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A90893	Christ and Moses excellency, or Sion and Sinai's glory. Being a triplex treatise, distinguishing and explaining the two covenants or the gospel and law: and directing to the right understanding applying, and finding of the informing and assuring promises, that belong to both Covenants. By Vavasor Povvell, preacher of the Gospel in Wales.	Powell, Vavasor, 1617-1670.	1650 (1650)	Wing P3080; Thomason E1259_1; ESTC R208890	156,531	581

c. doe teach faith in Christ as in a Mediatour Nay if unbelief doth damn men as indeed it doth but not only then it is a wonder that Christ would not take away that sin with the rest but suffer so many millions to perish for not dying for the sin or for want of giving them the grace of faith Obj. You say the Scripture doth not mention the taking away of some sins and not all doth not the Apostle say that Christ by meanes of death made redemption for the sinnes that were against the first Testament Heb. 9.15 A. The text is not sins against the first Testament but under the first Testament and the meaning of that Scripture seemes to be this that it was Christ that did make satisfaction for the sinnes of those that lived under the Law or first Testament as well as for the sins of those that lived since which the Apostle (i) Ro. 3.25 elsewhere calls sins past or if otherwise you understand this Scripture thus that Christ by his death did make satisfaction for the sins of those that did believe which they committed whilst they were under the Law or first Testament but in that text he doth not say the sins of all those that were under the first Testament Obj. But Christ saith all sinne shall be forgiven unto the sonnes of men and blasphemies mat 12.31 wherewith soever they shall blaspheme but he that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost shall never have forgivenesse so that here is no sin unpardoned but unbeleefe A. 1. The meaning is not that al sins committed against the father and against the Son are forgiven unto men and shal not be imputed unto them but that those sins are pardonable but they that blaspheme against the holy ghost especially against knowledge Heb. 10.29 and thereby doe despite unto the spirit of grace these cannot be pardoned 1 Ioh. 5.16.17 for they sin as the Apostle speaks the sin unto death 2. Blasphemy is not unbelife though not without unbeliefe for the word signifies (m) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so translated Eph. 4.31 evil speaking and the Jewes blasphemed against the holy Ghost by saying that Christ cast out devils by Beelzebub when he cast them out by the spirit of God and upon this occasion Christ did (n) Mat 12.24 31. speake these words Obj. If that were the meaning then Paul could not have been saved for be blasphemed A. Though Paul blasphemed yet it was not against the holy Ghost but against the (o) Act 26.9 name of Jesus and this also hee did (p) Tim. 1.13 ignorantly Obj. But sure unbeliefe is the onely cause of damnation for Christ saith this is the condemnation Joh. 3.19 A. It is not denied but that unbeliefe is a cause of damnation yea sure a maine cause but it is not the only cause and that place you cite doth not speake at all of unbeliefe but of loving darknesse and sure ignorance is no lesse (q) 2 The 1.8 sin neither will have lesse punishment then unbeliefe for did men (r) ps 9 10. know Christ they would believe in him So much for the first Reason 2 Reason If that were true that Christ did take away the sins of all those that dye in unbeliefe then sure it will be great injustice in God to punish men for the same sins that he had punished his son for before to imprison the surety and to exact the utmost of him and then to imprison the debtour for the same debt and to keep him in perpetuall durance and torment for the same debt is a thing unheard of among just men God under the Law did require but an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth Ex 21.24 And sure under the Gospell he will not be more rigid as to require the life of his son and the life of a sinner for the same disobedience No no God saith that Christ shal (s) Is 53.11 see of the travell of his soul and be satisfied sure it would not satisfie Christ to dye for millions and to injoy scarce thousands or to purchase all and to enjoy but the least part Obj. Though their sins were laid on Christ and he punished for them yet they are not pardoned unlesse men beleeve A. Sure Christ would not undergoe punishment for men and suffer them to be damned for ever for want of giving them faith to beleeve it For a man that will undergoe hanging to save another from hanging will not deny if the poor prisoner be in the Goale and cannot come out vide contra Heb 9.12 10.14 to goe in and helpe him out This is to make Christs redemption but a partiall and not a perfect redemption Againe if Christ damnes men onely for not believing then he damns them either for what they cannot do or for what they can doe if you say they cannot believe then you reflect on Christ for damning them for what they cannot do if you say they can believe of themselves then you make Christ a lyar who (a) Joh 15.5 saith without him they can doe nothing Obj. But Christ offers faith to all Ans Suppose hee did so yet that is not enough for he must not onely offer faith but give faith therefore saith the Apostle when he speakes of faith and (b) Eph 2 8. Phil 1 29. that not of your selves but it is the gift of God here faith is excluded from saving as it is mans act as well as works 3 Reason If Christ hath taken away the sinnes of all then he hath reconciled all to God for nothing but sin hindred reconciliation and the Scripture saith that the (c) 2 Cor. 5.19 Ro. 11.15 world which word is not there to be taken generally for every one in the world was reconciled to God by the death of his sonne as well as their sins taken away by his death Obj. Yes Christ hath reconciled all but what then A. Then all shall be saved for the Apostle (d) Ro. 5.10 saith If when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his son how much more shall we be saved by his life (e) Col 1 20 21. In another place he saith And you that were sometimes alienated and enemies in your mindes by wicked workes yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death but what to do Mark to present you holy and unblamcable and unreproveable in his sight Obj. Oh but the Apostle speakes in these places of beleevers but in the other of the world A. That Epistle to the Corinthians was written to beleevers as well as the other two and the emphasis and strength of the thing doth not lye in the word WORLD though afterwards I cleare that word also but in the word reconciled Consider therefore whether there be more persons reconciled then saved and whether salvation bee not as large and as sure as reconciliation for certainly

Promises Psal 102.13 Assuring Promises Psal 12.5 Ashamed That Gods people shall not be ashamed Informing Promises Psal 37.19 Esa 50.7 Assuring Promises Esa 29.22 Joel 2.26 Esa 45.17 and 54.4 Ps 127 5. Yet Gods people shall be ashamed of themselves Ezek. 16.61 That their enemies shall be ashamed Informing Promises Esa 26.11 Assuring Promises Esa 45.24 and 65.13 and 66.5 Aske Pro. To Christ Psal 2 8. To those that aske Informing Promises Jam. 15.1 Joh. 3 22. and 5.14 15 16. Assuring Promises Jer. 6.16 Mat. 7 7 8. Luke 11 10 13.19 Mat. 18 19. and 21 22 Joh. 14.13.14 Aske Pro. To Christ Psal 2 8. Assemble That God will assemble Israel Informing Promises Esa 11.12 Assuring Promises Mic. 2.12 and 4.6 See gather Assurance Of Assurance Informing Promises 1 Joh. 3.19 Assuring Promises Esa 32 15. Eze. 34.30 31. See know faith beleeve confident Athirst To him that is athirst Informing Promises Rev. 21.17 Assuring Promises Rev. 21.6 See thirst Avenge That God will avenge his people and be avenged on his and their enemies Informing Promises 2 Sam. 22.48 Ps 18.47 Deut. 32 43. Luke 18.7 8. Assuring Promises Esa 1.24 Hos 1 4. To those that awake out of sin Informing Promises Eph. 5.14 Awake To awake from death Informing Promises Dan. 12.2 See alive B Babes To Babes Informing Promises Psal 8.2 Matth. 21.16 See Children Backsliders To Backsliders Informing Promises Hos 11.7 8. Psal 103.3 and 145.14 Assuring Promises Jer. 3.12.14.22 Hos 14.4 Baptisine Of the Baptisme of the Spirit Informing Promises 1 Cor. 12.13 Assuring Promises Matth. 3.11 Mar. 1.8 Luke 3.16 Acts 1.5 Baptised To those that are Baptised Informing Promises Col. 2.12 Rom. 6.4.1 Pet. 3.21 Assuring Promises Mark 16.16 Acts 2.38 Barren To the Barren 1 To those that are spiritually Barren Informing Promises Cant. 4.2 and 6.6 Gal. 4.27 2 Pet 1.8 Assuring Promises Esa 54.1 and 48.17 See fruitfull and wildernesse To the Barren 2 To naturall Barrennesse or Barren women Informing Promises Luk. 23.29 Gen. 11.30 and 29.31 Luke 1.7 1 Sam. 2.5 To the Barren 3 To Barren land and Cattell Informing Promises 2 King 2.21 Assuring Promises Exod. 23.26 Deu. 7.14 See Bear Buttell To the godly in Battell Informing Promises 2 Chron. 20.15 and 32.8 Ps 76.3 and 55.18 Esa 13.4 Hos 2.18 Beare To the Barren that they shall beare Informing Promises Gen. 16.11 and 17.19 Judg. 13.3 5.7 Luke 1.13 See Barren Beasts That the godly shall be at league with the Beasts that they shall not hurt them Assuring Promises Job 5.23 Hos 2 18. Befall That no evill shall befall the righteous Informing Promises Psal 91.10 See righteous Beg. That the righteous shall beg Informing Promises Psal 37.25 See want Beleeving Concerning Beleeving 1 To give power to men to beleeve Informing Promises Joh. 1.7 and 16.8 and 19.35 and 20.31 Eph. 1.19 Phil. 1.29 1 Pet. 1.21 2 To those that doe Beleeve Informing Promises Joh. 3.15 16 18 and 12.46 Esa 28.16 Mar. 9.23 Acts 10.43 and 13.39 Matth. 1.21 22. Rom. 4.5 and 15.13 1 Pet. 1.8 Assuring Promises Mark 16.16 Joh 3.36 and 5.24 6.35 40.47 and 7.38 and 11.25 26. and 14.12 Ro. 9.33 1 Pet. 2.6 1 Joh. 5.10 See faith Beloved To Gods Beloved Informing Promises Deut. 33.12 Psa 60.5 and 108.6 and 127.2 Cant. 5.1 Better That God will do better for his people then at the beginning Assuring Promises Ezek. 36.11 Esa 56.5 Betrothe That God will betrothe men to himselfe Assuring Promises Hos 2.19 20. See Marry Blesse That God will blesse his people Informing Promises Deut. 1.11 and 7.13 14. Psal 5.12 and 29.11 Assuring Promises Gen. 17.3 and 22.17 and 26.3 Exod. 20.24 Num. 6.27 Hag. 2.19 Blinde That God will open the eyes of the blinde especially the spiritually blinde Informing Promises Psal 146.8 Esa 42.7 Luke 4.18 Assuring Promises Esa 29.18 and 35.5 and 42.16 Breake Breake See Covenant Bruised That Christ will not breake but heale the Bruised Assuring Promises Esa 42.3 Mark 12.20 Luke 4.18 Buckler That God is a Buckler to his people Informing Promises 2 Sam. 22.31 Psal 18 30. Pro. 2.7 See Shieid Build That God will make the Enemies build the waste places of his people and he himselfe will build their ruined Tabernacles Assuring Promises Esa 60.10 and 61.4 Amos 9.15 Acts 15.16 Zach. 1.6 Esa 65.22 Jer. 24.6 and 31 4. Buried That the godly shall be buried which is a blessing Assuring Promises 1 King 14.13 and 2 King 22.20 and the contrary a curse 2 King 9. 10. Jer. 8.2 and 16.4 and 23.5 and 22.19 C Call 1 That God will call them his people which are not so Assuring Promises Hos 1.4 Rom. 9.2.3 2 That he calleth sinners to repentance Informing Promises Matth. 9.13 Luk. 5 32. 3 To those that call upon the Lord. Assuring Promises Psal 50.15 and 91.15 Joel 2.32 Acts 2.21 Rom. 10.13 Captives Of liberty to the Captives Informing Promises Psal 68.18 Esa 61.1 Luke 4.18 See Prisoners Chastening Of Gods chastening his people in love for their good Informing Promises Rev. 3.19 1 Cor. 11.32 Deut. 8.5 Psal 94.12 Prov 3.11 Heb. 12.5 and 8.11 See Correction Cheerfull That its Christs will that his people should be cheerfull Informing Promises Joh. 16.33 Zach. 8.19 Matth. 9.2 and 14.27 Children Concerning naturall Children Assuring Promises Psal 128.3 4 6. Lev. 26.9 Deut. 6 3 8. and 7.13.18 See Barren Christ CHRIST See at large as followeth Concerning the Church of Christ 1 That he will build it Assuring Promises Matth. 16.18 2 Give gifts to it Informing Promises Eph 4 11. 3 Be present in it Assuring Promises Exo. 20.24 Mat. 18.20 4 Protect it Assuring Promises Esa 4.3 4 and 27 3. Psal 89.15 Circumcised That God will circumcise the heart Assuring Promises Deut. 30.6 Cleanse That God will cleanse or make clean his people Informing Promises Luke 5.13 1 Joh. 1.9 Ephes 5.26 Assuring Promises Ezek. 36.25 and 37.23 Jer. 33.8 Commeth To him that commeth to Christ Informing Promises Joh. 6.45 Luke 6.47 Assuring Promises Joh. 6.35.37 Matth. 11.28 Comfort That the Lord doth comfort and would have his people comforted Informing Promises Matth. 9.22 Luk. 8.48 Rom. 15.4 2 Cor. 1.3 Psal 23.4 Esa 40.1 and 51.12.13 and 61.2 Zach. 1 17. Esa 12.1 Heb. 6.17 Assuring Promises Esa 66.13 Jer. 31.13 Hos 2.14 Esa 54.11 Luke 16.25 Esa 57.18 Joh. 14.14 16 18 and 15.26 and 16.10 Compassion Of God and Christs shewing compassion Informing Promises Psal 78.38 and 86.15 and 111.4 Matth. 9.36 and 14.14 and 18.27 Mark 1.41 and 6.34 Luke 7.13 and 10.33 and 15.20 Mic. 7.19 Assuring Promises Esa 49.15 Jer. 12.15 Rom. 9.15 Condemn or Condemnation That God is not willing to condemne any neither is there any condemnation to Beleevers Informing Promises Joh. 3.17 and 8.11 Rom. 8.1 Assuring Promises Job 5.24 and 3 18. Confession To those that confesse Christ Assuring Promises Mat. 10.38 Luk. 12.8 Rom. 10.9 1 Joh. 4.15 To those that confesse their sins Informing Promises Psal 32.5 1 Joh. 1.9 Assuring Promises Prov. 28.13 Confidence

fidelity p. 71. Not to question the truth of Promises 72. May think they beleeve not when they doe ibid. To beware of unbeleeving words p. 73. Satan makes advantage of such ibid. Doubting a sin p. 74. Beleevers at peace with God 82. May for a time want peace 83. God sanctifies their troubles 85. Their sins taken away by Christ 109. Vnbelief damns men but not only 111.114 is a sin against the Gospel 111. Beleevers threatned 172. Chastised 173. The kinds of their chastisements p. 173. 174. To chastise them consists with Gods Love p. 174. The end of their chastisements p. 175. 176. The Law usefull to Beleevers p. 217. 218. c. Beleevers have an excusation as well as an accusation p. 231. The desire of Beleevers is the fulfilling of Promises p. 257. Blasphemy what the word signifies 113. Paul blasphemed yet saved 114. C CHildren of God vid. Believers Christ the way to Salvation p. 4. Gods Covenant with Christ 5. Christ called David and why p. 7. Christ fitted for the work of Mediation 10. Gods gratification of him for that work ibid. Christ the Head of the Church 12. He lets out of his grace ibid. Christ destroyd the Devil 21. Christ the Author and Administer of the Covenant 22 23 24. What Christ did as Mediatour 25. Christ the Author and Mediatour of the Covenant 26. Joynt party with believers in the Covenant 27. Takes the whole matter on himselfe as principal 29. Al laid upon Christs score ibid. Christ a sufficient Redeemer 30. The Sum of the Covenant 31. Every good thing in Christ 65. Christ called a Covenant 79. The end of Christs death 99. Fulfill'd the Ceremoniall Law ibid. Made good the Prophesies of Himself 104. The Jewes saw them not fulfil'd in Christ and why 104 105. Christ fulfilled the morall Law how 106 What meant by the bloud of Christ 107. The sufferings of Christ calld the blood of Christ ib. and why 101 Christs death takes away all the sins of all beleevers 109.111 Not of those that beleeve not Ib. Not Adams sin from all 110. Christ a reconciliation 117. But not for all 119 c. Christs sufferings greater then any others 128. Died for the ungodly 144. Ceremonies not to be retain'd 100 Why left in the Bible ibid. The Apostles us'd but few p. 101. Did both teach and write against them ibid. That place cleered Acts 15.29 p. 102 103. Circumcision a Seale of the Covenant of Grace 4 44 45. A Seale of Spirituals as well as Temporals 46. The end of Circumcision 48. Did bind to keep the Law ib None thereby justified ibid. It remained during the Legall Administration 50. Was a Figure of Christ. p 51 Commandements are easie to them are spirituall p. 170. Covenant God made with man of two sorts 1. The Covenant of grace first in being p. 2. The ten Commandements a Covenant of works ibid. What God made with Adam was of the nature of such a Covenant ib. The Covenant of Salvation made with Christ p. 4 When made p. 5. Where called a Covenant p. 6. Of what nature p. 9. The parties concerned in the Covenant ibid. What Christ covenanted to doe p 11. The consequents of that Covenant ib. Gods end in making a Covenant 12 The Covenant with Christ not broken by Adam 20. The same Covenant made with Christ made with men ibid. Who made it and when 21 The Sum of the Covenant ib. Christ considered with the Covenant p. 22 Christ the Author of the Covenant idid And Mediator of the Covenant 26. Christ the Substance of the Covenant 31. The Covenant the same before and under the Law ib. The Covenant with Noah twofold 32. The Covenant with Abraham but one 35. The word Covenant how to be understood p. 36. Abraham how considered in the Covenant 37. How confirm'd to him p. 42. What manner of Covenant made with him 52. Was free ibid. Why called a free Covenant ib. 53 54 55. Without any condition 56 Nothing in men brought God into Covenant 58 God both offers and works in men to accept it ibid. But not excluding men from doing 59. The Covenant founded upon Christs merits 61. Wherein the freedome of the Covenant appeares 62 63. A full and compleat Covenant 64. Every good thing in the Covenant p. 65. An ordered Covenant ibid. And in what respect ibid. 66 A sure Covenant p. 66 67. 77 God visits for breach of Covenant 77 78. How God in Zech. is said to breake Covenant p. 79. How man in Isa is said to doe so ibid. The Iewes considered two wayes in the Covenant p. 80. How carnall believers are said to be in Covenant p. 81. The Covenant a peaceable Covenant 82. A Holy Covenant 85. Why so called ibid. 86 Men are unholy at first taking into covenant p. 86. An everlasting Covenant p. 87. God mindfull of his Covenant 88.90 To them that transgressed his Covenant ibid. Regards not carnal Covenanters 89. The Covenant a Believers Fort 90. The Covenant the same under the Old and New Testament 91 92. How called two 92 93. How a new Covenant 94 95 96 97. The new Covenant and new Testament the same 97 98. The Covenant made upon the accompt of Christ 167. The difference betwixt the Covenant of Grace and the Covenant of Works 168 c. These two Covenants were and are in force 207. Creatures God doth not hate them as such 134. D DEcrec of God puts no man upon sin p. 16. Doubting a sin 74. Duties Men not saved by them 157 158. To be done in a strict and spirituall manner 167. How the Gospel requires duties 168 169 170. Are easie to Believers 171. E ELection not the cause of salvation p. 15. The Elect called the World 131 c. God loves them 133 134. Were so before the foundation of the World 147. They deserved the curse 148. But proceeding against them stopped Ibid. Their sin put upon Christ Ibid. Are the Children of wrath 149. Yet the Children of God Ibid. They are the Children of God before they beleeve 150. They are such by foreknowledge though not by outward profession 151. Men are said to be the Children of God severall wayes Ibid. None can know that they are so till they are converted 152. But God doth Ibid. Exactor God is no Exactor 115. F FAith the gift of God p. 50. 59. Necessary to Salvation 57. Faith not before the Covenant 60. Great Faith may be where there is feare 72 Vnbeleif a sin 74. True Faith can never be lost 76. Christ gives Faith 116. Not offers it only 117. Vnbeleife Christs and the Soules great enemy 145. Free-grace Nothing but Free-grace in mens Salvation 154. The preaching of it gives no liberty to sin 177 178 179. Destroyes not the Law 181. G GOD not seen in himselfe p. 22. Spake diversly to our Fathers 34. God is said to sweare 42. Gods form in swearing 43. Cannot be partiall 166 Gospel Preaching the Gospel wherein it consists 142 143

Cor. 4.4 Devill blinded their mindes that they could not understand and beleeve 2. The Jewes did overlooke Christs state of humiliation and looked for him to come in power and great glory to deliver (e) Luk. 24.21 them out of the hands of their outward enemies which doubtlesse will bee the manner of his next comming for their conversion and restauration spoken of Mark 13.26 27. Matth. 24.30 compared with Zach. 13.10 and Rev. 1.7 Ob. But did not the Jewes know him to be the Christ and did they sinne ignorantly or knowingly and maliciously A. Without question many or most of them sinned ignorantly as (f) Tim. 1.13 Paul who was one of them said because I sinned ignorantly I obtained mercy and as the Apostle (g) 1 Cor. 2.8 else where saith If they had known him they would not have crucified the Lord of glory yet it is likely that some of the Priests and Pharisees sinned (h) Joh. 9.41 knowingly (i) Mat. 12.31 wilfully and (k) Mat. 28.11 12 13 14 15. maliciously Q. How did Christ fulfill the Morall Law or ten Commandements by his death A. He did (l) So the word fulfil is taken Ps 145.19 Ro. 13.14 satisfie and performe for men what the Law could require and exact from them and so became the (m) Ro. 10.3 end of the Law for righteousnesse or Justification to every one that beleeveth and so (n) Gal. 3.13 redeemed and freed them from the curse of the Law by being made a curse for them this I have hinted before and I handle more at large afterwards in this Treatise But I come to the second end of Christs death Remember the first was to fulfill the Scriptures Secondly The second end or reason of Christs death was to (o) Heb. 9 16. 1 Joh. 3.5 take away sinnes for as under the Law sinnes were not so much as (p) Lev. ch 4 with Heb. 9.22 typically and seemingly pardoned without shedding of the blood of those beasts and sacrifices that did signifie Christ so it was (q) Heb. 10.4 impossible that mens sinnes should be done away really and actually without the shedding of Christs owne precious (r) Heb. 13.12 blood and the offering up of his pure and perfect (s) Heb. 10.5 6 8 10 11 12 and 7.27 9.14 body Q What doe you meane by the blood of Christ A. I meane not onely nor chiefly that naturall and materiall blood which came out of Christs body when it was (t) Jch. 20.25 nailed to the Crosse or when it was (u) Joh. 19 34. pierced by the Souldiers but by Christs blood is meant his (w) Ro. 3.25 and 5 9. Mat. 27.24 death and whole sufferings Q Why then is it called the blood of Christ and not the death and sufferings of Christ A. 1. Because that the blood is the (x) Gen. 9.4 life or the (y) Lev. 17.14 life is in the blood and when the blood is shed and lost the life is gone Even so here Christs blood being as it were the fountaine of his naturall life and the pouring out of his blood being a speciall part of his sufferings Synecdoche it is put here by a figure for his whole sufferings 2. The bloud of Christ is so often mentioned by the Apostles for the whole sufferings of Christ because that most of those Epistles where there is mention made of Christs bloud as the Epistle to the Hebrewes Peters and Johns first Epistles they were written to the Jewes who were acquainted with the shedding offering and sprinkling of the bloud of the Sacrifices under the Law and it is an usuall thing with the Apostles to retaine many (z) As Sanctuary Tabernacle Altar Sacrifice Heb. 8.2 13.10.15 Old Testament-words in their writings which are to bee spiritually and not literally understood But the death of Christ and the sufferings of Christ are also frequently mentioned in the Scriptures as well as his bloud and in the same sense Q. What sins and whose sins did Christ take away by his death A. All the sins of all those whether Jewes or Gentiles that (a) Ro. 3.25 Heb. 2.15 did believe (b) Act. 13.39 doe believe or (c) Ro. 11.23 shall believe in him Q. But did not Jesus Christ take away the sins of all as well the sins of those that doe not believe d Ro. 8.33 as the sins of those that do believe A. Though I would be cautious and tender in limitting restraining or stinting the death of Christ and the efficacy of his merits or in censuring such as hold and teach universall Redemption if they doe it out of a desire and conscience to exalt Christ in the riches of his grace yet to me it appeares that Christ hath not taken away the sins of those that believe not but dye in unbeliefe and that by these Reasons Reas 1. If Christ hath taken away their sins then nothing can be laid to their charge for what can be laid to the charge of any but sin So that take away the sin and you acquit the sinner Ob. Christ hath taken away the sin of Adam from all so that his sin is not laid to the charge of any to their condemnation A. 1. If that were so then all children that dye before they act and commit sin must needs be saved Also that denies and destroyes Election But 2. If that were granted yet it would not availe you for you must hold that Christ hath taken away all the actuall sinnes of all men and not onely that virtuall sin of Adam else your Objection hath no force in it Ob. Christ hath taken away the sins of all men which they have committed against the first Covenant and those sins are no more imputed unto them neither are they damned for those sins but for their unbeliefe onely Sometimes you say that children did not sin at all in Adam and so were never guilty of that sin then you acknowledge that they were guilty A plaine contradiction but that Christ took away that guilty from all now you say that Christ tooke away all sins but unbeleif and that men are damned onely for that sin A. 1. The Scripture doth no where say that Christ tooke away some of a mans sins and not all or all his sinnes save unbeliefe or that God pardons some of a mans sins and not all No the Scripture speaks (e) Tit. 2 14. Jer 33 8 Mic 7.29 contrary 2. Men are not damned for Vnbeleefe onely but for (f) Mat 25 41 uncharitablenesse (g) Ro 1.32 coverousnesse malice hardnesse of heart c. And God saith he will give to every man (h) Ec. 12.14 2 Cor 5.10 according to his works and if unbeliefe be the only cause of condemnation then consequently all the Heathens which have not the Gospell are saved For unbeliefe is a sin against the Gospell for neither the law nor the creatures Sun Moon Starres