of the conscience and healing of the nature peace with God through our Lord Jesus and hope of the glory to be revealed neither are prayers to be made for them otherwise or on other termes and if we pray according to his will we know he heareth us But on those termes according to mens need and capacity and as the Gospel instructeth we are to be instant in prayer not to cease to pray for them Though God having many times in such cases even when judgements have been prepared for them graciously delivered them and not stirred up all his wrath against them and in such a sense forgiven their iniquity as Psal 78. 38. not laid it yet to their charge that they might turne to him and be healed yet they are sinning still to provoke him to anger and hardening their hearts against his goodnesse that leadeth them to repentance yet still prayers are to be made for them and with so much the more earnestnesse while it may be in due time God yet giving opportunity not having utterly separated them That forbearance may yet be granted That God may yet wait to be gracious and not yet cut them up for their unthankfulnesse and unfruitfulnesse as in that Parable Luke 13. 6-9 our Saviours example instructeth us and also in his praying for those that added that to all their former iniquities of abusing the former servants they crucified him that was the Heir Yet Father forgive them and by his Spirit leading Stephen after they had added yet more iniquity to iniquity still to intercede for pardon and so he instructeth us To pray for them that persecute us Blesse them that curse us in such manner and for such things as in which we may be one in Gods Design and render our selves like him who graciously through the Mediation of his Son extends such forgivenesse and longsuffering and to such ends That he still causeth his Sunne to shine and his Rain to fall and therein is really pitifull and kind to the unthankfull and evill witnessing his goodnesse to lead them to repentance Matth. 5. 45 46. Luke 6. 35

adoption of children but that done in Christ that this might be done was done for all them that were under the Law and who those are see Rom. 3. 19. though under it as a testament all Covenant were only all Israel after the flesh yet under the condemnation penalty and curse of it and so by it declared and concluded were all the world for what the Law saith it saith to them that are under the Law that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may become guilty before God By one man sinne entred into the world and Death by Sinne for that all have sinned Rom. 5. 12. Compare that with ver 18. As the disobedience of one was unto or upon all in the first publique man to condemnation so the righteousnnesse of one is unto or upon all in the second publique man unto justification of life his one righteousnesse hath so prevailed with the Father that he is justified in the nature and roome of all That one dyed for all is accepted with the Father as if all had dyed 2 Cor. 5. 14. that they might live and to that end live that after this Grace appeares they might not henceforth live to themselves but to him that dyed for them and rose againe 2 Cor. 5. 15. So that in Jesus the second publick Person the whole nature is delivered from the first condemnation and judgement The truth and verity of which is proved in that Rom. 5. 19. from this reason For as by one mans disobedience many were made sinners namely in their particular persons and that is so many as ever came to have being from him even from the beginning verse 13 14 which fully shews That that offence was unto or upon the whole nature in him as the publick Man to condemnation before any of the individuals had their particular beings from him seeing there needs no other work or medium on their part but deriving beings from him to make them sinners in their own persons Even so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous even in their particular persons by way of imputation and application of the Righteousnesse of another to them Rom. 3. 22. 4. 3 4. And that is so many as receive that abundance of grace testified in that already done in Christ for men and that gift of righteousnesse by faith verse 17. and so come to have being in him in beleeving on his name That Righteousnesse that is unto All it comes upon All that beleeve even in their particulars which fully shews that one Righteousnesse was unto or upon the whole nature of man as men considered in him the second publick Man to the justification of life while all were out of him seeing there needs no other work or medium on their part no discovery or receite of any peculiar grace or gift of grace for them while sinners and enemies that was not for others nor any thing else is requisite for any one of this nature of man to make them righteous in their particulars but a receiving by faith that true in Christ for and towards them as men and sinners with the rest even that abundance of grace that love of God to Manward Tit. 3. 4. Rom. 5. 6 8. and that gift of righteousnesse The Son of God sent the Saviour of the world Joh. 3. 16. and 4. 14. Therein they are made righteous by the imputation and application of the righteousnes of another to them By him all that beleeve are therein through his name justified from all from which they could not be justified by the Law of Moses Act. 10. 43. 13. 39. which shews the truth of Justification Righteousnesse perfect in him for them as men and sinners considered that so in beleeving in him without the works of the Law or any other medium it might be received by any of that nature the whole nature is justified and acquit of that first disobedience and so of the guilt or condemnation of that sinfulnes in them as meerly and necessarily derived from it In that he in the common nature and in the room of them all as the second publick man is justified for them In his Resurrection he was taken from the prison and from the judgement Isa 53 8. And this so verily and vertu●lly for them all That the Father now judgeth no man but hath committed all judgement to the Son Joh. 5. 22. He doth not go to Law or proceed to Judgement with men according to that Law and Judgement by which without a Saviour they stood as condemned before him under which Christ was made for them Though men still according to his Ordinance passe through the first mortality and death as the fruit of sin yet not as the due and proper wages thereof and therefore shall not perish in that death he having taken out the sting and poyson that would have made it destructrive by his coming and passing through it and so abolished it 2 Tim. 1. 10. nor according to that Judgement The truth of which appears not onely in these serious and full Assertions of it but likewise by divers arguments or reasons used by the Scripture to evince it As First The nature of all present and eternal condemnations in the Scripture They are not because the fathers have eaten sowr grapes and the childrens teeth are thereby necessarily set on edge but every one for his own proper iniquity Ezek. 18. 2-4 no man condemned or abiding under the wrath of God for present or shall be eternally condemned meerly because he was simple or in darknesse or because he was filthy and poluted but because he loved his simplicity when the wisdome of God was oft and long reproving him Prov. 1. 22 23 24. c. When light came they loved darknesse rather Joh. 3. 19. Because in thy filthinesse was lewdnesse or stubbornesse and that thus evidenced and of this nature I have purged thee and thou wast not purged Ezek. 24 13. They hardened their own hearts wilfully when he spake in his Spirit by the hand of the Prophets Therefore came there a great wrath upon them from the Lord Zech. 7. 9. 11 12. And this could not have been the nature of condemnations present or eternall neither had the world been capable of sinning sins of that nature as for which they are now charged and under condemnation if Christ had not done for them the things mentioned in this Text given himself a Ransome for them and become a Mediator and by vertue thereof a Testimony in due time unto them See our Saviour so reasoning Joh. 15. 22. 24. If he had not done that for them which never man did or could do namely redeem his brother or give to God a Ransome for his soul Psal 49. 7. yea if also he had not spoken to them preached by his Spirit to their spirits in the means he used They had not known or been capable of sins after this consideration as now they are charged on them