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

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

through small hints Daniel is said to have light and understanding and wisdome found in him in that he was able to interpret dreams and shew hard sentences and dissolve doubts Dan. 5. 11 12. But beyond all the Lord Christ was light the Spirit of the Lord did rest upon him the Spirit of wisdome and understanding the Spirit of counsel and might the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord Isa. 11. 2. In him are hid all the treasures of wisdome and knowledge Col. 2. 3. No man knoweth the Son but the Father neither knoweth any man the Father save the Son and he to whom the Son will reveal him Mat. 11. 27. Jesus knew all men neither needed he that any should testifie of man for he knew what was in man Joh. 2. 24 25. He knew the thoughts of the Seribes Mat. 9. 4. He knew Judas would betray him afore Judas had conceived the treason Joh. 6. 70 71. He opened the secret counsels of God foretold the future troubles of the Jews persecutions of his Disciples his own death and resurrection the preaching of the Gospel and gathering of his Church over the world which are accomplished and the resurrection of the dead at his return to the final judgement which will be undoubtedly brought to pass in the day of the Lord So that of him it is true which we read Dan. 2. 22. He revealeth the deep and secret things he knoweth what is in the darkness and the light dwelleth with him Sect. 7. Christ is Light in respect of truth and grace 6. By Light is meant truth Isa. 8. 20. To the Law and to the testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no light in them that is no truth in them or no comfort to them say others He that doth the truth saith Christ. cometh to the light Joh. 3. 21. Light and truth are either the same or very like and helpfull to each other Psal. 43. 3. Oh send out thy light and thy truth Now light well agrees to Christ under this notion sith he is the way the truth and the life Joh. 14. 6. All his words were words of truth his Gospel the Gospel of truth Jam. 1. 18. Col. 1. 5. If ye continue in my Word saith Christ Joh. 8. 31 32. then are ye my Disciples indeed And ye shall knew the truth and the truth shall make you free 7. By Light favour and grace and goodness and love are meant Numb 6. 35. Job 29. 3 Psal. 4. 7. Prov. 16. 15. In the light of the Kings countenance is life and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain Lightsomeness in the face is a sign of goodness and love in the heart as on the other side a lowring grim visage is a sign of a tyrannical and imperious spirit Light is the most diffusive and communicative of all qualities and so fitly resembles grace and love And so it is said of Christ Psal. 45. 2. Thou art fairer then the children of men Grace is powred into thy lips therefore God hath blessed thee for ever Cant. 5. 16. His mouth is most sweet yea he is altogether lovely 1 Pet. 2. 3. If ye have tasted how gracious the Lord is Luk. 4. 18. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he hath aneinted me to preach the Gospel to the poor he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted to preach deliverance to the captives and recovering of fight to the blind to set at liberty them that are braised to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And the eyes of all them that were in the Synagegue were fastened on him And he began to say unto them This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears And all bare him witness and wondred at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth Vers. 22. All his words looks deeds except when he had to do with proud hypocrites and incurably wicked persons did evidence a dove-like spirit harmeless compassionate kinde patient full of love and goodness He went about like the Sun doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the Devil Act. 10. 38. And therefore in this respect is to be termed the Light by excellency The Word dwelt among us full of grace and truth Of his fulness we have all received grace for grace Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ John 1. 14. 16 17. 2. This attribute of light is given to Christ both in respect of his divine nature in respect of which it is said Joh. 1. 4. In him was life and the life was the light of men and in respect of his humane concerning which it is said Joh. 9. 5. As long as I am in the world I am the light of the world Which I shall shew when I speak of his enlightening Sect. 8. The Application in a double Use to see the estate of men without Christ and to draw our eyes to him For present we may hence infer 1. That they who are unacquainted with Christ are in darkness Ye were once darkness saith the Apostle Eph. 5. 8. minding them of their estate antecedent to their being in Christ. A man without Christ preached and believed is like a person in darkness 1. He is in respect of his estate as a man in the dark in that he cannot discern his own condition how unclean he is what danger is near him what way to avoid it what help to use He that is out of Christ and sees not by his light discerns not the filth of sin nor the keeneness of Gods anger nor how to remove the one or to asswage the other 2. A man without the light of Christ doth neither know God truly nor his precepts or counsel and so knows not how to address himself to God nor how to observe Gods eye on him nor what gifts he tenders to him nor what directions he gives him 3. A man without Christ his light is like the Syrians who were led to Samaria when they imagined they were in Dothan It 's easie for Satan or any deceiver to lead them hell-ward when they pretend to direct them heaven-ward Any cheat any errour or delusion may be put on him that wants Christ to be his light 4. He that wants light from Christ is as he that walks in the dark one while he stumbles here another time he wanders there If he be in the way yet it is more then he knows and therefore is uncertain whether it be best to go forward or backward or stand still How full of uncertainty have been the most witty Philosophers the most skillfull Rabbins the most acute Papists in their way following their own reason or tradition of men How miserably do they stumble and fall and hurt their souls How sadly do they wander out of the way when they think they are in it 5. Want of light from Christ leaves men in fears and perplexities what shall befall them The light of Christ secures