Christian Reader Having fore-written about the extent of the death and sacrifice of Christ That it might be more usefully understood I have here presented to thy view this following Tract desiring that is good may be received And what swarveth from Truth that I may be lovingly informed thereof which I spall heartily accept at the hands of any or if evident truth be faulted shall with meeknesse give answer if I may be permitted And that God may graciously discover to us and leade us into all truth Is the desire of the least of his mercies and servants Tho Moore A DISCOVRSE ABOUT THE PRETIOVS BLOOD AND SACRIFICE OF IESVS CHRIST CHAP. I. The Preface COnsidering how our Saviour when he was about to leave his Disciples whom he so dearly loved left with them by his institution His Supper in which they might spiritually enjoy his presence And then said to them Do this in remembrance of mee Luk. 22.19 And that the Apostle saith That in so doing we shew forth the Lords death till he come 1 Cor. 11.25.26 And likewise That the Apostle affirmeth that as many as are baptized into Christ were baptized into his death Rom. 6.3 so that to be taught and subdued to the acknowledgement and brought into the faith of Christ and unto conformity with him Is to be taught and subdued to the acknowledgement and brought into the faith of the death of Christ and conformed to him in fellowship of his death as that wherein the vertue of his Resurrection is met with Rom. 6.4.8 Gal. 2.20 Phil. 3.2.7.8.9 2 Cor. 4.10.11.12 2 Tim. 2.11 And the Scripture affirmeth of all the Priesthood Sacrifices Atonement and Purifications under the Law That they were but figures types and shadowes of that to be found in Christ He being the body Col. 2.17 And the truth of all typed in the shadowes found in him Heb. 9.9.23 Chap. 10.1 And so that there was more vertue Power and Prevalency with God in Christ his offering himselfe and presenting the vertue of his blood before his Father than in all the offerings of the other Priests Heb. Chap. 10.14 And that there is more Power vertue and prevalency with and in men for purgeing the conscience in the spirituall sprinkling of the vertue of the blood and sacrifice of Christ therein than was in all those shadowing purifications and sprinklings to purifie the flesh Heb 9.12.13.14 Yea those who in being taught of God have experimented the truth hereof call the blood of Christ pretious 1 Pet. 1.19 And have professed in their Preachings not to determine to know any thing among their hearers save Jesus Christ and him crucified 1 Cor. 2.2 And not to glory and rejoyce save in the Crosse of our Lord Jesus Christ Gal. 6.14 It gives me to conceive that a sober reader will be perswaded that there is somthing in the blood death and sacrifice of Christ of infinite vallue and worthy our hartiest and deepest consideration most wiste view best remembrance and choyse acceptation and so I am encouraged to present the same to consideration and for more orderly proceeding to consider 1. What is comprehended in these termes the sufferings Blood Death and Sacrifice of Christ 2. The manifold ends of his suffering Blood Death and Sacrifice as the Scripture distinctly sets them forth 3. The necessity of the sufferings Blood Death and Sacrifice of Christ 4. The Excellency Dignity and worth of this blood and sacrifice 5. The vertue operation and prevalency thereof presented and applyed 6. The usefulnesse of the same knowne and believingly remembred CHAP. II. What is comprehended in these tearmes The Sufferings Blood Death and Sacrifice of Christ IN these together and every of these tearmes in Scripture is ment Somtime fully and almost onely and alwayes inclusively The very suffering of Christ it selfe The shedding of his blood and his death Esa 53.4.5 Surely he hath borne our griefes and carryed our sorrowes He was wounded for our transgressions the chastisement of our peace was upon him Rom. 4.25 He was delivered for our offences 1 Cor. 15.3 Christ dyed for our sins according to the Scripture Gal. 3.13 Being made a curse for us 1 Pet. 3.18 Christ hath once suffered for our sins the just for the unjust 2 Cor. 5.14.15 He dyed for All Heb. 2.9 By the grace of God he tasted death for every man 2. Somtimes together with this former sence of the sufferings the Blood-shed and Death of Christ it selfe is ment Also in the same tearmes of suffering Blood and Death of Christ the vertue and efficacy of this suffering Blood-shed and death of Christ as he is risen from the Dead free and just from all our sins imputed to him and a victor over all our curse and death imposed on him As namely 1. The fulfilling the truth of God in the death of the sinner for so we judge if one dyed for all then are all dead and he dyed for all that they which live should live to him c. 2 Cor. 5.14.15 Gen. 2.17 2. The satisfying Divine Justice in that all have suffered the curse in one publike man being made a curse and having overcome it for them Gal. 3 10-13 with Esa 53.5 and 2 Cor. 5.19.21 3. The satisfying and fulfilling the Law accomplishing a righteousnesse for us that Way may be made for the righteousnesse of the law to be fulfilled in us Gal. 1.4 Rom. 8.3.4 4. The overcoming death and him that had the power of death And so takeing out of the way that which was in the way between God and us contrary to us 2 Tim. 1.10 Heb. 2.14 Col. 2.14 So as in him mercy and truth are met righteousnesse and peace have kissed Psal 85.10 such the vertue of the sufferings blood and death of Jesus Christ being risen from the dead And thus he is said to be risen for our Justification Rom. 4.25 And so is he justified in the roome of all mankind that they are all in him as in the publike person justified Rom. 3.23.24 All have sinned and come short of the glory of God Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus Rom. 5.18 As by the offence of one unto all men to Codemnation even so by the righteousnesse of one to all men to justification of life And he by himselfe purged or made purgation for our sinns and then sate downe c. Heb. 1.3 And so hath taken away our sins by the sacrifice of himselfe Heb. 9.26 Iohn 1.29 1 Iohn 3.5 And through death destroyed him that had the power of death Heb. 2.14 And all this the vertue and efficacy of the death and resurrection of him that is risen from the dead 1 Cor. 15. tot 3. Somtimes together with both the former sences by the suffering blood death and sacrifice of Christ is ment His offering and presenting himselfe in heaven before his Father by and with the vertue of this his suffering blood and death as the price the Ransome
misery by having his being from Adam and partaking of his nature he may partake of justification and lyfe by having his being in Christ and partaking of his Divine nature without this new Birth he cannot enter the Kingdome of God Iohn 3.3.5.6 2 Cor. 5.17.20 2 Pet. 1 2 3 4. Tit. 3.3 4 5 6 7. And indeed till so borne from above men are Aliens from God and Christ and the lyfe of God in Christ Ephes 2.12 and 4.18 And however it be true that in Christ and that he hath done obtained and received God hath given us eternall lyfe and this life is in his Sonne yet this is also true that whoever of us hath not the Sonne the same hath not lyfe lyfe is received and enjoyed onely in the receite and enjoyment of the Sonne 1 Iohn 5.11.12 And that is when through his spirituall Discovery and sprinkling of his Pretious Blood and Dispensation of his grace there-through to the heart a man is brought to believe on him And so quickoned borne and renewed Ephes 2.5.10 Esa 55.1 9. And so such he gives the priviledges of the Sonnes of God who to receive him and are so borne Iohn 1.12.13 2 Thes 2.13.14 So that the truth is the necessity in respect of mens personall entrance into the Kingdome and being eternally saved to be spiritually sprinkled and washed with the Blood of Christ is so great as there can be no greater there being no other way to the enjoyment of remission of sins Humiliation for sinn Justification before God wisdome righteousnesse Sanctification and redemption nor any fruitfulnesse that God will accept But by this pretious Blood of Christ which he shed and with the vertue thereof offered himselfe to God by his spirit sprinkled on the conscience And his rich and abundant grace manifested through the same by the same spirit shed abroad in the heart and so leading to God in which respect Christ onely is the way for all accesse to the Father and without whom there is no coming to God nor doing any thing he will accept Iohn 14.6 Rom. 3 25. Ephes 1.7 1 Cor. 1.30 Iohn 15.4 1 Pet. 1.18.19 Ephes 2.17.18 Heb. 10.10 19. This necessity of Christ his sprinkling his Blood on the Conscience the whole Gospel and all the writings thereof and Testimonies and examples therein do shew and so doth the Law also rightly understand CHAPTER 6. A digression to shew how the Law shewes the necessity of this Blood-shedding Death and Sacrifice of Christ BEfore in Chapter 4. was shewn how the ends of the suffering Blood Death and Sacrifice of Christ was shaddowed in the leviticall law and types of old and the necessity of the acting presenting and applying the same now if we view the morall law even the law of workes the holy and righteous law of God It also will shew and urge the necessity of the Death and Sacrifice of Christ in all the respects aforesaid and that every way If we consider this holy law 1. In respect of it selfe 2 In respect of the ends of giving it and 3. In respect of the power it hath in this lyfe in the consciences of men till set free by Christ 1 The Law it selfe is holy spirituall and righteous Rom. 7.12 Mat. 22.38.39 1 Iohn 3.4 Rom. 7.7 Iam. 2.10 Mail. 1.6 It is a holy Law pointing us all to live to God the holy one and according to his Will and Commands enjoyning to love God with all our heart soule and strength and our neighbour as our selves and to walke in that love of God and our neighbour and so it forbiddeth every sinn and commandeth every Duty And it is a spirituall Law requiring the Inmost heart and Spirit And the utmost and perfect obedience of the whole man so as the least rising motion to any evill it forbiddeth and concludeth it sinn yea and the least want of the through spirituall and perfect performance of all or any one point it condemneth for sinn and for that sinn putteth under the guilt of the breach of the whole Law And it is a righteous law requiring of man noe more then is due from man to God and which shall be the righteousnesse of a man before God if he fulfill it so as the law find no fault in him Rom. 2.13 and 10.5 Gal. 3.10.12 Rom. 6. Deut. 27 15-26 and it promiseth life to the observers and will performe it that being the righteousnesse of the Law and it sentenceth to death and curse every one that sinneth against any point or cometh short of the least title it requireth so that this Law is holy spirituall and righteous in its Commandements of Duty In its Justifying the doers of it in its convincing the Transgressors and in its leaving Transgressors to the curse And indeed so holy spirituall and righteous is this law that in their own persons and performances noe one man since Adam fell but onely Jesus Christ our Lord hath fulfilled it to every Jota or can be Justified and have lyfe by it For. 1 Though a man had such knowledge of the Law that he could see all his Duty therein required And had also such a heart to keepe this Law that he had respect to every Commandement in it and did his utmost to avoid every sinn and to perform every duty and that constantly in all his conversation yet if he attaine not to the utmost the Law requireth but fayle of that if it were but once and but in one point the Law puts him under the guilt of sinn and danger of Curse and Death Rom. 6.23 the wages of sinn is Death and James 2.10 whosoever shall keepe the whole Law and yet offend in one poynt he is guilty of all and Gal. 3.10 Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things that are written in the booke of this Law to do them and Rom. 5.12 all have sinned Iames 3.2 In many things we offend all so that by the deeds of the Law shall no flesh be justified Rom. 3.20 2 A man having once sinned and fallen under the guilt of sinne and so into the desert of death and curse as all men have there is no after-after-righteousnesse of his performance that can take away that sinne which unlesse it be taken away he cannot be justified before God though in his after righteousnesse he could answer the whole Law but onely for that one offence whence those sayings Job 9.15.20.21.22 nor can any teares confessions or washing themselves with snow water take off this sinne that they may appeare righteous before God Job 9.30.31.32 Nor can any gifts or sacrifices of Bulls and Goats Heb. 10.4 nor of thousands of Rams or ten thousand Rivers of Oyle or the first borne of Beasts or of a mans body satisfie for and take away sin Mich. 6.6.7 3. Neither can there be any mangling impairing or abating much lesse abolishing of this holy and spirituall law that the Almighty will tolerate nor did Jesus Christ come to destroy
this Law but to fulfill it Mat. 5.17.18 Think not that I am come to destroy the Law or the Prophets I am not come to destroy but to fulfill For verily I say unto you Till Heaven and Earth passe one jot or one tittle shall in no wise passe from the Law till all be fulfilled neither did Jesus Christ come to be an Arbitrator or Dayes-man to plead with God and lay his hand upon him that he might abate to men some part of their duty required in the Law and to lay his hand upon men to enjoyn and cause them to perform some part of their due to the Law to give some satisfying to God so make God men friends that way 1 Sam. 2.25 Iob. 9.33 No such matter but Jesus Christ himselfe in his own person while he was here on earth did perfectly fulfill this Law so as no sin could be found in him but he was in respect of his own particular person righteous and just even by that Law And had he not been a publick person in our stead and so had our sins that Law could never have charged him for he kept it fully Heb. 7.29 Ioh. 8.46 1 Pet. 2.22 Rom. 3.19 Gal. 4.4 Esa 53.2.6 2 Cor. 5 19-21 Gal. 3.13 Rom. 4.25 2 Cor. 5.14 Rom. 7.4 and 4.25 But as the publick person in the roome of mankind He was made under the Law to redeem them that were under the Law and so being under the Law for us he had all our sins that Law could charge us with imputed to and laid upon him and all the curse and death which Law could and did sentence us to imposed upon him And so he suffered the curse died the death for our sins yea for us all so as all are dead And so he hath satisfied the Law that we are dead to the Law by the body of Christ And this Jesus Christ as the publick person is risen again for our justification and hath ascended to heaven and with the vertue of his own blood offered himselfe a ransome and sacrifice to God having obtained eternall redemption and life for men Heb 9.12 Esa 55.5 Iohn 16. Heb. 9.14 and 12.24 Reu. 1.5 to dispense to such as beleeve on him And now sendeth forth of that Spirit he hath received discovering this grace to draw men to believe on him and in the hearts of such as through grace beleeve in Christ he by his Spirit applieth sprinkleth and washeth with that pretious blood so as he enableth them to receive the satisfaction of the Law which himselfe hath made and to answer Law-charges therewith Rom. 4.24.25 5.2 11. 8 34. And to receive and own to themselves as theirs by faith the righteousnesse that he is become and to rest on him and approach in that to God 1 Cor. 1.30 Phil. 3.3.7.8.9 and by the same Spirit in and with the rich grace herethrough streaming he reneweth them Tit. 3.4.5 and worketh love in them 1 Pet. 1.18.21.22 yea a more excellent love then Law discovered in that it is a love of God in and for Christ 1 Iohn 4.10 19. and love of our brother as Christ hath loved us Ioh. 15.1.2 And this love fulfils all righteousnesse yea from a better principle then law could have affoorded Rom. 13.10 the Spirit in working this love writing the law in the inward parts 2 Cor. 3.3 and leading to deny all evill and live godly c. Tit. 2.11.12 and yeelding to and walking after the Spirit a man shall neither fullfill the lusts of the flesh nor be under Law Gal. 5.16.18 but have the righteousnesse of the Law the life it promiseth and cannot give yea a better life fulfilled in him and have an abundant entrance into the Kingdom Gal. 6.8 2. Pet. 11. And thus by Christ himselfe in his body in all his conversation was the Law fulfilled and by him in his own body as the publick person was the Law satisfied for all it had against us and by him through his Spirit applpying that satisfaction to our hearts he enables to beleeve and receive it and in that beleeving sheads abroad his grace in the heart that leads to all righteousnesse the Law requireth though from a better principle that will in due season perfect the same and hee also will fill us with eternall life And without this coming death resurrection and sacrifice of Christ the Law could never have been fulfilled and satisfied and without his spirituall application to the heart it will never be answered by us or fulfilled in us whence that thanksgiving or profession Rom. 7.25 8.1.2.3.4 4. The ends of the making known and giving this holy spirituall and righteous law was neither to justifie those to whom it was given nor to give them lyfe nor to kill and destroy from God for ever for if it had been given to give lyfe and justifie and bring to the inheritance it had been against the covenant and promises of God and saith therein which to conceive God forbid far bee it from us Gal. 3.18 21. Rom. 4.14 And if it had been given to get righteousnesse by it or to destroy from God for ever â—t had been against the grace of God testified in the Death and resurrection of Christ and faith therein which God forbid and far be it from us to conceive Gal. 20.21 and 3.11.12.13 Rom. 4.13 7.24.25 Heb. 2.9 Besides the giving the law in the hand of Moses a Mediator of the first Testament sheweth that it was not given to justifie for then no need of a Mediator nor was it given to destroy from God for ever for then he would not have given a Mediatour Gal. 3.17 And yet the law was given for good holy and mercifull ends For God in his mercy having found a ransome and given us life in him and confirmed a Covenant in him John 1.4 1 Iohn 1.1.2 which grace should have led men to repentance and faith in God and living to him But through blindnesse Esa 44.20 and 55.2 Gal. 3.19 and hardnesse of heart men slighted this great Salvation and put confidence in Idolls and superstitions and lived in and to themselves And because of Transgressions the law was added till the seed should come and this law to discover that righteousnesse which is due from men to God 1 To kill men in respect of themselves of all that lyfe which they have in and from themselves by any excellencyes parts endeavours or workings of theirs in and by themselves By discovering their sinfulnesse and the Immeasurablenesse of it and the curse and wrath due to them that so they may charge themselves with it which without the law they would not doe Rom. 3.19 and 4.15 and 5.13.20 By spoyling them of all hope of lyfe by their own workings that they may say Amen to the curse 1 Cor. 1.6 and yeeld themselves as dead and lost and so receive the sentence of death in themselves Gal. 2.19 Rom. 7.9 Deut. 27.26 2 To
light and motion of his Spirit in and according to the meanes vouch safed whether in the Book of Creatures onely or the Book of Scriptures also For calling All men Prov. 8.4 5. Isa 45.22 And willing them and striving with them at one time or other 1 Pet. 2.12 Gen. 6.3 And so Christ is the true Light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world John 1.9 And so in the workes of Creation It is said Rom. 1.19 That which may be known of God is manifest in them for God hath shewed it to them And of the preaching of the Gospel it is said 2 Cor. 2.14 God maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge c. And such as resist the light and motion in either of these meanes resist the holy Spirit Prov. 1.23 24. Act. 7.51 The liberty of giving life to all that believe on him 17. Iohn 2. And all these come through the efficacy and prevalencie of the Blood and Sacrifice of Christ presented unto God and accepted of him In which respect The Gospel where it comes sets him forth as indeed he is The propitiation for our sins and the Sinnes of the whole world Rom. 3.25 1 Iohn 2.2 The upholder of the world made by him Heb. 1 2 3. The laver of regeneration or new birth Iohn 3.5.15 Tit. 3.4 5. I he Fountain of leansing and purificatioons for defilements 1 Iob 1.7 Zach. 13.1 The Fountain of life Psal 36.9 He in whom God hath given us eternall life so as he that hath him hath life 1 Iohn 5.10 10 11 12. and as page 5. under this figure 3. 5 Sometimes together with all these four former sences by the Sufferings Blood Death and Sacrifice of Christ so presented to and prevailing with God is also farther meant the spirituall Discovery and Application of it to and prevailing efficacy in the hearts and consciences of such as through the appearance of grace are brought to believe Heb. 12.24 To the bloud of sprinkling 1 Pet. 1.2 Unto obedience and sprinkling of the bloud of Jesus Christ vers 19. The pretious blood of Christ which indeed prevaileth with and and in those who in spirituall Discoveries are sprinkled and washed therewith in and with whom it is so powerful and effectuall That it verily pierceth and melteth the heart for all its sinfulnesse and follies against him and all its hard thoughts and oppositions wherewith it hath pierced him Zach. 12.10 Acts 2.37 Reconcileth the heart and powers in their inclination to God 2 Cor. 5.18 20. Giveth an escape from the intangling pollutions that are in the world and holding from God through lusts 2 Peter 1.4 and 2.20 Rev. 5.9 Speaketh peace to the Conscience so as the Believer receiveth justification and peace with God thereby Heb. 12.24 Rom. 4 25. and 5.1.2 Purgeth the Conscience Heb. 9.13.14 from the accusations of sinne and charges of the Law putting in feare Rom. 7.4.6 and 8.2.3 34. from its former corrupt way of dictating to seek peace and righteousnesse with God by frames and performances of its own according to Law And also from speaking peace from such attainments Gal. 2.21 Phil. 3 3 7 8 9. Iob. 9.15.32 Purifieth the heart to a child-like love of God and Christ and his Government Heb. 9.14 Gal. 2.20 21. And so reneweth it with spring of ove ce brethren 1 Pet. 1.19 21 22. And omen 2 Cor. 5.14 And inclinations to serve the living God Tit 3 4.5 Conforming to Christ 2 Cor. 3.3 18. Washeth and cleanseth from such pollutions as befall Believers 1 John 2.7 Sealeth to the Day of redemption Exod. 12.13 with Ephes 1.13 and 4 30. And giveth boldnesse and courage in accesse to God Rom 5.2 Ephes 2.16 18 Heb. 4 16. All which are the efficacies of the pretious bloud of Christ spiritually applied to and sprinkled on the heart And meant when the Bloud is spoken of as Believers are said to be sprinkled redeemed from the world or vain conversation and washed with it Heb. 12.24 1 Pec. 1.19 Acts 20.28 Rev. 5.9 and 1.5 6 Sometimes by these tearms the Sufferings Blood Death and Sacrifice of Christ is signified encluded and meant The immense rich and free mercy love or grace of God in finding out a ransome and giving his Son That he might shew forth love Job 33.24 John 3.15 16 17. Ephes 2 4 5 6 7. And so this love made known in the gift of his Sonne and testified in the application of the vertue of his blood Rev. 1.5 and 5 9. In forgivenesse of sinnes Ephes 1.6.7 And there-through shedding abroad his love in the heart by the holy Ghost begetting love and confidence Rom 5 5 10. Vniting to comforting in and conforming to Christ writing his mind in the heart 1 Pet. 8.21 22. 2 Cor. 3.3.18 And herein is love That he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins 1 John 4.10 and 3 16 And herein is love communicated That he hath washed us from our sins in his blood Rev. 1.5 And so when we speak or in the Scripture read of the Sufferings Bloud Death and Sacrifice of Christ and the love of God to manward and the hope and benefit set forth to all men thereby wee are to understand it as of the bloud of Christ 1 That shed it and dyed for our sins 2 That overcame Death and rose for our Justification 3 That by and with the vertue of this bloud did through the eternall Spirit effer up himself without spot to God and hath thereby obtained eternall redemption And 4 that thereby procureth favour and meanes for the Sons of men That they might believe and in believing be saved And when the Scripture speaketh of so much and no more in any Proposition for Faith it speaketh of it as for the world John 1.29 Mer 1 Tim 2.6 Sinners 1 Tim. 1.15 And such like generall tearms it useth 2 Cor. 5.19 But when we speake or in the Scripture reade of the Sufferings Bloud Death and sacrifice of Christ as the vertue and efficacy thereof is found in any And the peculiar love and choice priviledges thereof affirmed of Then wee are to understand it farther 5 Of the vertue of that pretious Bloud applyed to and working in the heart And 6 of the rich and free love of God testified to and shed abroad in the heart thereby And then and so we are to understand it not only in the foure former sences but both in them and these two latter also And so it is never spoke of in generall for all men but for the Church Act 20.28 Ephes 5.25.26 27 Believers 1 John 1.7 His called and chosen ones Heb. 9.14 Revel 1.5 and 5.9 And so the same vertue and grace of Christ by Spirit given and made effectuall 1 In respect of Christ his dying for our sinnes and in respect of his entring into Heaven by his own bloud And in respect of his Application of it to the conscience And in respect of the first effects of
finners 1 Tim 1.15 That is In the nature of man subjected to humane infirmities Heb. 10.5 To be made under the Law to redeeme such as were under the Law Gal. 4.4 And so to bear their sins Psasm 40.12 And suffer their Curse Gal 3.13 And dye the death of and for All 2 Cor 5.14 Heb 2.9 And so dying for their sins to rise for their justifieation Rom 5.25 And so he said Iohn 10.14 I have power to lay down my life and I have power to take it again This Commandement have I received of my Father And so he dyed and rose to the ends fore-shown page 2 and 3. And in respect of this mission his death and sacrifice was to take away and be the propiation for the sins of the whole world Heb. 9.26 Iohn 1.29 1 Iohn 2.2 He came and was sent into the world to bear witnesse to the truth Iohn 18 37. And so to be a Preacher of the Gospell in the Declaration of this great Grace and Salvation Heb 1.2 and 2.3 And by his good workes and miracles to winne men to the beliefe and receipt thereof Iohn 5.36 and 14.11 And to give the promises of the New Testament and of eternall life to those that were prevailed with to believe on him Iohn 17.6 7 8. and 14.26 and 16.7 And of his mission to this Ministration it is said Rom 15.8 That Jesus Christ was a Minister of the Circumcision that is of the Jewes for the truth of God c. And of this mission when some came to him for some fruits of the ministration thereof it is that he said Matth. 15.24 I am not sent but unto the lost sheepe of the house of Israel And larger Commission he gave not to his Disciples till he had finished his own course Matth. 10.5 6. But then he enlarged this mission for all Nations All the World Matth. 28.19 Mark 16.15 And sent them into the world even as the Father had sent him into the world Iohn 17.18 which can be understood but of this his mission for ministration for onely himself is the propitiation Ioh. 20.21 And of this ministration also he saith John 12 49 50. I have not spoken of my self but the Father which sent me he gave me a commandement what I should say and what I should speake And I know that his commandement is life everlasting whatsoever I speak therefore even as the Father said unto me so I speake John 14.10 And thus he dyed in testimony of obedience love and faithfulnesse to his Father Phil. 2.8 10. And of love and faithfulnesse to his sheep that had been taught by him John 10.15 And so to confirme the truth of his Doctrine 1 Tim. 6.13 And to give us an example to follow his steps in teftifying love and faithfulnesse to God and Brethren John 15.12 13. 1 Pet 2.21 1 John 3.16 Not to make propitiation for hem for be it but to confirme the truth testifiâ— love and faithfulnesse and give good example Ephes 5.2 But now if wee consider of Jesus Christ according to both his Missions together as to make Propitiation And in preaching the Gospell to give the Promises of the New Testament to his Disciples Then we shall find also that he so dyed to confirm ratifie and seale the New Testament of precious Promises and so it was for his called and chosen ones Luke 22.20 Heb. 9.15 16. Gal. 3.15 And thus of his mission into the world 2 In respect of his businesse in leaving the world and offering himself to the Father it was also two-fold as Scripture sheweth 1 It was to present himself as the ransome and sacrifice with the vertue of his bloud to God for Mankind and thereby to obtain and receive to himself or into his owne hands to dispose as the publike person in the roome of Mankind remission of sins justification fulnesse of spirit and authority and to bee the Mediator between God Mâ—n Heb 9.12 14.24 1 Tim 2.5 And so to be our Peace Ephes 2.14 16. The propitiation for our sins and the sins of the whole world 1 John 2.2 And Wisdome Righteonsnesse Sanctification and Reslemption for men and to all that believe in him John 1.4 1 Cor 1.30 2 It was to take on him and execute his office of Lord and Mediator and high Priests c. To send forth tender and dispense of the grace and Spirit which he as the publike person hath received in the humane nature glorified to enlighten convince and draw even the rebellious that they might believe c. Psalm 68.18 John 1.7.9 and 16.8 9 10. And to sprinkle and wash the consciences of Believers with the spiritnall application of his precious bloud and shedding abroad in the heart of Believers the free and rich grace appearing there-through renewing comforting and leading them into all truth Heb. 12.24 and 9.14 Rev. 1.5 Tit. 3.4 5. Himself remaining a husband and Advocate for them Ephes 5.25 26 27. 1 Iohn 2.1 In both which appeares a two-fold end of his blood sacrifice offered The one the obtaining redemption c. to make known tender to men that they might believe Iohn 3.17 Ephes 2.5 6 7. The other The communication thereof too and effectuall operation in Believers Iohn 17.3 Ephes 5 26 27. 2 Concerning Mankind in respect of the double misery and enmity against God which by falling into sinne they fell into 1 The first is the misery and enmity in the very state and condition into which mankind by sinne were fallen which was such as stood crosse to the merciful God to keep him back from shewing any favour or grace at all to mankind for the Truth of God requites the Death of man sinne being entred Gen. 2.17 And the Iustice of God requires the execution of the Curse on man that hath fayled of his duty Gal. 3.10 And so though God did not upon the fall of man turne enemy to mankind But in his bea rt did pitty him Tit. 3.4 And his bowels of compassion moved for mankind so as hee would not for that fall make him as the Divell and his Angels something like that said of Israel Hos 11 6-9 Yet Truth and Iustice stood against the shewing forth of this mercy and extending of peace to man-kind yea had not the nature of man-kind been polluted and filled with aversnesse and eumity against God upon the fall as indeed it was yet by reason of sinne committed though it had been but once and passed leaving only guiltinesse behind it even that put such enmity in the state and condition of mankind and made such a pertition between God and mankind that Truth and Iustice would not without a satisfaction that any mercy should be shewed or peace given him who had by that offence sold himself from God to Sathan and thrown himself under guilt of sinne and desert of Curse and Death so as it brought a necessity of inflicting curse and death upon him which if men suffer in their
9.13.14 12.24 Rev. 1.5 Ezek. 36.25 without which a man notwithstanding all the former remains unclean still In all this also is shadowed the severall distinct ends of the death and sacrifice of Christ as presented to God and as applied to men Fourthly the Israelites needing and having in their travels the Cloud as the testimony of Gods presence to guide them and his mighty arm to lead them uphold and defend them and Manna from heaven and water out of the Rock to sustain and refresh them Exod. 13.21 22. 15.2.12 16.17 shadowed forth our need of and Christ his gracious vouchsafing to be our Advocate by vertue of his sacrifice at his Fathers right hand from thence sending forth his holy Spirit to continue his presence with us and give in his promises and so to teach guide comfort and strengthen us against temptations and to goe through all sufferings in alll services of love c. 1 Iohn 2.1 2. Heb. 9.14.15 Iohn 14.14.26 15.26 16.14 And so in this digressiu to see how things were shadowed we may view the ends of Christs sacrifice fore-mentioned as also that which followes to be said CHAP. V. The necessity of the Sufferings Blood Death and Sacrifice of Christ It is shewn in that already said FIrst for Christ his shedding of his bloud and dying for us it was altogether necessary for Heb. 9.22 without shedding of blood is no remission of sinnes The truth of God makes a necessity for the sinner to die and without the death of the sinner cannot be fulfilled Gen. 2.17 Ezek. 18.20 The justice of God makes a necessity for the sinner to suffer the curse and without the sinner doe suffer the curse cannot be satisfied Deut. 27 15-26 Gal. 3.10 And as nothing without shedding of blood death can fulfill truth and satisfie justice so no blood and death but the blood and death of Man the very nature that sinned can satisfie Heb. 9.9 10.4 And if particular men should suffer this curse and death in their own persons they could never overcome but must perish in that suffering for ever and so can neither suffer for themselves nor for another to procure a way for remission of sinns Psal 49.7 8. neither indeed to make satisfaction for others will the Blood and Death of any man serve unlesse the same be a just and an innocent man that hath no sin of his own to satisfie for Heb. 9.26.27 Yea even the blood of a just man unlesse he be as the first Adam before his fall a publike man Rom. 5.12 And made as all men by the fall became under the law Gal. 4.4 yea unlesse this man be also the Sonne of God even God-man it will not be sufficient Heb. 10 5-10 Mat. 1.21.23 And this man God-man even Iesus Christ being come and as the publike person made under the law when he had lived thirty-three yeares and upward an innocent life so as noman could accuse him of sinne Iohn â— 46. yea in all righteousnesse and holynesse and fulnesse of good workes and spent about three yeares in ministration of the Gospel yet would not all this his righteous working though accompanied with many miracles and with frequent fasting prayers and teares make satisfaction for the sin of mankind without his Death and Blood to instruct us wherein and not in any unwillingnesse to suffer according to the will of the Father Phil. 2.8 Heb. 10 5.-10 He uttered this prayer Mat 26.39 If it be possible let this Cupp passe from me c. And so that which the High-Priest spake not of himselfe but by prophesie concerning the nation of the Jewes Iohn 11.50 It is true for all mankind It was altogether necessary for mankind that Jesus Christ should dye Gal. 3.10.13 2 For Jesus Christ once dead to rise againe and ascend to the right hand of God and to present the vertue of this his own blood in offering himselfe a spotlesse sacrifice to his Father for mankind This also was altogether necessarie for however truth had fulfilling and justice had satisfying in his blood-shed and death 2 Cor. 5.14 Gal. 3.13 Yet if he had not risen from the Dead and ascended with the vertue of his own blood into the Heavens and there offered himselfe a spotlesse Sacrifice to God for mankind There could have been no Justification no redemption no eternall life and inheritance obtained and received by Christ into his own hands to dispense to men nor any dore opened to shew forth and dispense this grace to men that by repentance and faith they might come into Christ and receive the same nor could there have been any resurrection of their bodyes after Death nor exercise of Christs Lordship over them in absolving or condemning according to the Gospel Rom. 4.25 He was raised againe for our justification 1 Cor. 15.17 If Christ be not raised ye are yet in your sinns verse 20. But now Christ is risen from the Dead Heb. 9.12 By his own blood he entred in once into the most hâ—ly place having obtained eternall redemption verse 24. He entred into Heaven it selfe Reu. 1.18 I am he that liveth and was Dead and beholde I am alive for evermore 1 Iohn 5.11 God hath given us eternall life and this life is in his Sonne 2 Tim. 1.10 who hath abolished Death and brought life and mortality to light by the Gospel Iohn 16.7 c. It is expedient for you that I goe away for if I goe not away the Comforter will not come unto you But if I depart I will send him to you he shall reprove the world c. verse 18.11 He will guide you into all truth c. verse 13.14.15 Psal 68. Thou hast ascended on high thou hast led Captivity Captive thou hast received gifts in the man for men Act. 2.33 Ephes 4.8 yea even for the Rebellious that the Lord God might dwell among them Act. 5.30.31 Him hath God exalted at his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour to give repentance unto Israel and forgivnesse of sinns Act. 13.30 God raised him from the dead c. to verse 39. verse 47. I have set thee to be a light to the Gentiles that thou shouldest be for salvation to the ends of the Earth Mat. 12.18 And he shall shew Judgement to the Gentiles If there be no resurrection from the Dead then Christ is not Risen and if Christ be not Risen then our preaching is vaine and your faith is also vaine 1 Cor. 15 13.-20 But now Christ is risen from the dead and become the first fruits of them that sleep verse 21. for since by man came Death By man also the resurrection from the dead and verse 22. c. and Rom. 14.9 to this end Christ both dyed and rose and revived that he might be the Lord both of dead and living Act. 10.36 He is Lord of all 2 Cor. 5.10 For we must all appeare before the judgement-Seat of Christ c. And of this he hath
occasion their submission to Christ and so their high prizeing of the grace and righteousnesse and lyfe in him that they may fall downe before him and be quickned and made alive by him Rom. 5.20 Gal. 2.19 who by sprinkling his blood and giving in his grace by his spirit enliveneth them Heb. 9.14 Tit. 3.4.5 And so Rom. 10.3 Christ is the end of the law for righteousnesse to every one that believeth Gal. 2.20 3.22.24 which also sheweth the necessity of the pretious Blood of Christ which he shead and presented to his Father for men to be by his spirit applyed to men without which they can have no true peace and freedome with God Iohn 13.8 and 8 32-36 3 The power this law hath in the consciences of men in this lyfe till they know and believe in Christ and be set free by him Iohn 8 34-36 this holy spirituall and righteous law in respect of the spirituall affections and services therein required was once in the heart of mankind when God made man in his own Image And made him and all men in him as in the first publike person righteous then was it the naturall bent of man to love God and his neighbour and to walke in that love uprightly Gen. 1.26 27 28. and 2.7 Ecles 7.29 And then while these righteous affections and services were naturally springing and streaming in men man was not under the power of the Commandements thereof with the promises and threats But when man sinned and fell He lost these righteous affections and services out of his heart and inward and naturall bent And became corrupt averse and full of enmity against God Gen. 3 10-13 Eccles 7.29 Rom. 5.12.18.19 And then fell under the power of this law with its Commands Threats and Promises And the effect of this law as a spirit of Bondage entred into him for such the power of the work of God in his grace both shewn in the creation and procured for men by the Redemption and extended to men for the redeemers sake that it still proclaimeth to men and testifieth that it is mans duty and that he is hereby bound to love God with all his heart soule and strength and his neighbour as himselfe and to walke in that love And the least short coming hereof is sinn Ioh. 35.10.11 and 37.24 Deut. 5.6.7 1 Iohn 3.4 For though man by sinn lost his interest in God yet God lost not his right and Authority over man But when man by sinn lost the inward and living principle of the law out of his heart Then through the Authority of God over man and the power of God in his works man fell under the power of the law And the effect of the law as a spirit of bondage entred into his heart and that with such force that according to the knowledge given him whether by the works of God in creation and providence or the law declared and written that it bindeth downe and embondageth a man that he can no otherwise have hope or looke to God for acceptance and life then as he conceives himselfe to keepe this law nor avoyd the feares of wrath and Death as he discernes himselfe a transgressor of it and as their conscience witnesse so doe their thoughts accuse or excuse one another Rom. 2.15 And so from the law sin takes occasion to become oft more violent in its motions to sin Rom. 7.5.8 And from the law sinn hath its strength to accuse and terifie Rom. 7.11 1 Cor. 15.56 And in desires of avoiding danger this spirit of bondage so laden with sinn pollutes the conscience to be dictating to seeke peace in workes of the law and to be speaking peace there from Rom. 9.32 and 10.3 which still genders to bondage and leaves under the curse Gal. 4.21.30 and 5.4 and 3.10 And this power hath law with its effect in the consciences of men in this lyfe till they be set free by Christ for the law can justifie none that have at all sinned nor gives any hope for any repentance after sinning nor any power or freedome for coming in to God againe this is the work of Jesus Christ the Sonne of God to justifie from sinn and give repentance and freedome to come in to God Iohn 8 34-36 Act. 5.31 So that onely by Christ by his spirit applying his preâ—ious blood to the heart and streaming in his rich grace there through the conscience is purged from the accusation of sinn and from speaking or seeking peace by dead works And gives in an inward living principle to serve the living God Heb. 9.14 And so washeth from sinn Reu. 1.5 Reneweth Tit. 3.4 And setteth them at Liberty for the things of the Kingdom Gal. 5.1 enduing them with the Spirit of adoption of love power and a sound minde Rom. 8.15 2 Tim. 1.7 And thus the law rightly understood in it selfe and the ends of giving it And the power it hath in the naturall conscience shews the necessity of the Pretious Blood of Christ to be by his spirit applyed to and sprinkled on the conscience CHAPTER VII Of the Excellency and dignity of this Precious Blood of Christ that is presented to the Father and his Sacrifice being also presented to the heart FOR the Excellency Dignity and worth of the Blood Death and Sacrifice of Christ presented and offered to God for men and presented tendered and applyed to men It is beyond comparison or expression yet we may understand a little thereof if we view and consider it in fowre respects 1. In respect of the Sacrifice it selfe 2. In respect of the appearance and Declaration thereof 3. In respect of the glorious and abundance of love herethrough appearing 4. In respect of the unvaluable and inexpressible hope it giveth to all that receive it besides the operation to be after spoke of 1 In respect of the Presentation and Sacrifice it selfe it appeareth to be of most excellent Dignitye and worth in many notable respects as to say 1 In respect of the Priest that offered this Sacrifice who was immediately called of God as Aron was Heb. 5.4.5 And infinitely above and greater then Aron and all the Priests of his Order for they had sinns of their own also first to offer for before they offered for the sins of the people But this our high Priest had no sinn of his own to satisfie for but his offering was wholly and altogether for us Heb. 7.26.27 And their High-Priests were men that had infirmities and so dyed But this High-Priest though the very man that dyed for us yet risen from the Dead and alive for ever-more to interceide for us Heb. 7 23-25 and 5.5.6 Yea they were made Priests according to the law of a carnall Commandement But this High-Priest after the power of an endlesse life Heb. 7.16.17 They without an Oath this with an Oath Heb. 7.21 They the Sonnes of men But this High-Priest is the Sonne of God even God-man Heb. 7.28 and 1 4-8 They went and presented
sinned and come short of the glorie of God being justified freely through his grace through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ which God nath set forth to be the propitiation through faith in his blood for the remission of sinnes And Rom. 5.18 As by the offence of one unto all men to condemnation even so by the righteousnesse of one unto all to justification of life And then it followes as the fruit of this vers 19. For as by the disobedience of one many were made sinners so by the obedience of one many shall be made righteous so is he justified so hath he by sacrifice prevailed 2. To remove stay and take away the enmity that by reason of sin death entred the dominion of the law was between God and man in the very way and in the state and condition of mankind standing as a partition Iron Bar to keep God from shewing mercy to men and men from any passage of coming in to God The removing of this was one end of the suffering and sacrifice of Christ as also the enmity occasioned between Jewes and Gentiles by the Law of Ordinances in rites and sacrifices and so to make peace And so it is expresly said of his sufferings and sacrifice Isai 53.5 The chastisement of our peace was upon him and 2 Cor. 5.19 God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself And of his prevalency for this with God for men doth not the Spirit in the Scripture affirm Psal 85.10 Mercy and truth are met righteousnesse and peace have kissed and that he Col. 1.20 hath made peace through the blood of his crosse and Eph. 2 13-16 Now in Christ Jesus yee who sometimes were farre off are made nigh by the blood of Christ for hee is our peace who hath made both those mentioned verse 1 2 3 one and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us having abolished in his flesh the Law of Commandements in ordinances for to make in himselfe of twain one new man so making peace And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the crosse having slain the enmity thereby or in himself And this preceding peace-preaching and yee are become dead to the Law by the body of Christ Rom. 7.4 who hath abolished death 2 Tim. 1.10 and taken out of the way all that was contrary to us Col. 2.14 and so is affirmed to be 1 John 2.2 the Propitiation for our sinnes and not for ours onely but also for the sinnes of the whole world such his prevalency with God 3. To redeem and buy all of God that they might not perish its that necessity of perishing into which they had sold themselves nor be judged to eternall death by and according to that Law under which they were fallen nor carried away by the Divell as their rightfull Lord by vertue of his first conquest over mankind But that they all might be released and given over to his own dispose and so he be the Lord of all as it is said Rom. 14.9 For to this end Christ both died and rose and revived that he might be the Lord both of the dead and living And so effectuall was his sacrifice and such the prevalency of it with God for men in this respect that he is affirmed to have bought even those that deny him 2 Pet. 2.1 And on this ground it is said whether we live therefore or die we are the Lords Rom. 14.8 And he is Lord of all Acts 10.36 Yea God hath made this same Jesus both Lord and Christ Acts 2.36 And in this particular end many particular ends as branches thereof are included for which also he hath prevailed As to instance some 1. That he might uphold and preserve the earth and the inhabitants thereof and the heavens for them till the end come In which he hath prevailed and so it is said Psal 75.3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved I beare up the pillars of it Col. 1.17 And by him all things consist And Heb. 1.3 He upholdeth all things by the word of his power when he had by himselfe purrged our sinnes c. 2. That he might for the time of this naturall and dying life remove and take off from men so much of that sorrow weaknesse pains and cursed terrors which the falling into sinne did necessitate to be on men as in his love and wisdome hee sees fit And in this also he hath prevailed and so it is said Acts 17.28 In him wee live and move and have our being Psal 145.8 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion slow to anger great in mercie The Lord is good to all and his tender mercies are over all his works vers 9. 3 That he might exercise patience shew mercy and use such means as he pleaseth to move and lead men to repentance and seeking after him and submission to him and in this also hee hath prevailed and so it is said John 1.4.5 In him was life and the life was the light of men and the light shineth in darknesse 2 Pet. 3.9 The Lord is patient and longsuffering to us-ward not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance Rom. 2.4 The goodnesse of God leadeth thee to repentance Acts 14.17 17.26.27 that they should seek the Lord and live to him Rom. 14.7.8 2 Cor. 5.14.15 4. That he may rule over all and dispose of their wayes conditions and trials c. And in this also he hath prevailed and so the Father in approbation of his Sacrifice said Ask of me and I shall give thee the Heathen for thine inheritance and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession c. Psal 2.8.9 And himself saith All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth c. Matth. 28.18 And the Spirit in the Scripture saith Psal 66.7 He ruleth by his power for ever Psal 103.19 And his Kingdome ruleth over all 5. That after the end of this life he may raise all men from the first death and make them alive and set them before him that they may bow to him and acknowledge him Lord to the glory of God And in this also he hath prevailed and so the Spirit in the Scripture saith 1 Cor. 15.21.22 since by man death by man also the resurrection from the dead For as in Adam all die so in Christ shall all be made alive And himselfe saith Joh. 12.32 And I if I be lifted up from the earth will draw all men unto me And even because of his obedience in suffering it is said Phil. 2.9.10.11 wherefore God also hath highly exalted and given him a name which is above every name that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow c. And that every tongue shall confesse that Jesus is the Lord to the glory of God And so David confessed and prophesied Psal 86.9 All nations whom thou hast made shal come and worship before thee O Lord and
shall glorifie thy name Thus must all come before him one day and then he shall separate and dispose of them Matth. 25.32 33. 4. Another particular end in this first next immediate end of the suffering and sacrifice of Christ offered to God was That hee might shew forth to men this rich and abundant grace Eph. 2.4.7 And so it was 1. That this full Gospel and therethrough repentance and remission of sinnes might be preached in his name among all Nations Luke 24.46.47 And for this he hath prevailed so as himself came and preached peace Eph. 2.17 And first began to preach the Gospel of this salvation himselfe Heb. 2.3 and then left the commission for preaching the same unto his Apostles and faithfull Disciples that by grace come to be united to him and endued with spirituall gifts John 17 18-21 2 Corinth 5.18.19.20 1 Pet. 2.3 9. And left his charge to preach it to all Nations Mat. 28.19 20. Mark 16.13 2. And also that by his laying down his life in witnessing to the truth of the Gospel he taught and the Fathers acceptance of his sacrifice the truth of the Gospel might bee confirmed for all that heare it that they might beleeve John 18.37 1 Tim. 6.13 And in this also he hath prevailed and so it is said he spake the truth which he heard of God John 8.45 And the Apostles have said They spake the words of truth Acts 26.25 and that with great plainnesse of speech 2 Cor. 3.12 by manifestation of the truth 2 Cor. 4.2.5 for saith Peter 2 Pet. 1.16 We have not followed cunningly devised Fables when we made knowne to you the power and comming of the Lord Jesus Christ but were eye-witnesses of his majesty for he received from the Father honour and glory when c. 3. And also that himself might be the prime motive and example to us for faith and love and walking in both conversation and ministration in patience and meeknesse through sufferings in hope to the death 1 Pet. 2.21 John 13 1-15 And in this also he hath prevailed so as himself points to himselfe for the prime motive and example Joh. 15.12 .20 And the Spirit in the Scripture sets him forth to us for motive and example Col. 3.12 14. and bids us looke to him and consider him Heb. 12 2-7 and follow him Eph. 5.1.2 4. Yea and that he might ratifie the New Testament of pretious promises for all that in the heavenly call are brought in to believe in him that they through the Spirit may wayt for the same through faith Heb. 9.14.15.16 Matth. 26.28 In which also he hath prevailed as Heb. 9.15 sheweth with Gal. 3.15 26. and 5.5 And so the whole Gospel is by the blood and sacrifice of Christ confirmed and sealed for truth 5. That he might also having life in himselfe quicken whom he will and so give eternall life to all that beleeve on him and leave and give up such as will none of his counsell and so persist in refusing to beleeve on him In which also he hath prevailed John 1.17 3.18.19 5.20.28 6.37.40 6. That he may at the last judge all men according to the Gospel which himself first began to preach and then gave his servants to preach And in this also hee prevailed as is evident in that himselfe said John 12.48 He that rejecteth me and receiveth not my words hath one that judgeth him the word that I have spoken the same shal judge him at the last day And his servant by the spirit said Rom. 2.16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my Gospel And so it is said of God Acts 17.31 He hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in righteousnesse by that man whom hee hath ordained whereof he hath given assurance or offered faith unto all men in that he hath raised him from the dead And so as Rom. 14.9 to this end he both died and rose and revived that he might be the Lord of both dead and living So it is affirmed on that very ground vers 11 12. 2. Cor. 5.10 We must all appear abefore the judgment seat of Christ c. yea and such as come then to be condemned by him that so died for them and offered himselfe a Sacrifice and ransome for them and used mercy and extended meanes to call them to repentance are charged with sinne for that they have not believed John 16.8.9 and that they have troden under foot the Soone of God counted the Blood of the Covenant wherewith they were sanctified an unholy thing and offered despite to the Spirit of grace at least that he called and they refused Heb. 10.29 Prov. 1 24. And this shall be their condemnation light came and they loved darknesse rather Iohn 3.19 They by following lying vanities have forsaken their own mercies Iona 2.8 And lost their own souls Matth. 16.26 And by denying the Lord that bought them brought upon themselves swift destruction 2 Pet 1. and so are rightly called * Jude 12 Frees twice dead And the destuction and torment into which they shall be cast is called the second death Rev. 20 6.14 And thus mightily and verily hath the pretious Blood and Sacrifice of Christ offered to his Father prevailed with God so as indeed Jesus Christ hath thereby put away sin abolished death removed enmity out of the condition of mankind bought all men of God and obtained eternall redemption so as he is become the Lord of all and hath remission of sinnes and life to dispense And through him the earth is upheld for men mercy shewed to and means used towards them to draw them to repentance and faith and they all given of God into his dispose and he hath power and shall raise them all from the dead and judge them all according to the Gospel such as have in beleeving been brought to him and abidden in him in the day of grace hee will sentence to eternall life and such as have through the day of grace persisted in refusing him or departing from him he wil sentence to a second death And that men might have knowledge hereof and faith herein to bring them in to him and confidence to abide in him and bee left excuselesse in their refusall he hath also sealed and confirmed the Gospel for a certain truth in the report of the Propitiation and life on beleeving for all men and the New Testament for beleevers And all this true whether men believe it or no. And so far hath the sacrifice as offered to God prevailed and yet further in his having a fitnesse for that to be after said And in respect of all hitherto said the light shineth in the darknesse but the darknesse comprehendeth it not Iohn 1.5 7. And now to remedy this also that the light may be seen and known through the means used there is yet another end of his Sacrifice offered namely that hee might fit
the redemption and purgation wrought by Christ hath been visiting enlightning moving at their hearts and striving with them to effect repentance and faith in them and so to bring them to himself and they after the knowledge of the truth refuse resist or depart from it willingly and will none of God none of Christ will not be brought in to him this way to have all their life and confidence in his grace and guidance by it but persist in their wilfull refusall or Apostasie till he leave striving and give them up to their own lusts and Satan This deserveth kindleth such wrath as wil not be appeased and such a fire as will not be quenched Gen. 6 3 Prov. 1.23 24 c. Psal 81.11 Ezek. 24.13 Matth. 23.37 38. Heb. 6.4 5.2 Pet. 2. Jude totū And the execution of this is called The wrath to come Luke 3.7 1 Thes 1.10 fire unquenchable Luke 3.17 Mark 9.48 hell fire Matth. 18.9 Mark 9.47 the second death Rev. 20.14 3 By the greatnesse and inexcuseable folly rebellion and filthinesse of this sinne it being an under-valuing neglect and refusall of so great salvation and redemption first obtained and then first preached by the Lord himselfe yea a denying him that bought them and so a treading under foot the Sonne of God Heb. 2.3 2 Pet. 2.1 Heb. 10.29 a hardening the heart against the mercies and meanes that through the pretious Blood Sacrifice of Christ was procnred for and extended to them to lead them to repentance and so counting the blood of the Covenant an unholy thing Rom. 2.5 Heb. 10.29 a turning from him that speakes from heaven and so resisting and offering despite to the Spirit of grace that strove with them to bring them to God Heb. 12.25 10.29 Act. 7.51 In a word by their preferring darknesse before light when light came John 3.19 exalting their own wisdom workes and choyce and objecting and taking offence at the means Doctrine and Spirit of Grace and turning from it after it hath so farre been extended to them they crucifie again make of no account and efficacy to themselves the Sonne of God and put him to an open shame Heb. 6.6 A great ingratitude and fearfull rebellion against so great and gracious a God and Saviour and Spirit and so reall an offer and tender Psalm 81.11 Great folly and madnesse to refuse so great and reall mercy and salvation and altogether excuselesse they cannot say we fell and were loft in Adam no redemptiō was wrought for us wherby we might have been saved Our Fathers have eaten sowre grapes and the childrens teeth are set on edge Ezek. 18.2 Rom. 5.12 18. for the later part of the plea is false God wil punish it for though they were lost in Adam and could no way redeeme themselves yet in Christ redemption was again wrought for them Nor can they say this mercy was altogether hidd and no meanes used towards them that they might have sought and found him Act. 14.17 and 17.26 nor will this pleasure we had in our selves no will or power to choose lyfe For though it was not in them yet it was in him And his spirit by which he tendred grace wanted not power Mich. 2.7 He doth not looke to gather where he hath not sowne though wicked Servants so say But on his examination they will be dumb Mat. 25.26 and 22.12 Sinnes of ignorance and weaknesse to which through the fall men are necessitated and for which yet there is a remedy though they are directly against the Father and indirectly against the Sonne and holy spirit sinnes against the meanes procured by Christ and extended through him to lead to repentance and faith and so against ordinary light warnings and motions are against the Father and directly against the Sonne yet all manner of these sorts of sinne shall be forgiven unto men but the willfull and rebellious sinning in refusing and opposing the grace it selfe in Christ and evidenced by the spirit after light obstinately refusing to have all life in and guidance by that grace the spirit discovers in Christ But blaspheming the same This sinning is directly against the Father and the Sonne and the Holy Ghost and shall never be forgiven Mat. 12.31 Marke 3.28.29 4 By the evilnesse and remedilesnesse of the state and condition such sinning throwes these men into And that may be seene in two things 1 That whereas they were once dead through Adam and a ransome was given for them by Christ and life procured for them and this set forth in the Gospel and in the meanes tendred to them with some quickning motions of the spirit and hope of life there being no other meanes or Sacrifice They having wilfully cast aside this have rent themselves out of this booke of life renounced this life that was set in hope before them and are become Trees twice dead and pluckt up by the rootes so as there is no more hope for them Jude 12. 2 That whereas when they were fallen in Adam though truth and Justice pleaded for their Death yet mercy was for them and found out a ransome in which truth and justice did meete and joyne with mercy nor their good And though Justice might have risen against them for their strayings in ignorance and unbeliefe yet compassion and mercy had patience and forbearance to waite for them but now by his spirit he hath been striving with them and they will none of Christ but harden themselves against him and oppose and offer wrong and violence to Christ and his word and people even mercy also with Justice and truth is turned against them not that there is any change in God but they have put themselves into such a condition that his mercy becomes crosse to them the light is pleasant to the eye and that it troubles the sore eye the change is in the eye not in the light so Gods love and mercy is the same for ever His delight is in his Sonne and his pleasure in his people made one with his Sonne yea so great that when men harden their hearts against his Sonne the Gospel and spirit of his Sonne and turne to oprresse those that are vessels of mercy The more he loves his Sonne and the dearer his people are to him the more doth his mercy move him to plead their cause and plague their enemies and so he smote Egypt overthrew Pharoh and his Host in the sea smote great and mighty Kings c. For his mercy endureth for ever Psal 136.10.20 Oh heavy when mercy stands against them 5 By the greatnesse of torments and punishments to be executed on such sinners which as the Scriptures sets it forth is very terrible for it is the same that at first was prepared for the Divell and his Angels who sinned freely and without a Tempter or any cause Iude 6. Mat. 25.41 So it appeares that 1 The Death on mankind for the first transgression was an Allenation from God a
Death in sinne and a Death in punishments and torments due to sinnings against the grace of God manifested in the Creation And had there been no remedy or prevention this death and punishment would have been eternall for men in particular suffering it could never have overcome it to get out of it only by reason of Gods preventing mercy in keepeing man from cating of that Tree of life of which if he had eaten his Body had been immortall and so capeable of eternall sufferings He should suffer eternally in his soalc And his body with the sting and povson of sinn and curse should be alwayes suffering till it turned to rottennesse and so to dust againe and this is the first death which came on all men at first Gen. 2.17 and 3.19 And this Jesus Christ hath in dying for our sinnes and riseing for our Justification as the publike person overcome 2 Tim. 1.10 and obtained of his Father power to ease men in this life of so much paines of this mortalilty as he pleaseth and to raise them all from this first Death at the last 1 Cor. 15.21.22 2 The Death or punishments on men for sinning against the grace of redemption in hardening themselves against the Patience and bounty of God and meanes through Christ procured to leade them to repentance and so for their turning herefrom and going after their own wayes are afflictions and troubles on soule and body name and estate having some mixtures of mâ—rcy and being to hide pride from man and force them to repentance c. Leuit. 26. Deut. 28. Iob 33. And these are called wrath Judgements punishments corrections out of which yet there is a way and meane of escape Iob 33. Heb. 1.12 Esa 27.4.5 3 But the Death and torment for these that have persisted in in resisting the spirit in the meanes and refusing this life in Christ and to have him raigne over them till they be given over to satan is more terrible and is eternall on soule and body raised and made immortad and so capeable of eternall suffering And this is called the second death Hell fire The lake of fire unquenchable fire and even that which was at first prepared for the Divell and his Angels into which all these shall goe who by their wilfull persisting in rebellion against the truth and walking in lyes and murthers become of the wicked one the Children of the Divell and the seed of the Serpent And so shall share of the same punishment 1 Iohn 3.12 Iohn 8.41.44 Mat. 25.41 onely in the sting and tormenting worme that never dyeth but alwayes tormenteth there is now this more to these miserable men then to the Divels The remembrance of a Remedy since their first fall which they have refused which will torment exceedingly but that cannot be in the Divels torment 6 And yet there is one thing more in which appeareth the effectualnesse of the Blood and Sacrifice of Christ on these rebellious refusers and that proveth the appearance of the same to be in all these 5. forementioned poynts And that is the judgement and condemnation of these Rebe's in that 1 The Lord Jesus Christ that shed his Blood and offered this Sacrifice shall even by vertue thereof be their Judge even he that dyed and rose and revived for them to be their Lord Rom. 1.4 9.12 he that bought them 2 Pet. 2.1 even he shall be their Judge and they shall appeare before his judgement sear 2 Cor. 5.10 yea even because he dyed for them God hath exalted him and they shall come before him to acknowledge him Lord by whom they might have been saved and shall be judged righteously Phil. 2.10.11 Esa 45.23 And of this God hath given assurance and offered faith to all men in that he raised him from the Dead Act. 17.31 And this is one efficacy of his Sacrifice on such as refused him in whom they might have enjoyed the comfortable efficacies that they shall acknowledge him Lord and be judged by him Rom. 2.16 2 Tim. 4.1 And they shall yeeld it right it should be so 2 That which shall be layd to their charge in this Judgement and that by which their sinnes shall be evidenced and agravated against them their sinnes that will be layd to their charge will be their ignorance of God and not obeying his Gospel 2 Thes 2.8 Their unbeliefe with all the fruits thereof Iohn 16.8.9.10 Their Impenitency and not profiting by but hardening their hearts against the meanes by the Sacrifice of Christ procured and extended to leade them to repentance Rom. 2.4.5 Their evill thoughts and hard speeches of him and his goodnesse in his word wayes people Iude 15. and so for every Idle word and all their Idolatries and unmercifulnesse and ungodly deeds which through their disobedience to his goodnesse they have runn into Iude 15. Mat. 12.36 yea every secret thing shall then be manifest That by which the vilenesse of their sinnes and justnesse of their Judgement shall be evidenced will be the put chase Christ hath made for them and they denyed him that so dearly bought them 2 Pet. 2.1 The mercy extended to them against which they hardened themselves Rom. 2.5 And all the meanes yea even the Gospel sent to move them to seeke the Lord Mat. 11 16-24 yea the very blood and Sacrifice of Christ by which all the residue was procured for them which they have contemned Heb. 10.29 yea and the Spirit of grace with all his spirituall hints of light motions reproofs and allurements which they have despised Heb. 10.29 Prov. 1.24.25 c. All which will then appear as aggravations of their sinne and judgement and this is another efficacy of the blood and Sacrifice of Christ on such as have refused him that when the day of grace is past it will occasion the evidencing and aggravation of their sin and judgement 3. The order rule law or medium by and according to which the judgement shall proceed and that is the Gospel in which Christ had before been set forth a saviour for them the propitiation for their sinnes and full of Spirit to send forth and so inviting them to repentance and faith with assurance of renovation remission and life on believing and warning that the issue of all other wayes would be death This Gospel as it is the word which Christ and his Apostles spake so such is the truth and verity of it that even the rejectors thereof it shall judge and hee shall judge them by and according to it Joh. 12.47.48 49. Rom. 2.16 And this is another efficacie of the pretious Blood and Sacrifice of Christ on such as have rebelliously refused it that by the declaration or word thereof and according to that declaration shall be the judgment Rom. 1.1.18.20 10.18 John 15.22 4. That which shall convince of sin and set home the sentence of sinne and of judgement to the heart and so kindle the fire that never shall be quenched is even the same Spirit
1 Tim. 2.5 And that in speciall for those that in the heavenly call are prevailed with to believe on him as that besides both the fore-mentioned for all men hee is in speciall manner for them an Advocate 1 Iohn 2.1 Yea even the Mediator of the New Testament that hy his spirituall application of the vertue of his sacrifice they may receive the promised inheritance Ephes 5.25 26. Heb. 9.14 15. Yea he is their King and Teacher and the high Priest of their Profession and to them wisdome righteousnesse sanctification and redemption Heb. 3. and 7. and 8. 1 Cor. 1 30. 3 That which by vertue of the sormer he now doth and will do and that both in generall for all men as the extension of his procured patience mercies and means to bring them to the knowledg of the truth Prov 1.23 and 8.4 c. Psalm 75.3 Act 14 17. And such as refuse light when it cometh he will one day bring them to acknowledgment of the truth and then judge them Jsa 45 23. Phil 2.10.11 Rom 2.16 And also in special for those that through the acknowledgment of truth in the day of grace believe on him how he presents them in himself spotlesse before God Col. 1.22 interceding for them Heb 7 25. and will send forth his Spirit to teach comfort and sanctifie uphold lead and preserve them to the Inheritance c. John 14.1 2 3 26. and 15 25 and 16.13 14 15. 1 Pet. 1.4 5. Psalm 138 8. 4 The great and rich love of God through all this discovered Ephes 2.4 5. His generall love of compassion to all men Iohn 3 16.17 Tit 2 11 12. and 3.4 and his peculiar and speciall love of delight to those in the heavenly Call united to Christ Ephes 5 25 26. Psalm 149.1 5. The great terrour and heavy inexcusable condemnation for all that when light comes set light by and will none of Christ to raign over them Hebr. 2 2 and 10 29. Luk 19 27. 2 Cor 5.10 11. And in this enlightning they receive a right judgment concerning God and Christ and Man and sinne and righteoesnesse life and death c Phil 3.3 9. and so it s said we have the mind of Christ 1 Cor 2 16. 3 In receiving this divine testimony and information is received also an encouragement of the grace it self testified in Christ Rom 1.5 as remission of sins c. as fore-shewn and the spirit of adoption with divine power c. Gal 3.2 Rom 8 15. as before 2 The second use is for springing up as in believing-minding these things are received so from this received in the same believing-mindfulnesse of Christ springeth up 1 A high estimate of Christ and the things of Christ and desire of him with a low estimate of ones self and all one 's owne things Phil 3.7 8 9. 2 An inward sorrow for all ones evill thoughts of God and Christ and sins against so gracious and loving a God and Saviour Act 2.37 Zach 12 10. 3 A fervent love of God and Jesus Christ our Lord with peace towards God and joy in God 1 Pet 1 7 8. Rom 5.2 5 11. 4 Love of brethren and compassion towards men 1 Iohn 3.23 4 21. and 5.1 2 Cor 5.14 5 Desires of Gods glory the Churches prosperity and Mens conversion and the coming again of Christ 6 Detestation of evill with love of God and so patience meeknesse c. Gal 5-17 22 23. And these and such like spring up in believing-remembrance of the sacrifice and mediation of Christ according to that Iohn 7.38 3 The third use is for streaming forth for as in believing-remembrance of the sacrifice and mediation of Christ there are such receivings and such springs as fore-shewn so in the same believing-remembrance the springs arising from the receites doe move and stream to flow and vent forth and is called a shewing forth the vertues of him that called c. 1 Pet 2 9. bringing forth good things Matth. 12.35 A working cut the salvation that is a mans own in and with him Phil 2 12 13. which is from the force of the spirit grace and love of Christ received springing up in the inwards fruits of zeale charity c. fore-mentioned streaming and boyling to flow forth in motions and bowels stirring thereto And this according to the channels opened and occasions given Iob. 32 8 18 19 20. 2 Cor 5 14 15 19 20. And grace received 1 John 1 2 3. Act. 4.20 1 To deny ungodlinesse and worldly lusts Tit 2.11 12. Gal 2.16 17 21. 2 To oppose false doctrines and wayes Revel 2.2 Gal. 2.11.14 3 To attend the Ordinances of God and seek his face therein Psalm 27.4 and 23.6 To pray to him and give him thanks Psal 116.2 10 13. Recount his favours and sing his praises Psalm 145.1 11. 4 To confesse Christ Jesus the Lord and Saviour in holding forth the word of life exalting Christ and yeelding themselves servants for Christ his sake Rom. 10.10.2 Cor. 4 5 13. Phil. 2.12.16 5 To use equity and mercy to give to every one his due for the Lords sake and to doe good to all especially them of the houshold of faith Rom. 13.10 Tit. 3 1-4.8 Gal. 6.8.9 10. whence for all these the exhortations to beleevers run in such a strain suitable to the law of grace Rom. 12.1.2 Phil. 2.1.2 6. To confesse it their finne wherein soever they have shut up these bowels undervalued the grace beleeved deaded the springs or stopt the streames either by forgerfulnesse or neglect of yeelding to its motions or turning aside to any other motions and seeking pardon and healing of the same in returning to Christ c. 1 John 3.17 1.9 Mat. 26.75 Psal 32.15 7. In some at some time to some miraculous operations in respect of that which is ordinary Mat. 17.20 Luk 17.6 Mar. 16.17.18 And these and such like are the flowings forth of the springs from the grace received in the beleeving-Remembrance of the vertuous Blood Sacrifice and mediation of Christ 4. The fourth use is for Patience for as in believing-Remembrance of the vertuous Blood Sacrifice and mediation of Christ and Gods rich love therein such grace is received such fruits doe spring and such streames flow forth so also it being some time after believing and walking in faith before all that is set in hope be received and in that time many thoughts trials and temptations to be gone through so that there is need of Patience Heb. 10.36 1 Pet 1 6 7. In this believing remembrance of the Sacrifice and mediation of Christ patience is stirred up and effected in exercise and preserved so as from that beheld in received from Christ ariseth a sweet confident expectation and patient abiding and waiting through all Tryals Sufferings and services for his performance of all his righteous Promises in his own season and so for his preserving us to the inheritance and for his owne visible coming again and receiving
it speaking Peace and answering Law-charges it is expressed by Bloud or Death Rom. 8 34. 2 And in respect of the free and rich love of God appearing there-through and entring the heart with its cleansing refreshing and renewing operations It is expressed by water clean water living water or water of life Isa 43.3 Ephes 3.23 Heb. 10.23 Iohn 4 10. and 7.38 And so the same washing is affirmed as a fruit of his love by his Bloud Rev. 1.5 with clean water Ezek. 36.25 and Christ is called The Fountain of living Waters Jer. 17.13 And as these tearms of Bloud and Water are used to set forth the same grace distinctly in divers and distinct respects so one of these tearmes sometimes comprehends both As Bloud in Rev. 1.5 and Waters in John 3.5 Tit. 3.4 5. And so as Jesus Christ in respect of his sacrifice with the efficacy of it as offered to God And by the efficacy of it as applyed to men was shadowed figured and typed out by Water and Bloud Heb. 9.8 12 13 14 19. Even so his first coming and finishing the work his Father gave him to do on Earth 1 Because of the great rich and free love of God in which he sent his Son into the World John 3.16 To be the Saviour of the world 1 John 14.14 By which he tasted death for every man Heb. 2 9. And in love laid down his life for us He is said to have come by water 2 Because of the satisfaction he made for us by suffering and dying for our sins 1 Cor 15.3.4 2 Cor 5.21 Gal 3.13 He is said to have come by Bloud 3 Because by the eternall Spirit he rose from the dead ascended and offered himself without spot to God and so was justified in the Spirit Ro 6.4 1 Pet 3.18 Ro 1.4 1 Tim 13.16 And by that Spirit testifieth of himself Iohn 14.26 and 15.26 27. It is said The Spirit beareth witnesse 1 Iohn 5.6 This is he that came by water and bloud not by water only but by water and bloud and it is the Spirit that beareth witnesse because the Spirit is Truth And so as there is one God and three Persons in one God The Father who hath loved us and given his Son for us 1 Iohn 4.10 The Son who was made flesh and so dyed for our sins and rose for our justification Iohn 1.14 Rom 5.25 The Holy Ghost who proceedeth from and maketh known the Father and the Son Matth. 16.16 Ioh. 14.26 and 16.13 So it is said 1 Iohn 5.7 There are three that bear record in Heaven the Father the Word and the Holy Ghost And these three are one and so the Record is the record of one God 1 Iohn 5.10 And answerably there are three that bear record on Earth to men and in the hearts of Believers The Spirit that discovers in and through the Gospell this grace and enlightens the heart to see and believe and so begets a spirituall disposition bringing out of darknesse into his light Matth. 16.16 Iohn 16 7-15 1 Cor. 2.9 15. The Water even that rich free and immense love of God in the Spirits exaltation of Christs appearing Isa 55.1 2 3 4 5. The Bloud even the propitiation made satisfaction given redemption obtained righteousnesse wrought and presented to God and accepted of him and now applyed for satisfaction to the Believer Rom 3.25 26. and 4.5.24.25 and 5.1 11. And all these agreeing in one And so it is said 1 Iohn 5.8 There are three that bear witnesse in Earth The Spirit and the Water and the Bloud and these three agree in one All these witnesses agree in one and bear forth one record and the Spirit is he that beareth forth the witnesse and he doth it with Water Bloud in discovery and application of the free grace of God and the vertue of the precious bloud of Christ Tit. 3.4 5. And so the whole record is the record of God 1 Iohn 5.10 11 12. And this is the record that God hath given of his Sonne Tha God hath given 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 And so by this whole Discourse wee may understand That 1 When the Scripture speakes of grace or free-love though for the clearnesse purity refreshing and cleansing effects it expresses it by that metaphor of water yet it means of that grace love in which Christ was given to be a ransome and which is testified through Christ who by his bloud shedding and with the vertue thereof presenting and offering himself a spotlesse sacrifice to his Father hath obtained eternall redemption and procured favour to be dispensed and the way of dispensation 1 Iohn 4.10 Rom 5.5 6. 2 And when the Scripture speakes of the Bloud Death and Sacrifice of Christ or the redemption effected thereby It means the Bloud of Christ which through love or grace was shed and presented to God for us and is discovered to us and so the redemption through grace wrought and in and through which grace or free-love appeareth Rom 5 8.-11 Gal 2.20 3 And so when the Scripture speaketh of the teaching witnessing and operation of the holy Ghost It meaneth that teaching witnessing operation of the Spirit of Christ which by vertue of his Sacrifice Christ sendeth forth from the Father and in which he discovereth and witnesseth the things of Christ and so with water and bloud discovering free-grace through the vertue of that pretious Bloud Iohn 15.26 and 16.7 15. And these things are well to be heeded and digested in our hearts as they are comprehended and meant alwayes the most of them and often all of them in using these tearms and expressions The Sufferings Bloud Death Ransome and Sacrifice of Christ Jesus CHHP. III. The manifold ends of the Sufferings Bloud Death and Sacrifice of Christ as the Scripture distinctly sets them forth FOr the right understanding the distinct ends of the Death and Sacrifice of Christ according to Scripture sence and expression There are some things the Scripture mentions to be fore-understood and heeded of us 1 Of Jesus Christ according to his double mission from the Father into the world and also according to his double businesse in leaving the World and offering himselfe to the Father 2 Of Mankind In respect of the double misery and enmity against God they are through the first Adem fallen into 3 Of the Church In respect of the double need they stand in of the contiouall helpfulnesse of Christ Jesus In the understanding and distinct consideration of all these the divers and distinct ends of the Death and Sacrifice of Jesus Christ will appear clearly 1 Concerning Jesus Christ his coming into the world and leaving the world First in respect of his mission from the Father into the world it was two-fold 1 He came and was sent into the world to be the Saviour of the world 1 Iohn 4.14 To save
of men namely to purge the conscience and wash them from their sins and renew them to God Heb. 9.14 Concerning the Church of God on earth in respect of the double need they stand in of the continuall helpfullnesse of Christ 1. The believers though made free in Christ and their conscience purged their heart renewed and spirit made alive for righteousnesse sake Iohn 8.36 Gal. 5.1 Heb. 9.14 Ezek. 36.25 Rom. 8.10 yet for the time of their warfare there is a remaining of the old Disposition although unthroned from the heart and weakned yet working in all the powers and faculties of the soule and parts and members of the body lusting against the spirit and to satisfie the affections and lusts of the flesh and attempting to leade Captive to the law of sin and death Gal. 5.17 Rom. 7.14 24. Besides the manifold temptations from the world by Customs Promises Threats Asurements Terrors 1 Iohn 2 16. And also from Satan takeing advantage from the flesh and the world and adding strength to the lusts and temptations thereof adding his own fiery and he lish suggestions c. 1 Pet. 5.8 whereby it falleth out that in many things we even Believers offend all Iames 3 1. 1 Iohn 1.8 10. Which remaining evill and off nees overtaken which doe defile and make unmeete to appeare before God and if they be not pardoned and purged away they will exclude from his presence and bring to death againe Psal 5.4 5 6. Now the Blood of Jesus and the grace therethrough extended is the onely thing that can purifie and cleanse from these defilements Heb. 9.14 Reu. 1.5 1 Iohn 1.9 So that here is still need of coming to Christ for his cleansing herewith Zach. 13.1 1 Iohn 1.9 2 The believers having so many great enemies fighting against them Ephes 6.12 so many and great sufferings to undergoe Act. 14.22 2 Tim. 3.12 And so many and great servises of love to goe forth in till they be wholly conformed to Christ Col. 2.6 and 3 12.-16 Phil. 2 1.-6 And they having no good thing dwelling in their flesh Rom. 7.18 nor ability in themselves for a good thought as of themselves 2 Cor. 5.5 so as unlesse he work all for and in them there will be no abiding peace Esa 26.12 Great need have they therefore of his continuall presence and sending forth supplyes of spirit to overcome their enemyes Mat. 10.19 20. Rom. 16.20 to support in sufferings Esa 43.1 1 Cor. 10.13 to sanctifie them throughout 1 Thes 5.23.24 And to comfort teach and lead into all truth and to the inheritance Esa 54 13.14 Iohn 15.26 and 16.13.14.15 And so to perfect all that concerneth them Psal 138.8 And for this cause is he by vertue of his precious Blood and Sacrifice an Advocate and great High-Priest and Mediatour of the new Testament at his Fathers right hand for believers that are his called and chosen ones 1 John 2.2 Heb. 3 1.-6 8. 9.15 And in this consideration of the Churches need of Christ and his way of supply we may see one end of his continual presenting the vertue of his Blood and Sacrifice before his Father and applying it to the hearts and consciences of his people both together to keep them cleane before his Father and to cleanse purifie and conform them to himselfe Rev. 1.5 And so in respect of both his presentation of his Sacrifice to his Father and his gracious and spirituall application of the same to believers It is said Ephes 5-25 26.27 Christ also loved the Church and gave himselfe for it that he might sanctifie and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word that as he presents it in himselfe spotlesse before the Father Coloss 1.22 so he might present it to himselfe a glorious Church not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing but that it should be holy and without blemish And in the right understanding of these things we may understand the ends of the Sufferings Blood Death and Sacrifice of Christ First the ends of the sheeding his blood and so of his suffering and dying was 1. To satisfie for the sinne of the world and so to fulfill the truth of God and satisfie Diuine Justice and answer the Law and abolish death as is foreshewn page 2. 2. To confirm and ratifle the new Testament of pretious Promises for all that through the heavenly call beleeve on him as is shewn page 14. 3. To testifie obedience love and faithfulnesse in his Ministration and so to confirme his doctrine and give all his Disciples an example as is shewn p. 13. Secondly the ends of the vertue of this his pretious blood and death in offering himeelfe a spotlesse sacrifice to his Father Scripture sheweth to be 1. That he might be the Propitiation for the sins of the world as page 3.4.6.7 2. That he might obtain eternall redemption for mankind and procure some mercy means and patience to be used towards them as pages 5 6 13. 3. That he might be the Mediator between God and men as page 4.12 4. That he might be the great high Priest Prophet King and so the Advocate for and of his Church p. 15.16.12 5. That through him by his Spirit there might be a shewing declaration and tender of the grace of God to men to call them lesse clearly in his workes of creation and providence and more fully and clearly in the Gospel of salvation preached to men as p. 6.12.14 Thirdly the ends of his spirituall discovery tender and application of his pretious blood and sacrifice to men Scripture shews to be 1. To convince men of sinne and the vilenesse of sin in themselves and the vanity of all thier own wisdome and righteousnesse to help them and of the compleat righteousnesse that is in him thereby to empty them and pierce their hearts and submit them to himselfe Zach. 12.10 Gal. 2.21 Phil. 3.7 8. Joh. 16 8-10 Luke 2.34 2. To purchase and redeem these convinced from among men and from their Idols and vain conversation unto God Rev. 5.9 1 Pet. 1.18.19 Act. 20.28 26.18 3. To wash and cleanse these his so purchased in the discovery of the freenesse and abundance of his grace through his pretious blood enlightning enlivening comforting sanctifying and preserving them to the inheritance Eoh. 5.25 26.27 And these things considered distinctly as the Scripture sets them forth lead to the right understanding of the ends of Christs death and sacrifice when it is spoke of in respect of his dying and blood-shedding And when it is spoke of in respect of that and also his presenting himselfe with the vertue of that to his Father and when it is spoke of in both these former respects and also together therewith in respect of his spirituall discovery tender and application thereof to men in which is variety of the extent of the sense and signification CHAP. IV. A Digression shewing how these things were shadowed in the Sacrifices and Ordinances of
the first Testament or the Law A Perfect image made by a curing limmer may clearly present the visage complexion of him whose Image it is though it have no life and so neither see nor breathe c. But a shadow or the first rude draught will not doe so much onely may discover that it is to be of a man or a woman and not of a beast but whether man or woman or whom it sheweth not as the Image finisht in which the shadow passeth doth Now the law had the shadow of good things to come but not the very image of the things they were paterns and figures of heavenly things for the time present but not a full demonstration of them Heb. 10.1 9.9.23 Now then if we call to mind 1. The offering for sin to make Atonement was first slain and after that the blood sprinkled at the Altar and on the Atonement-day before the Mercy-seat and the people afflicted in themselves and blessed by the Priest Lev. 9. 15.22 16. per totum shadowed Jesus delivered to death for our sinnes and presenting himselfe with the vertue of his blood to the Father to make the Atonement obtain redemption for us and his blessing us in sprinkling his blood on our hearts melting and purging the conscience Heb. 1.3 9.12.14.24 10.1 19. The Passover a Lamb without blemish slain and then the blood wth a bunch of hyssop dipt therin sprinkled on the two side-Posts and the upper doore Posts that the striking Angel might passover Exod. 12. And then the flesh roasted with fire eaten Shadowed Jesus Christ the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world John 1.29 Heb. 9.26 His dying for our sins 1 Cor. 15.3.4 And by his Spirit sprinkling the vertue of his blood on the beleeving heart without which no safety Heb 12.24 and our feeding on him by faith without which no eternall life John 6.35.36 so that bloodshed presented to the Lord and applied to such as come to the Sacrifices are all held forth distinctly as distinct and divers works 3. For the people that came to these Sacrifices for whom blood was not onely shed but presented to God and who had the atonement and such reconciliation as was thereby affoorded there was yet provided a water of Purification to cleanse them from defilements when they befell them and the defiled person not cleansed with it might not approach to the holy things without danger of death now it was not enough There was for them a water of purification and it was right nor that it was put in a vessell and running water put thereto unlesse a clean person dip with a branch of Hissop and sprinkle him that is uncleane hee remains unclean and must die by Sprinkling is Cleansing And doth not this shadow out Jesus Christ the fountain of cleansing and Laver of regeneration and purification right with with God yet cleasing none in their own hearts c. without application and spirituall sprinkling Heb 9.13 14. 12 24. Zach. 13.1 Tit. 3.4 5. Ezek. 36.25 Consider and compare the Scriptures and say 1 Did not the red Hyfer slain without the Camp and her flesh burnt Numb 19.2.3.5 Numb 19.2 3 5. shadow out Jesus that knew no sin made sin for us and suffering without the gate and after in the power of the Spirit and fire of his love offering up his whole selfe a Sacrifice to God for us 2 Cor. 5.21 Heb 9.14 10.12 13.12 2. Vers 9. Did not the remainders or ashes of the Heyfer shadow forth the remaining Records Testimonies and vertues of the death and sacrifice of Jesus who died for our sinnes and rose for our justification Vers 4. and presented his sacrifice to God and applieth it to us as was shadowed by the blood sprinkled before the Tabernacle 1 Corinth 15 1-4 Heb 9.12.13.14 And is not this the water of Separation or Purification from uncleannesse Ezek. 36.25 Rev. 1.5 3. Vers 9. Did not the clean Place without the Camp where these ashes were kept for a purification for sin shadow forth the Gospel of Christ or word of grace which J. Christ by his Spirit hath breathed and caused to be written and therein declared and testified and kept as in record the truth and vertue of the blood-shed death and sacrifice of Christ and the offering it to the Father and its prevalency with him and for whom and his tender and application of it and the vertue thereof and in whom Are not all the sayings hereabout plain 1 Cor. 15.1 4. 2 Cor. 3.12.13 1.2 Faithfull 1 Tim. 1.15 True 2 Pet. 1.16 19. And in righteousnesse nothing froward perverse equivocall or wreathed in them Prov. 8.6 7 8 9. 22.20 21. Eccles 12.10 That we may rather take those sayings as they expresse the matter then any other sayings or glosses they are very righteous and faithfull his word is very pute Psal 119.138 The inspiration of the Spirit of truth 2 Tim. 3.16 4. Did not the ashes of the burnt Heyfer of Purification for sinne and running water put thereto in a vessell shadow forth the Word of Grace setting forth the vertue of the death and sacrifice of Christ inspired and put in the hearts of the servants of God 2 Cor. 5.18.19 and his free and rich grace and love appearing therein shed abroad thereby by the holy Ghost in the heart of those whom he hath brought to beleeve in Christ and so united them to him 1 Cor. 1.30 and so filled them with his love that it springs up like love in them that constrains them to declare this grace and beseech others to accept it 2 Cor. 5.14 15.19 1 Pet. 1.21 22. for which cause they are called Stewards and Ministers of this grace 1 Cor. 3.1 2 Cor. 3.3 and said to have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may appeare to be of God and not of them 2 Cor. 4.7 and so are called chosen vessels unto God to beare his name Act. 9.15 5 Did not the clean person taking Hissop dipping it in the water sprinkling the unclean shadow forth Iesus Christ the just who by his own Spirit stirreth this grace in the hearts of his servants and giveth them what to speak 2 Cor. 4.6 5.14 1 Cor 2.12.13 and giveth proof of his own speaking in their ministration 2 Cor. 13.3 Making manifest the savour of his knowledge by them 2 Cor. 2.14 and himselfe by his Spirit turning the heart of men to God Acts 11 21. and weighing his mind in the heart of these so turned to beleeve in him 2 Cor. 3.3 further minding and teaching them that they have heard John 14.26 and taking off the things of Christ and shewing to them John 16.14 and so sprinkling and washing them with this water of purification the vertue of the pretious blood of Christ and his infinite love streaming there-through melting cleansing comforting renewing c Heb.
faith come to him are said to come to the blood and sprinkling Heb. 24. And of the vertue power efficacy and prevalency of this pretious hlood and Sacrifice of Christ in and with beleevers when in their believing it is thus spiritually applied it is that in this consideration wee have to take notice of and it is already in some measure shewn which may be here recalled And so 1. It verily and indeed crucifieth the flesh with the affections and lasts Whence they that beleeve are said to have done it Gal. 5.24 It breeds inward sorrow for and loathing of ones sinfulnesse Zach. 12.10 and takes down pride breeding a low estimate of ones self as the sinner and cursed one for whom Christ was made sin and a curse 2 Cor. 5.21 1 Tim. 1.13.14 and it makes all worldly and Pharisaicall excellencies appeare contemptible Phil. 3. 7 8. and maketh dead to sinne Rom. 6.4.11 and saveth from the pollutions that are in the world through Lust 2 Pet. 1.4 2.20 2. It also verily speaketh and giveth peace yea even the peace of God which passeth understanding and that will keep and guard the heart and mind in Christ Heb. 12.24 Rom. 5.1 2 11. Phil. 4.7 And so freeth from the Law of sinne and death Rom. 7.24.25 8.2 3. It verily redeemeth and purchaseth from among men to God so as iâ— prevailes with the beleever to be the Lords and for the Lord and so makes him of one mind with God and Christ Acts 20.28 Rev. 5.9 1 Cor. 2.16 4. It washeth comforteth and reneweth the heart and all the powers to bee conformable to Jesus Christ Tit. 3.4.5 2 Cor. 3.18 5. It firmeth the heart in confidence in Christ and expectation of his giving in Spirit according to his Promise to teach comfort preserve and guide into all truth Rom. 5.5 10. Gal. 5.5 Rom. 8.32 Gal. 2.20 6. It inflameth with love to God and Christ 1 Pet. 1.8 1 Joh. 4.19 and moveth love to men 2 Cor. 5.14.15.19 and especially to brethren 1 John 4.21 5.1 And in this charity it springs up joy patience c. Gal. 5.22.23 7. It fits and makes ready to beat the reproach of Christ and to suffer for him and his people 1 John 3 16. Rev. 12.11 8. It saves from falling and gets victory in temptations 1 Cor. 15 1-14 9. It preserves from vain glory and makes fruitfull in good words and works to glorifie Christ Phil. 2.1.3 and 1.20.21 John 15. 10. It breeds humble and great boldnesse to approach to the throne of Grace and have accesse to God Heb. 4.16 10.19 1 John 2.1.2 Rom. 5.2 Eph. 2.16 11. It fits the heart for a sweet humble and profitable receit of spirituall visits and entercourses of love and a profitable use in venting them seasonably 1 Tim. 1.13 16. 2 Cor. 4.7 13 12.1 10. 12. It leads to a holy use of all Gods Ordinances Creatures and dealings with us Heb. 10 12-24 1 Tim. 4.4.5 Rom. 8 32-36 13. It prepares to enter through sufferings into glory and sealeth to the same 2 Tim. 2.11 12. 2 Cor. 1.5 Rev. 14.15 And these and such like are the efficacies of the spirituall application of the pretious Blood and Sacrifice of Christ which efficacies are in beleevers and in none else what ever appearances any frame to themselves CHAP. 11. 4. Of the vertue and operation of this pretious Blood and Sacrifice of Christ upon them that have perished in Obstinacy and refusing to beleeve JEsus Christ is the Son of God and shall see of the travell of his soule and so the fruit of his pretious Blood and Sacrifice even upon them that would none of him The Lord Jehovah having in acceptation of his sacrifice given over all into his hands and set his delight on him so as all shall submit and those that will not willingly shall yet be subdued to acknowledge him Lord to the glory of God when also the vertue of his Blood and Sacrifice shall reflect on them like the heat of the Sunne on sore eyes to afflict them So as all his enemies shal be found liers and made his footstool Isai 53.11 12. Phil. 2.10 11. Deut. 33.29 Psal 110.1 And this may be evidenced 1. By the greatnesse of the grace that was procured for them by this pretious Blood and Sacrifice of Christ and received for them into his hands to dispense as remission of sins justification eternall redemption and life Rom. 3.24 5.18 1 Ioh. 5.10 11. And that so verily that in refusing they are by the Spirit that discovered grace through the vertue of this Sacrifice said Iona 2.8 to forsake their own mercies Ma. 16.26 to lose their own souls 2 Pet. 2.1 to bring upon themselves swift destruction It was great grace at first to make man in the Image of God and a world of creatures for him and to put him in Paradice and to give him a tree of Life c and to depart herefrom and sin against it a great transgression But man fallen to worke redemption for him in such a way and therethrough to extend mercy and meanes to win him in to partake of it was much greater grace and so greater transgression to turn from it and abuse the same and refuse the offers of it These are the ungodly indeed in a high degree 2 Pet. 2.1 Iude 4.5 2 By the greatnes of the wrath this sin provoketh fire it kindleth It did deserve death and provoke wrath when man first sinned fell from God but that wrath God executed on his Son in our nature and herein dying for our sinnes and rising for our justification and offering himselfe a Sacrifice to God for us hath put away sinne and abolished death and satisfied justice and so hath appeased that wrath and quenched that fire 2 Cor. 5 19.21 Iohn 1.29 Heb. 1.3 9.26 1 John 3.5 2 Tim. 1.10 Col. 2.14 1 John 2.2 It doth deserve death and provoke wrath and kindle a fire in judgments on men that by the mercies means by vertue of the Sacrifice of Christ procured for extended to them men do not seek God by repentance faith come in to him to live to him but still go on after their own lusts chosing their own wayes and living to themselves notwithstanding all his goodnesse extended through Christ to them to lead them to repentance Act. 14.17 17 26-31 Rom. 2.4 5. But this wrath is appeaseable and this fire quenchable And for such as in the day of their visitation when Spirit comes forth in the meanes doe receive his reproofes and obey his call and are prevailed with to belief of his Testimony repentance of their evils and faith in his goodnesse and sabmission to him to live to him to such this wrath also is appeased and fire quenching and will be altogether Acts 10.43 Rom 3.25 5.1 2. Isai 54 1-10 in due season But when God and Christ by his Spirit in the means used and through
us to himself that we may be with him and raign with him for ever John 14 1 2 3. 2 Cor. 4.16 17 18. and 5.1 6. Tit. 2 11 13. Heb. 11.26 Secondly for the Believer in respect of others this believing-remembrance of the vertuous Sacrifice and mediation of Christ is very usefull and profitable and that in three respects 1 In respect of a right view and estimate of them 2 In respect of a right demeanour in word and conversation toward them 3. In respect of a right confidence concerning them 1. In respect of a right view and estimate of them the beleeving-remembrance of the death sacrifice and mediation of Christ leads and moves the judgement and mind of the believer 2. To esteem all that are onely naturall men as those for whom Christ hath died and given himselfe a ransome and bought them and is the propitiation for their sinnes and mediator between God and them 2 Cor. 5.14 Heb. 2.9 1 Tim. 2 5.6 1 John 2.2 2 Pet. 21 2. And in this respect to be loved pitied prayed for and to have the Gospel declared to them and to be served for their good 2 Cor. 5.11.14 15 20. 1 Tim. 1.15 to ch 2.1 6. Rom. 1.14 15.16 1 Cor. 9.18 23. 10.33 And so to afford them all that honor and respect of the place the disposing hand of such a redeemer hath put them in 1 Pet. 2 16-19 1 Tim. 6.1 2. To esteem all that are not onely so ransomed but by the gracious providence of our redeemer put in our charge and tuition as the price of his blood graciously given and committed to us by our Lord to be brought up for him and nurtured in the knowledge and feare of him the Lord of us both Gen. 18.19 33.5 Ephes 6.4.9 Job 13.14 3. To esteem all that are through grace brought in to beleeve in Christ as the Sons and Daughters of God Brethren and Members of Christ and of us the House of God whose we are and to whom we belong fit objects for speciall love and fellowship so as Christ may be loved and served in them and they with special love and service for Christ his sake John 1.12 13. Rom. 9.26 Eph. 2.19 20. Heb. 1.6 Eph. 5.30 1 Cor. 12.12 13. c. 4. To esteeme all of these called ones that are not onely redeemed of God by blood-shedding but unto God by his precious Blood spiritually applied Rev. 5.9 1 Pet. 1.18.19 as we have been in any sort instruments by whom God hath called them 2 Thess 2.13.17 or are by his grace and providence both led to some speciall charge and oversight of them 1 Pet 5.1.2 so as to those we are more peculiarly related for more abundant care and service for them Act. 20.28 5. To esteem those who after light and knowledge of the truth have resisted it and departed from it turning the grace of God into lasciviousnesse and opposing the power of godlinesse persisting herein till given up of God as ungodly reprobate and the feed of the Serpent to be contended with turned from and ceased praying for Jer. 6 6.16-30 Iude 4. 19. 2 Tim. 3.5 1 Iohn 5.16 Secondly in respect of a right demeanour in word and conversation 1. For words it will mind us of right and true Gospel and right words which we need not cloak curtaile or equivocate in delivery nor be ashamed of but speak with boldnesse and plainnesse Col. 1.13 Prov. 8.5 6 7. 2 Cor. 3.18 4.1 2. Rom. 1.16 2 Cor. 3.12 having that in them which is true and meet to be spoken to every man Prov. 22.18 21. to reprove and confute all false doctrines wayes and hopes 2 Cor. 10.4 5 6. to instruct in the doctrine and way of Christ Rom. 1.16.17 to presse to convincement Tit. 2.15 to comfort the convinced to allure to good thoughts of God in Christ so to beleeve 1 Tim. 1.15.16.17 to encourage to abiding in the faith Heb. 3 1-6 to exhort and provoke to love and good works Tit. 3.8 to set forth the peculiar priviledges of such as in beleeving are made one in Christ Rom. 8.2 15 26 33. to encourage them to constancy in their holy profession and fellowship Heb. 10 1.19-25 And so to season all our words with grace that they may savour of and administer grace to others Eph. 4.20 30. Col. 4.6 2 Tim. 3.15.16 2 For conversation it will mind to bee putting on bowels of mercy kindnesse humblenesse of mind meeknesse long-suffering forbearing and forgiving c. Col. 3.12 to blesse them that curse us c. Matth. 5.44.45 to walk in wisdome and blamelesse towards them that are without Col. 4.5 Phil. 2.15 And faithfully and fruitfully among the brethren Iohn 15.1 10. and so to pray for good for all 1 Tim. 2.3 4. and peculiar good for beleevers Phil. 1.8.9 10. 3. For confidence it will mind of that which will make confident in him to vouchsafe his presence by Spirit so farr as to manifest the savour of his knowledge to others by us for allurement or convincement 2 Cor. 2.14.17 and so confirm his words spoke by us that even the rejectors shall one day confesse the truth thereof and be iudged thereby Isai 44.25.26 Phil. 2 10 11. Iohn 12.48 Rom. 2.16 and such as receive them shall have a proofe of his owne gracious presence and speaking there through Matth. 10.40 2 Corinth 13.3 so as wee shall bee fruitfull 2 Pet. 1.8.9 And to conclude the beleeving remembrance of the Death Sacrifice Ransome and Mediation of Christ is usefull for the receit of all mercies chastisements use of ordinances and creatures with purity comfort and profit Rom. 14.14 1 Tim. 4.4.5 Tit. 1.15 And thus in viewing what the Gospel saith of the precious Blood Death and Sacrifice of Christ in the sense of the words the ends the necessity the excellency and dignity the vertue operation and prevalency with the afefulnesse of the knowledge and beleeving remembrance thereof we may see that there was so great and good cause for the same to bee made knowne believed and remembred and such a fulnesse in it that we need not wonder at it That the Apostles should determine to know nothing else in their ministration as 1 Corinth 2.2 save Jesus Christ and him crucified and that they would glory in nothing else Gal. 6.14 save the Crosse of Christ and that they should bee so diligent to put believers in remembrance of these things And our Saviour appointed the Word preached Baptisme and the Supper of the Lord for the remembrance of these things seeing these things rightly understood containe all things necefull to eternall life CHAP. 15. Observations from this whole Discourse in all the fourteen Chapters and now for a litte further enlarging the usefulnesse note these confirmations 1. THat the doctrine of the Gospel setting forth Jesus Christ Observ 1. Act. 10.36 1 Tim. 2.4.5.6 1 Ioh. 5.10.11 12. 1 Cor. 1.30 Psa 68.18 Ioh. 16 7-15 Mat 28.18 Prov.
the propitiatory-sacrifice for atonement and purchase to God for men So Heb 8.3 It is of necessity that he have somwhat also to offer Heb. 9 26. now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to take away sin by the sacrifice of himselfe vers 12. By his own blood he entred in once into the holy place verse 14. who through the eternall Spirit offered himselfe without spot to God see Heb. 10.1 12. Tit. 2.14 Who gave himselfe for us that he might redeem us 1 Tim. 2.6 who gave himselfe a ransome for all 4. Somtime together with all these former sences by the suffering Blood Death and Sacrifice of Christ is ment The prevalency and effectuallnesse thereof as presented to God with God for mankind so as he hath made peace slaine enmity obtained eternall Redemption and received fulnesse of spirit to make it knowne and dispense it Ephes 2.15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity so making peace verse 16. Having slaine the enmity Heb. 9.12 having obtained eternall redemption and Psal 68.18 Received gifts in the man and for men Ephes 4.8 even the rebellious also that the Lord God might dwell amongst them And this prevalency and effectualnesse of his pretious Blood and Sacrifice offered to his Father for men appeares in many things especially 1. In that the Father hath accepted of him and his Sacrifice for the ends for which he offered the same to him and hath received and exalted him with and at his right hand Mat. 17.5 My beloved Sonne in whom I am well pleased Iohn 16.8.10 The Spirit shall convince the world of righteousnesse because I go to my Father and ye see me no more That is He is received and his Sacrifice accepted and so sent forth no more to suffer and offer Sacrifice for sinns as he should have been if he had not satisfied for all Heb. 9.7.8 And wrought a perfect righteousnesse and so it is said Heb. 1.3 After he had by himselfe purged or made purgation of our sins he sat downe on the right hand of the Majesty on high Heb. 10.12 After he had offered one sacrifice for sinns for ever he sat downe on the right hand of God yea the Lord in Testimony of his well-pleasednesse with him hath said to him Psal 110.1 Sit thou on my right hand till I c. Heb. 1.13 2. In that the Father hath released and given over all to his Sonne and given all power and authority into his hands and made him Lord of all so as he shall judge all men And he hath filled him with Immeasurable fulnesse of the Holy-Ghost in the humane nature to dispense to men to make known his grace and that he may according to the Gospel absolve all that believe and condemn all that will not believe Psal 2.8 I shall give thee the Heathen for thine Inheritance and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession Mat. 11.27 All things are delivered to me of my Father Iohn 16.15 All things that the Father hath are mine Mat. 28.18 All power is given to me in Heaven and in Earth 1 Pet. 3.22 Angels Authorities and powers being made subject to him Act. 2.36 God hath made Jesus both Lord and Christ Act. 10.36 He 〈◊〉 Lord of all and this by vertue of his death resurrection and ascention Rom. 14.8.9 And he is the Judge Iohn 5.27 Act. 17.31 And is filled with spirit to send forth in the meanes Act. 2.32.33 Ephes 4 7.-12 That so he may absolve and judge according to the Gospel Rom. 2.16 Iohn 12.48 3. In that the Holy-Ghost in the Scripture avoucheth such full sufficiency compleatnesse and vertue in this pretious Blood Ransome and sacrifice as it is by Christ in presenting and offering himselfe presented and offered to the Father and by him accepted and received that Jesus Christ is hereby become appointed and accepted of God even Gods salvation to the ends of the earth Esa 49. Ioh. 4.42 Act. 13.47 The Saviour of the world 1 Iohn 4.14 The Mediatour between God and men 1 Tim. 2.5 The great High-Priest Prophet and Advocate for his Church Heb. 3 1.-6 and 7. 1 Iohn 2.2 4. In the appearing and forth-coming of love and grace through the effectualnesse and fruitfulnesse of his pretious Blood Ransome and Sacrifice as it hath been and is presented to God from whom it procureth such Kindnesse and grace to be extended to manward that hereby even by Christ and for his sake and through the vertue of his Sacrifice 1 The earth with the Inhabitants are upheld for men and mens lives reprived and space afforded even to Rebels that they might repent Psalm 75.3 The Earth and all the Inhabitants thereof are dissolved I bear up the pillars of is Heb. 1.3 upholding all things by the Word of his Power when he had by himself purged our sins c. Col. 1.17 By him all things consist Joh. 1.4 In him was life and the life was the light of men Rev. 2.21 I gave her space to repent 2 Pet. 3.9 He is long-suffering to us-ward not willing that any should perish but that All should come to repentance 2. Patience and forbearance is extended to men that are yet found sinning and bounty and many mercies vouchsafed which carry forth in them the testimony of his goodnesse and that to this end To lead men to repentance Act. 14.16 17. He in times past suffered All Nations to walke in their owne wayes Neverthelesse he left not himself without witnesse in that he did good and gave us rain from Heaven and fruitfull Seasons filling our hearts with food and gladnesse Rom. 2.4 The goodnesse of God leadeth thee to repentance And this riches of the goodnesse of God and forbearance long-suffering and fruits of mercy being extended through the sacrifice offered and redemption obtained by Christ and carrying in it the testimony of his goodnesse and leading to repentance and that to this end that men might seek after the Lord Act. 17 26. It is grace and free grace and universally extended and that to a gratious end And as the giving of Christ to be the Saviour of the world 1 Joh. 4.14 was a fruit of Gods rich mercy pitty and love to man-kind John 3.16 17. So this is a fruit of the prevalency of the sacrifice of Christ with God And his kindnesse to manward for Christ his sake Tin 3.4 And so far as it is to all men it is generall and universall sure Matth. 5.44 45. Psalm 17.14 3 The giving of his Word and oracles with his ordinances to many men wherein the Saviour with his peace righteousnesse and salvation is set forth That men might through him believe and in believing have life Joh. 1.4 5 7. And so it is he that hath made peace That comes in the Word preaching peace Ephes 2.17 This was peculiar to Israel from Abrahams time till Christ his Ascension Psalm 147.19 20. And since extended to the Gentiles Ephes 3.5 6. 4 The affording some