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A62877	True old light exalted above pretended new light, or, Treatise of Jesus Christ as He is the light which enlightens every one that comes into the world : against the sense both of the Quakers, Arminians, and other assertors of universal grace, whose light is proved to be darkness / delivered in nine sermons, by John Tombes, B.D., and commended to publick view by Mr. Richard Baxter.	Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.	1660 (1660)	Wing T1824; ESTC R21431	110,239	95

himself not imputing their trespasses unto them Vers. 21. For he hath made him to be sin for us who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in him Heb. 2. 17. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren that he might be a mercifull and faithfull high Priest in things pertaining to God to make reconciliation for the sins of the people Isa. 53. 5. But he was wounded for our transgressions he was bruised for our iniquities the chastisement of our peace was upon him and with his stripes we are healed 1 Pet. 2. 24. who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree that we being dead unto sins should live unto righteousness by whose stripes ye were healed Col. 1. 19 20. For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell and having made peace through the Blood of his Cross by him to reconcile all things to himself by him I say whether they be things in Earth or things in Heaven All then that have the light of righteousness and peace with God have it from Jesus Christ who is therefore termed by the Prophet Isai. 9. 6. the Prince of peace and was represented by Melchizedeck King of Salem that is Heb. 7. 2. first being by interpretation King of righteousness and after that also King of Salem which is King of peace Isai. 9. 7. of the increase of his governement and peace there shall be no end 3. There is the light of spirituall joy comfort hope courage boldness and confidence before God which is derived from Jesus Christ and no other We are the circumcision salth the Apostle Phil. 3. 3. who worship God in the spirit and rejoyce in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh Rom. 5. 10 11. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son much more being reconciled we shall be saved by his life And not only so but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ by whom we have now received the Atonement Col. 1. 27. which is Christ in you the hope of glory Phil. 2. 1. If there be any consolation in Christ 2 Cor. 1. 5. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ Eph. 3. 12. In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him Eph. 2. 11 12. Wherefore remember that ye being in time passed Gentiles in the flesh that at that time ye were without Christ being aliens from the Commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the Covenants of promise having no hope and without God in the world When they were without Christ they had no hope 1 Thes. 4. 13. whereby it is evinced that all spirituall joy in God all the comfort against death and wrath to come all the courage and boldness and confidence before God all the hope of the glory of God in which they rejoyce Rom. 5. 2. all the spirituall strength they have to endure and do is from Christ Phil. 4. 13. It is the peace of God which passeth all understanding which keeps mens hearts and minds through Christ Jesus v. 7. The light of life as it is termed John 8. 12. the inheritance of the Saints in light Col. 1. 12. is from Christ and him only 1 John 5. 11. And this is the record that God hath given to us eternall life and this life is in his Son he that hath the Son hath life and he that hath not the Son hath not life John 3. 36. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life but the wrath of God abideth on him Rom. 6. 23. For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternall life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 5. 17 18 21 For if by one mans offence death reigned by one much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one Jesus Christ. Therefore as by the offence of one judgement came upon all men to condemnation even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life that as sin hath reigned unto death even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternall life by Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Cor. 15. 22. For as in Adam all dye even so in Christ shall all be made alive Acts 4. 12. Neither is there salvation in any other for there is none other name under Heaven given among men whereby we must be saved 1 Cor 1. 30 31. But of him are ye in Cerist Jesus who of God is made unto us wisedome and righteousness and sanctification and redemption that according as it is written he that glorifieth let him glory in the Lord. Out of all which we may infer that all the light of spirituall knowledg whereby we know the way to God and understand his will and counsell is from Christs irradiation in whom are hid all the treasures of knowledge and wisdome Col. 2. 3. that all our light of peace and amity and favour with God is communicated to us by the appearing of Jesus Christ in mans horizon without which there would have been an eclipse of the light of Gods countenance for ever that all our joy in the holy Ghost our everlasting consolation boldness courage and confidence in God is through Christ who strengthens us without which we had been sick unto death for ever that our eternall life glory salvation is from Christ his resurrection and appearing without which an everlasting night of torment and horrour had scized on us we had been in utter darkness where is nothing but weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth Sect. 2. Christ inlightens Gentils as well as Jewes with spirituall light The other sense of the Text is That the light of Christ is not confined to the Jewes but extended to the Gentiles that he doth with spirituall light inlighten all sorts and Nations of Men according to the prediction of Simeon Luke 2. 32. Mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared before the face of all people a light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel A thing which was much gainsaid by the Jewes who could not brooke it That the Kingdome of God should be taken from them and given to a Nation bringing forth the fruites thereof as Christ speakes Mat. 21. 43. for which the chief Priests and Pharisees sought to lay hands on him v. 46. And when Paul had made a Narration of his converson and how Christ appeared to him and said to him Depart for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles the Jewes gave him audience unto this word and then lift up their voices and said Away with such a fellow from the earth for it is not fit that he should live Acts 22. 21 22. So odious and

them to himself but only his eternall power and godhead which are understood by the things that are made v. 20. and the evill of some sins and necessity of some duties Rom. 2. 14. and that the effect of these is not conversion to God but inexcusableness Rom. 1. 20. and 2. 15. 5. If the Scripture term those times wherein the Gospell was not Preached to the Gentiles nor the written Law or Prophets sent to them the times of ignorance which God winked at or overlooked and by the Apostles then commanded every man every where to repent suffering all Nations in times past to walk in their own wayes then he did not by his acts of common providence sufficiently direct men to attain to his grace But the antecedent is true Acts 14. 16. and 17. 30. Therefore also the consequent If it be said that Acts 14. 17. it is said Nevertheless he left not himself without witness in that he did good and gave us rain from Heaven and fruitfull seasons filling our hearts with foode and gladness and Acts 17. 25. that he giveth to all life and breath and all things that he made all Nations of one bloud for to dwell on all the face of the earth and hath deterwined the times before appointed and the bounds of their habitation that they should seek the Lord if happily they might seek after him though he be not farre from every one of us v. 26. 27. It is granted but it is denied that the thing witnessed thereby was that gracious and good affection which he beares unto the world through Jesus Christ his inclination unto peace with men upon their repentance as the said Pagans debt p. 12. For those acts of providence do not so much as shew that by one meanes or other God is taken off from the rigor of his justice and severity of his wrath against sinners but only that he deferres it nor is it true that what is related Acts 14. 17. is all the Evangelicall Doctrine Preached at Lystra by Paul for it is said before v. 7. that they were at Lystra 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Preacbing the Gospel Nor is it consequent that because the Apostle faith Heb. 11. 6. He that cometh unto God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently him that therefore this is all the faith or beliefe that the Apostles makes simply and absolutely necessary to bring a man unto God i. e. into grace or favour with him nor is it true For then many of the Gentiles had been brought into Gods favour without faith in Christ contrary to Eph. 2. 12. John 14. 6. Acts 4. 12. 1 John 5. 11 12. 6. If the grace of God given us in Christ before the times of ages were manifested by the appearing of Christ who abolished death and brought life and immortality or incorruption to light by the Gospel then it is supposed this grace was not to be seen before But the former is true 2 Tim. 1. 9 10. therefore also the latter 7. If it were so that the acts of Gods beneficence Acts 14. 17. testified his gracious affection unto the world through Jesus Christ then we might believe by reasoning without Preaching but that is contrary to Rom. 10. 14 15 17. Ergo 8. If there were no more faith absolutely necessary to bring a man to God then the belief of Gods being and reward of diligent seeking then a faith short of belief in Christ would purifie the heart and save yea workes would save for such a faith would be accepted only by reason of the workes it produceth But this takes away the main end of the Gospel Which tels us that we are saved by faith not by workes that all might be of grace and boasting might be excluded and Christ might be all in all Eph. 2. 7 8 9. Eph. 1. 3. 1 Cor. 1. 29 30 31. 2 Tim. 1. 9 10. Tit. 3. 4 5. therefore that opinion is to be rejected as making Christianity unnecessary and morall Philosophy sufficient to salvation Sect. 4. Application to move us Gentiles to rejoyce in this light and not to rest on humane reason As for us Christian Gentiles it concerns us 1. To magnifie the rich grace of God in causing the Lord Christ to come as a light to the Gentiles Oh let all that love the salvation of God admire exult glorifie God for his mercy as it is written For this cause will I confess to thee among the Gentiles and sing unto thy name And again he saith rejoyce ye Gentiles with his people and again praise the Lord all ye Gentiles and laud him all ye people and again Esaias saith There shall be a root of Jesse and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles in him shall the Gentiles trust Rom. 15. 9 10 11 12. There are a company of bastard Christians or rather Hypocriticall Atheists risen up who talk I know not whether they believe themselves as if every man might be saved in his own religion or in his own opinion though there be no religion in him if he live honestly he of a fair civll debonaier behaviour though these secretly follow their own lusts and when it is for their advantage slight rules of justice and temperance These count the knowledge of Christ preaching of the Gospel zeal for the purity of Gods worship and service and Doctrine of Christ superfluous and therefore are so far from magnifying the love of God in sending Christ to be a light to the Gentiles that they rather profanely deride the esteem of it and hate those Preachers and zealous Christians who earnestly urge men to follow the light of Christ as an eyesore to them disquieting and vexing them who mind only their own pleasure and profit and would not be disturbed by any discourse of God or Christ Heaven or Hell or judgment to come were such persons sensible of the state of the world afore Christs comming in the flesh the barbarous rudeness the abominable idolatry the horrible cruelty the beastly uncleanness the notorious perfidiousness that the best of those Nations were inured to they would prize more the light of Christ and preaching of the Gospell However it be with such as are either naturally or voluntarily blind or judicially blinded so as the light of the glorious Gospell of Jesus Christ doth not shine unto them yet you who have been once enlightned and have tasted of the good gift of God and of the powers of the world to come methinks should take heed how you let the relish of Gods goodness and memory of his loving kindness in giving Christ to be your light be lost We may justly and should if we were sensible of our benefit have a new song in our mouths even a song of thanksgiving to our God and joyn in comfort with the Prophet our praecentor Isa. 54. 1. Sing O barren thou that didst not bear break forth into singing and cry aloud thou that didst not