as if it had been actually shed at Adams fall Rev. 13.8 1 Pet. 1.19 No man shall be nor can be otherwise but temporally mortall and that also concerning their bodies only for as Christ by his death hath brought in life from that first death which came over all men by sins entrance Rom. 5. and also therewith immortality of the Gospell 2 Tim. 1.10 Even so by Gods gratious Ordinance It is appointed for all men once to dye Heb. 9.27 that temporary death of the body and God by that death or sleep or change of the body doth gratiously strip all mankinde of that cursed immortality into which all men fell by sins entring into the world so that although all mens bodies from that ground are sowne mortall bodies 1 Cor. 15.53 Gods intention being to make that kind of death or rather sleep a means by Christ that all men might be rased up at the generall resurrection not only immortall but also in his prime intention on his part that they should all of them be eternally blessed in that their immortality which the mortall death of the bodies of all men by Gods wisedome and mercy made way for so that the temporall death of the body whereby by grace they are stripped of mortallity it being the dore of entrance into immortality is an unspeakable mercy intended of God for all and proves effectually so to beleevers and though some men after their inlightenment doe persist in perverse wilfull unbeleefe yet even they also shall for ever remaine immortall at the resurrection of the body though by their own choise they for ever lose the blessedness that of God was intended they should have enjoyed for ever in that their immortality they themselves turning the blessednesse thereof into an immortall cursed living being yet is the temporall death as God intended by grace in Christ to make use of it for all men so farr from a curse in its own Nature that it is an exceeding great blessing also And now craving your patience a little further concerning the inabling and inlightning of all men we may note that in the case of little children whilest they remaine in their weaknesse and imbecillity of their understanding and also all Ideots and Fooles that were so born and doe so continue as they never had ability afforded them to deny the Doctrine of the Gospell nor actually and personally to resist the spirits teaching nor doe wittingly forsake God who infallibly doth never forsake any one person untill that man or person forsaketh him first as is fully proved in my 16 and 17 Distinctions and as little children and also such Ideots and Fools are not capable of understanding to be against Christ and the Gospell of such our Saviour affirmeth that he that is not against us is on our part Mark 9.40 And as they are not capable to refuse light and choose darknesse which is the condemnation John 3.19 So there is no condemnation to them by the Gospell and as for the Law they are also free from that charge of sinne for Christ hath redeemed not only them but also all men from the curse of the Law and first death as is largely proved in my 4 and 5 Distinctions And our Saviour also affirmeth of little children that of such is the Kingdome of Heaven Mat. 19.14 Mar. 10.14 and saith that they beleeve in him Marke 9.43 And our Saviour affirmeth not only of little children but of men also saying except ye be converted and become as little children ye shall not enter into the Kingdome of Heaven Mat. 14.3 Mark 10.15 and Luke 18.17 And of those men that humble themselves as a little child our Saviour saith the same is the greatest in the Kingdome of Heaven Mat. 18.4 And beloved God hath not left us without examples of this truth for notwithstanding that it is said that all the Congregation of the Jews bed stone Joshua and Caleb the faithfull spies with stones Num. 14.10 In which act no doubt can be made but that all those of 17 18 19 20 years of age had a hand yet Gods mercy is held forth to them and he chargeth none of them with that rebellious sinne of unbeleefe that were under the age of 21 yeares for all of them that were under that age he accounted them their little ones Num. 14.31 their children ver 33. and doth passe by all their offences being under that age of 21 yeares as not knowing betwixt good and evill as clearly appeareth by comparing Num. 4.29 with Deur 1.39 Now considering that all such dealings of our gratious God with them were written for our admonition and example as appeareth they were in 1 Cor. 6.11 though I know not whether we may thereby conclude that God alwaies granteth an uncapability to be in man and that God doth not take notice of any mans unbeleefe and unthankfulnesse as to be eternally punishable untill he be above 20 years of age yet we may conclude that he doth not exclude or shut out any man from his grace of the second Covenant be he young or old that as yet are not by him made capable to accept of grace nor shuts out any such persons as neither doe nor can wittingly resist the tenders thereof The seventh Distinction setteth forth that our Saviour Jesus Christ perfects the common salvation even to all the Heathens also where neither written Law nor Gospell is vouchsafed unto them otherwise then the effects thereof are written in their hearts TO set forth which observe that although it be said that there is no other name given under heaven wherby men must be saved according to Acts 4.12 yet that doth not prove that the want of the knowledge of that very name to any people doth put them into a condition of eternall condemnation but on the contrary doth implicitely confirme that as Christ is the Saviour of no fewer than all men 1 Tim. 4.10 so God doth by him communicate an inabling common salvation to all men as in my last Distinction and also an eternall salvation to all beleevers or confiders in his goodness only by a virtue derived from that name only and his performances for all men even for such men as was never made acquainted with Christs very name nor the particulars of his performances Herein we are to take notice that there is a considing and beleeving in him or in God that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead that is imputed for righteousnesse as Abrahams saith was imputed unto him for righteousnesse by beleeving that God notwithstanding the deadnesse of his body and of Sarahs wombe by so quickning the dead would multiply his seed Rom. 4.17 18 19. And the Apostle saith that this imputation of Righteousnesse unto him was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed unto him but for us also to whom it shall be impured if we beleeve on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead Rom. 4.24 Thus the very Heathens that
And many more excellent discoveries and righteous exhortations may be by us viewed and collected from and in that transparent Chrystall glasse of the equity of the Law which for brevity sake I do omit to rehearse but still desiring you to take notice that notwithstanding the abolishing the eternall curse of the Law whereby mens accusing first husband is dead Yet in erroneous consciences that will not know that that their first husband is departed this world Rom. 7.13 and doe not by Gospell faith dye to the Law by the body of Christ that they should be married to another even to him that is raised from the dead ver 4. In such erroneous persons by their thoughts and consciences excusing or accusing one another by the effects of the Law written in their hearts they will wilfully judge themselves according to the Law of works and from thence are said to be judged by the Law Rom. 2.11 16. Yet it is not God that by that Law judgeth them but it is their so judging themselves erroneously thereby for it being indeed their erroneously chosen judge it will appeare in their consciences as an exact witnesse against them in a Gospell-way restifying their unthankfull walking towards God in his tenders of the grace of the second Covenant by the Holy Ghost But when God judgeth the secrets of mens thoughts and consciences then he judgeth not by the Law but by the Gospell as is annexed thereto in that Chapter ver 16. So not those words spoken and written by God in Mount Sinai being the Law but the words which Christ spake in the Gospell that shall judge men at the Last day John 12.48 And for further proof that the curse of the Law is abolished and blotted out for all men peruse my 20 Distinction Only to conclude hereto note that as Moses was not to lead the children of Israel out of the wildernesse into the earthly Canaan no he must dye and be buried in obscurity Deut. 34.5 6 before that was done and Joshua in the type which is by interpretation Jesus Heb. 4.8 was appointed to bring all those Jewes which had not themselves rebelliously destroyed their intended interest in that earthly Canaan Even so in this very cause though then but typified Moses Law or the first husband Rom. 7.1 4. must dye or be abolished by establishing such a Gospell-way so that Moses Law must not but Jepell-Covenant of grace by himselfe purchased with his owne pretious blood-shed to bring all those men into the heavenly Canaan which have not themselves destroyed their of God intended interest in that blessed inheritance in the spirituall Canaan in their walking through the wildernesse of this terrestrial world The fifth Distinction proveth also that to perfect the foundation of the common salvation Christ by his death hath abolished the first death for all men IN which discovery we are to take notice that there is a second death mentioned in Rev. 2.11 and 20.6 and 21.8 which undeniably proveth that there was a first death from which by Christs performances all men have escaped not medling here with the temporall death of mens bodies which by reason of the resurrection thereof is hardly allowed the name of death but is frequently in Scripture accounted to be a sleep 1 Cor. 15.20 Deut. 31.16 as in the 1 Kin. 1.21 or but a change of the body Job 14.14 1 Cor. 15.52 But of the other two deaths that is the first death which without Christs assistance would have been by the fall eternall over all men and the second death which doth remain eternall to all such men as wilfully and persisting refuse their owne mercies tendered to them by the Holy Ghost by the Gospell Of these two deaths we are to note that one of them is abolished 2 Tim. 1.10 and that Christ by his death swalloweth up one of these deaths in victory 1 Cor. 15.34 Hosea 13.14 But it may be that some men will make a question which of these two deaths is by Christs death abolished In answer whereof considering that Christ dyed for all 2 Cor. 5.15 and that he tasted death for no fewer than all men or every man Heb. 2.9 from hence is proved that it is that death which is abolished which by one mans sinne entred into the world and so death passed upon all men Rom. 5.12 17. This in Scripture is the first death for all men or every man doe not perish by the second death there be some men that have part in the first resurrection over whom the second death hath no power Rev. 19.6 but this death which is in 2 Tim. 1.10 mentioned to be abolished came in over all men in and with the first entrance of sinne into the world This sinne in respect it issued originally by one mans offence is called in the singular number the sinne of the world which the Lamb of God taketh away John 1.29 And in respect of the overspreading leprosie thereof throughout mankinde in their individuals it is in Scripture in the plurall number called the sins of the whole world for all which Christ hath also made a pacificall propitiation 1 John 2.2 These were sins naturally against the Morall Law of workes for they came in originally by Adams rebelliously acting against the Law of do and live Now our Saviour having by his tasting death of every man satisfied justice for no fewer sins than the sins of the whole world in reference to the first Testament Heb. 9.15 Rom. 5.20 21. for which the first death came upon all men it unavoidably followeth that all those sins being so by his death destroied which sins were the sting of that first death 1 Cor. 15.54 and the Morall Law or first Testament being abolished and blotted out which was the strength of that sinne ver 56. as is proved the Law is in my last Distinction from hence all those the worlds sinns are not imputed to the world 2 Cor. 5.19 but our iniquities against the first Testament Heb 9.15 Rom. 5.20 were laid upon Christ Isa 53.6 And Christ by his incomparable victorious conquest finished by his resurrection and ascension from under the charge of those the worlds sins and from under the power of the curse of the Law and power of the first death thereto due he swalloweth up not the second death but the first death in victory according to 1 Cor. 15.54 Hos 13.14 And hereto it is very remarkeable there is no first death named in Scripture by which any one man hath done doth or shall eternally perish for that is prevented by our Saviour Christs performances but when the death is named or distinguished by which any man doth perish eternally it is distinctly and plainely called the second death as appears plainly in Rev. 2.11 20. and 6.14 and 21.8 for the second death is the relative eternall punishment for the transgressions against the second Covenant which is of grace if by men gressions against the second Covenant which is
of grace if by men persisted in against the dictates of the Holy Ghost which second death is also the reserve for punishment at the last judgement day in relation to mens soules and bodies united by the resurrection to preserve from which Christs death hath no relation to diminish much lesse abolish as is fully proved in my 11 Distinction Thus far to prove that it is the first death which together with the first Testament is abolished This recovery of all men from the eternall curse of the law and first death is a salvation purchased by Christ himselfe alone without men for all men whether any man doth beleeve that Gospell-tidings or not and no man enjoyeth the comfortable use thereof personally in his conscience but beleevers only The sixth Distinction sheweth that as Christ hath by the said salvation first wrought in himselfe laid the foundation of the common salvation of all men by his personall performances upon the earth without men so herein is declared how he finisheth the same by his spirit in all men by his resurrection and ascension into Heaven and by his their being IN which point we are to observe that our Saviour Christ having out of his love to mankind by that costly price paying of his pretious blood shed purchased and obtained of the Father the dominion and Lordship over all men both the living and the dead for which very end expresly Christ dyed rose and revived Rom. 14.9 So to make it appear to all men notwithstanding the hard conceit which some men against Scripture will harbour against him that he is no hard Master in his dominion nor intendeth no destructive ends therein to any one man by reaping where he soweth not and gathering where he stroweth not which he rejecteth Mat. 25.24 He will make it appear to publick view that he will charitably be to all men as the tender hearted dresser of the Vineyard who would not have the barren tree cut down although it had been a long time barren before he have digged about it and dunged it and also waited upon it a convenient time to make tryall what good effects would proceed therefrom by the sufficient means which he lovingly and diligently had therewith used according to Luke 13.7 8 9. He will have the world see that he will not put impossibilities upon men to be performed by them by putting yokes upon their necks which neither our fathers nor we were able to beare as some tyrannically did upon the Disciples Acts 15.10 No no my beloved there is no such matter to be found in him wee have experience of his faithfull and tender dealing with all men in our Types the Jewes for God required no oblation of beasts or other Creatures to be by them rendred to him untill he first inabled them to perform those his Commandements by giving them those Creatures so required by him Also God commanded them not to go forth in warfare against their enemies but as he gave them and assisted them with sufficient means that they might thereby become victorious God expected not that the fallen Angels should keep their first created blessed estate untill he had first inabled them to keep that their first habitation But more especially we are to keep in memory Gods just and gratious dealing with our grand parent Adam who was the publick generall pattern of Gods intention in this point to all mankinde for we shall assuredly finde that though God did not in the counsell of his own immense widome establish him by Creation so as he could not fall yet we find that God gratiously did not require his obedience to perform the keeping of those first precepts he gave him to observe untill he had first given him ability in himselfe whereby he might have been exactly obedient thereto Now considering this grace granted to and in our exemplary parent shall we once perfidiously question or suppose that God who commandeth no fewer than al men not only in some particular places but every where to repent Acts 17.30 doth require of any one of mankind their obedience of faith and repentance to be performed by them according to the second Covenant which is of grace as to be eternally punished for their di obedience thereto before he hath notwithstanding their by the fall naturall unabilities inabled them in the inward man minde and will to perform the same If any man be still possest with such false surmises of God then for satisfaction let us read and seriously consider of our Saviour Christs Commission Concerning the large extent of Gods love in Christ not only to some men but to all mankind Did Moses though but the servant to whom Christ in conduct and other respects was to be like him Deut. 18.18 Did he in the Type by his Commission conduct and instruct and bring no fewer than all the Children of Israel out of the prison house of the Egyptian bondage from under the tyrannicall hand of cruell Pharaoh the Type of the Devill his captiving all men at his will 2 Tim. 2.26 whilst they doe remaine in that naturall darknesse that came over all men by Adams fall Then observe what Christ the obedient Sonne doth by the strength of his Commission for all men being all by nature imprisoned Captives spiritually captived under Sathans tyranny Wherein first note that as all men in their naturall estate are so imprisoned and captivated by the Devils works originally that for this purpose the Sonne of God was manifested that he might destroy the works of the Devill 1 John 3.8 And accordingly God saith concerning Christ I will give thee for a light to the Gentiles that thou maiest be my salvation unto the ends of the earth Isa 49.6 This in reference to the common salvation is without limitation and that this salvation is for the benefit of all men or all mankinde observe what God further saith my righteousnesse shall be for ever and my salvation from generation to generation Isa 51.8 Thus is the promise performed that was divers times promised to Abraham Isaac and Jacob that in their seed should no fewer than all the Nations and all the Families of the earth be blessed Note that these expressions of salvation and blessednesse are not limited either in respect of time place or person Again I will give thee for a Covenant of the people the Jewes and for a light of the Gentiles to open the blind eyes to bring out the prisoners out of prison and them that sit in darknesse out of the prison house Isa 42.7 This is more than the opening of the prison doors of Sathans spiritual inthralment that all imprisoned mankind may go out for by this his mission he is to bring out the captives out of that captivity and darkness This grace is unlimited yet this doth not prove but that some men may wilfully and voluntarily after their inlightenments return to that captivity againe And our Saviour faith I am the light of the world John
and prepared to that very end from or before the foundation of the world 1 Pet. 1.18 19 20. Rev. 13.8 Therefore considering that the first Testament or Fathers Law written in Tables of stone with his singer on Mount Sinai Exod. 31.18 is blotted our for all men and therewith the first death abolished for the benefit of all mankinde as is proved they are in my 4 and 5 Distinctions We are not to conceive that there are many sins remaining in the world which are accounted sinnes against the Father never since God then virtually applyed the Lambs blood as a timely antidote to expell the poison of those sinnes even at Adams fall Though indeed if we look upon the union of the God-head the least sinne is offensive to all the Trinity as united wherefore though all sins except the sin against the Holy Ghost are ever since the fall accounted to be directly against him the Son of man as distinct in the Trinity all power being given to him in heaven and in earth Mat. 28.18 so that the Father judgeth no man but hath committed all judgement to the Sonne Iohn 5.22 yet in his respect to honour the Father he exhorts men to pray to the Father for forgivenesse of sins that the Father may be glorified in the Sonne Iohn 14.13 Thus we are taught by Scripture that the sins against the Father were those sins which were against the first Testament Heb. 9.15 Rom. 5.20 21. the eternall punishment of which is abolished for all men even at the fall of Adam or at the very entrance of those sins for if there had been the least vacation or intervallum betwixt those sinnes then acted by Adam and the vertuall application of Christ the Lambs blood then those sins against the Father by the equity of his Justice being unsatisfied in that time of vacation would have justly dissolved the earth and all the inhabitants thereof as appeareth by Davids speech in the behalfe of Christ Psal 35.3 and by Isaiah his affirmation of Christ Isa 49.8 and by his admiration at that preservation Isa 26.18 see also Heb. 1.3 But those sins being all by the Father remitted as beforesad they are said to be not sins that are but sins past Rom. 3.25 not sins in being but old sins 2 Pet. 1.9 and transgressions not which are but which were against the first Testament Heb. 9.15 The tenth Distinction wherein is set forth what those sins are which in Scripture are accounted to be the sins against the Sonne or Son of man and that they also as in reference to eternall punishment shall verily be forgiven to the sonnes of men OBserve herein that there is but two deaths either mentioned or intimated in Scripture not medling here with the temporall death of the bodies of men which is the utmost out-going of the power of the first death which temporall death is hardly allowed in Scripture the name of death but is therein often in respect of the resurrection from it accounted but a sleep or change of tho body This considered we shall finde that though the Scripture doth discover a first death due for the transgressions against the Father he having no Incarnation with mankindes humane nature which first death would therefore have held eternall condemning power over all men if it had not been prevented by Christ as in my first Distinction and also that though the Scripture doe set forth a second death in and by which some men doe perish eternally by their own wilfull persisting in rebellion against the gratious dictates of the Holy Ghost being God also having no incarnation with makind humane nature Yet note seriously that the Scripture doth no where neither mention nor intimate any third death appropriated to be the executioner for mens transgressions against Christ the Sonne or Son of man having a fraternall incarnation with mankinds humane nature sin excepted From this palpable silence of the Scripture in this point and its agreeing so amiably with the Texts hereafter cited we may safely conclude that there is no eternall death at all appropriated for the transgressions against him the Sonne of man And not only so but as he hath freed all men for ever from the danger of the eternall sting of the first death due for the transgressions against the first Testament and so against the Father as is before proved in Distinction 5. Even so he doth out of his love to all men his brethren in the flesh so strongly assist all mankind as is proved in my 4 5 6 and 7 Distinctions that thereby in their wel usage of that means they might escape the eternall danger of the second death which is inflicted for the sinnes against he Holy Ghost Nay his love rests not here neither for although he doth intentionally in himselfe for good ends for men correct them afflict or chastise them and permit the temporall death to have dominion over them which may be called temporall punishments also intended of Gods part for good ends and uses for men yet he hath promised concerning eternall punishment that as there is no death appropriated for the transgressions against him the Sonne of man even so accordingly he hath affirmed that verily all sinnes shall be forgiven unto the sonnes of men and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme or whosoever speaketh a word against the Sonne of man it shall be forgiven him but whosoever speaketh against or blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven him neither in this world nor in the world to come compare Mat. 12.31 32. with Mark 3.28 for as all power and proceeding in judgement is given unto him as is proved therein and as he hath bought al men of God by the price of his pretious blood paid as is proved in my 8 Distinction even bought them that do deny him the Lord that bought them 1 Pet. 2.21 Yet by the vertue of his power purchased by God the Fathers so timely accepting of his blood as is shed at Adams fall as before said he hath been and is invested with power to forgive all the sins that have been acted by any man ever since the time of Adams fall or shall be to the ends of the world except such of them as do by wilfull persisting in unbeleefe prove to become sins a gainst the Holy Ghost And therefrom he doth as considering that men are ignorant of that his power use means to heale that their ignorance that the world may know that the Sonne of man hath power to for give sinnes upon earth as in Mat. 9.6 Mark 2.10 Luke 5.24 And although indeed the aforesaid sinnes against God the Father he having no incarnation with flesh and blood could not be sorgiven without satisfaction made to his justice and although for the sinnes committed against the Holy Ghost being God also having no incarnation with humane nature there is no ransome or propitiation provided not can be of or by any man expected for pardon thereof
infirmities though by them acted against Christ in or under the Covenant of grace as is proved in my 10 14 and 15 Distinctions but covereth them in and by Christ From hence it is said by the Apostle Paul from the Prophet David blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sinnes are covered Blessed is the man to whom the Lordwill not impute sinne Psal 32.1 2. Rim. 1.8 Thus though all men are blessed in Christ from their transgressions against the first Testament which unavoidably comes upon them by Adams fall by their being not imputed unto them as in my 4 10 and 11 Distinctions Yet some men will as hath been touched by their wilfull persisting in unbeliefe transforme all their actuall sinnes into sinnes against grace and so against the Holy Ghost and thereby never obtaine a personall blessednesse in themselves by a non-imputation of those their sinnes against the second Covenant or covenant of grace which they might have escaped if they had well used their ability given them in the common salvation or blessed condition where with all men are infallibly blessed in Christ vertually as is proved not only in this but also in my 4 5 6 7 10 11 20 22 23 and 24 Distinctions The two and twentieth Distinction sheweth that all men are by restoration sanctified in Christ vertually though some men doe abuse the same and so wilfully lose the benefit of that their Sanctification HErto note that in our Types Moses with the blood of Calves and Goats sprinked the people Exod. 4.8 and he sanctified not only some but all the people of the Jewes for none is excepted Exod. 19.14 which are our examples or Types 1 Cor. 16.6 11. Also note that the bodies of those beasts that were brought in by the High Priest for sinne were burnt without the Camp Heb. 13.10 11. therefore note here that as all the people were sprinkled with the blood of those beasts not one man excepted Heb. 9.19 that from this very ground the Apostle to perfect this his discourse concerning that generall sanctification saith Therefore even Jesus that he might sanctifie the people with his owne blood suffered without the gate ver 12. Thus when he satisfied Justice for the sinnes of the people he suffered without the gates of Jerusalem but yet the question may be how many people be thereby sanctified by his so suffering death without the gate to which question the Scripture answers readily saying he dyed for all 2 Cor. 5.15 and that he tasted death for no fewer than every man Heb. 2.9 and that thereby he became the pacifying propitiation for the sinnes of no fewer people than the sinnes of the whole world 1 John 2.2 By these undeniable testimonies is proved that our Saviour Christ sanctified in himselfe as many people with his owne blood by his suffering without the gate as he there dyed for which is all or there tasted death for which is no fewer than every man as those Texts maintaine And considering that his body is the typified Temple John 2.19 20.21 for sanctifying uses to the world as the Jewes Temple was to that whole Nation we ought not to grudge to give our consent with the Scriptures that by his suffering death without the gate for all men or every man that even so all men or every man were thereby sanctified in him although some men doe prophanely abuse that their sanctification in him as in the Type some sanctified Priests and vessels that were once sanctified in the Jewish materiall Temple and set apart for holy uses yet notwithstanding were many waies many times so by them abused and prophaned as that thereby their former sanctification was nullified Againe for our satisfaction in this very point it is said the unbeleeving wife is sanctified by her beleeving husband and also that the unbeleeving husband is sanctified by his beleeving wife whiest they doe willingly abide together as in the 1 of the Corinthians 7.13 16. Now beloved can we beleeve this in the Creatures nay even in as considered of themselves ungodly Creatures and will we not yield to our blessed unspotted Saviour who is not only as in the speciall salvation more peculiarly the head of his Church but also in the common salvation by restoration the head of no fewer than every man as in 1 Cor. 11.3 shal we not yield him the honour to acknowledge that by his pretious blood-shed for every man that thereby all men are sanctified vertually in him by his restoration and should so continue if they after their inablement did abide in him as the unbeleeving wife doth not lose the vertue of her sanctification that shee hath in her beleeving husband if shee depart not from him especially considering that our Saviour Christ affirmeth saying and I if I be lifted up will draw all men unto me John 12.32 not accepting any one man and hee draweth no man for destructive ends Luke 9.56 And considering that not only all men they being in reference to Creation Gods choice earthly things but also all things both in Heaven and in Earth are not only gathered together but also reconciledly gathered together to himselfe in one in Christ even in him as you may see they are by the peace made by the blood of his Crosse if you will be pleased to compare together Col. 1.20 Eph. 1.10 and 2 Cor. 5.15 18 19 20. And even as the beleeving husband and the beleeving wife are in that Text exhorted not to put away the unbeleeving wife or unbeleeving husband except the unbeleever doe wilfully first make choice to depart from the beleever so christ putteth none away from him nor doth forsake any one man before that person maketh choise to depart and doth first actually forsake him as is by Scripture proved in my 16 Distinction But to take away all stumbling in this very cause the Scripture very fairely steps forth and plainly tels us that there are are some men though by grace drawne to him and reconciledly gathered together in one in him as aforesaid yet notwithstanding being not able easily to go back will put to more sathanicall strength and wilfully draw back even to peridition Heb. 10.39 and though bought by him do deny the Lord that bought them 2 Pet. 2.1 and thereby not God by preterition but themselves doe bring upon themselves swift destruction and that there are some men that although they are brought unto the knowledge of the truth 1 Tim. 2.4 Rom. 1.19 that will sinne willingly after they have received the knowledge of the truth Heb. 10.26 And also the Scripture sheweth us that there are some men that although they be by Christ drawn to him and reconciledly gathered together in him even in him as before said that notwithstanding will tread underfoot the Sonne of God and although they be also with his blood sanctified in him yet will count the blood of the Covenant where with they were sanctified note this where with they were sanctified an unholy