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A89553	A short treatise discovering the prevailing excellency of the death of Christ with the Father, by way of opposition to that doctrine, that Christ dyed alike for all. Declaring in whom only the saints happinesse doth consist by meanes of this their purchased redemption: also their freedome from the guilt and curse of the Law. / Written for the satisfaction of some, if it may be. By Richard Marryat.	Marryat, Richard.	1642 (1642)	Wing M720; Thomason E61_24; ESTC R13613	22,782	33

alludes unto be taken up according to the former onely that his allusion in the second and third Verses cannot be so proper For so long as a man liveth the Law is his Lord that is till he become dead to himselfe and live in another as it was with the Apostle himselfe and is with all beleeving Saints according to that Gal. 2.20 I live yet not I but Christ liveth in me and the life that I live is by the Faith of the Sonne of God even till this new life be breathed in the Law exerciseth dominion over a man but when hee no longer lives Christ is his life as Col. 3.4 Ioh. 11.25 1 Ioh. 5.12 then the Law cannot have dominion over him for now he is a new creature and walkes in newnesse of life 2 Cor. 5.17 Esay 43.19 Rev. 21.5 and therefore the Law which is the Lord the Husband the Rule the Line for the old Man the Naturall Man the Carnall Man cannot have to doe with him it being not answerable to that new creature that is of such a heavenly divine Spirituall and Evangelicall being and is above the Law as much as heaven is above the earth yea the new Adam above the old 1 Cor. 15.47 48. For as is the heavenly so are they that are heavenly and therefore they cannot have union with the Law or it have dominion over them they being highly advanced above Dominions Principalities and Powers sitting with Christ in heavenly places Ephe. 2.6 Rev. 12.5 and therefore saith the Church Other Lords have had dominion over us but now are they dead unto us and we are called by thy Name So that the force of the Apostles Argument must needs lie here that if it be so that these Romanes are dead to the Law that their old man is crucified Gal. 2.19 that they are ingrafted into the new and true Olive Rom. 11.17 that they are made alive in Christ so as that now he is become their Lord their Husband Psal 45.11 2 Cor. 11.2 3. then the Law cannot exercise authoritie or Lordship over them So that the matter the Apostle here drives at stands good the word being lively taken up but we shall finde this interrupts the Apostles method of expressing himselfe for he in this first verse sets forth the Law as having a dominion belonging to it where it is in force in the next verse that he may illustrate his minde he compares it to the husband who is the party to whom dominion belongs and the wife the party in subiection then to set forth to these beleeving Romanes their feedome from the Law he argues the case thus that if the husband be dead then the wife shee is no longer held under his power but is delivered from the law of the man that was her husband so also the Law being dead which is the husband the Lord over the earthly and naturall man then are such to whom it is become thus dead free from the power or soveraignty thereof therefore in the 6. Ver. of the 7. to the Romanes he saith thus But now wee are delivered from the Law that being dead wherein we were held meaning the Law being dead so also 2 Cor. 3.7.11 and Gal. 4.24 30. verses so Heb. 10.9 where he shewes the taking away the Law which is abolished In respect of ministration towards all that the Gospel the glad tidings the righteousnesse of Faith not the Law the killing letter the righteousnesse of man is to be preached to all people and to all persons and not onely so but to be abolished in respect of its power and dominion over the body and Spouse of Christ so that such as live and move in the Law they are none of his none of the childten of promise they are but Ishmaels sonnes of the bond woman and shall not be heires with the sonnes of the free woman as Gal. 4.30 and Gen. 21.10 and then also the husband being dead to the wife that hee carmot direct injoyne or command her even the wife also is as dead to such a husband as not in any wise to stand under his power and so the case stands betweene the Law and the beleever that it being dead to him he also becomes dead to it that whensoever it speakes it is as the voice of a stranger which he will not heare John 10.5 though it came in never so smooth a language and with words as soft as butter to draw him from his Virgin and upright affection Cant. 1.2 c. and therefore doth the Apostle change his voyce in that manner one while he saith the Law is become dead to the beleever another while that the beleever is dead to it for the mighty power that workes the death of the Law to the man must needs worke the death of the man to it and therefore in the 4. verse the Apostle saith So you are become dead to the Law Then having by cleare and strong consequence shewed their freedome from servitude or bondage he falls upon a discovery how this freedome is brought about which hee saith is by the body of Christ for no other way is there benefit arising to any The first thing I shall minde is that it must needs be by a mighty working of the power and Spirit of God that his death to the Law must be wrought Man as he lies in himselfe spends and layes out his strength and all his endeavours in obedience to the Law working out a right eousnesse to commend himselfe before God and to raise a relation of being a Son and a Servant to him Thus Paul prest after a righteousnesse being under the Law as himselfe testifies Galat. 1.14 Acts 9.1 Phil. 3.6 And was blamelesse concerning the Law had a hot zeale but not according to knowledge till it pleased the Lord to open his eyes and reveale his Son Christ Jesus to him and to shew him the fellowship of the Mystery of his glorious Gospell which no man naturally can ever see or discerne John 3.5 vers 31. 1 Cor. 2.14 This the Jews were so zealous after seeking to establish their own righteousnesse Rom. 10.2 3. And this many sons of Hagar who have high thoughts of their being beleevers and beloved ones in the sight of God doe rise early and lie downe late eating the bread of carefulnesse must present faire Jewels to this Calfe and their Children even the fruit vigor and strength of their Soules to this Molech it is their glory their riches yea their life for take away their righteousnesse then goes all their hope all their comfort therefore skin for skin and all they have will they give for this So that such as bring them the doctrine of the Law they are the soundest Ministers and the wellcommest to them as Christ saith If one come in his owne name him ye will receive but he that shall come forth with the message of the most High even in the Gospell of Jesus Chrift which will in no

A Short TREATISE DISCOVERING THE prevailing Excellency of the death of Christ with the Father by way of opposition to that DOCTRINE That Christ dyed alike for All. Declaring in whom only the Saints happinesse doth consist by meanes of this their purchased REDEMPTION ALSO THEIR FREEDOME FROM the 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 of the LAW Written for the satisfaction of some if it may be BY RICHARD MARRYAT And one of the Elders said unto me weep not behold the Lion which is of the Tribe of Juda the roote of David b●th obtained to open the Booke and to unloose the Seales thereof Rev. 5.5 And they sang a new Song saying thou art worthy to take the Booke and to unloose the Seales thereof because thou wast killed and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every Kindred and Tongue and People and Nation Rev. 5.9 But none could learne that Song but the Hundred Forty and Foure Thousand which were bought from the Earth Rev. 14.3 London Printed for William Larnar and are to be sold at his Shop in little Eastcheape 1642. To the Christian Reader JEsus Christ who is the brightnesse of his Fathers glory and the expresse Image and Character of his Person of whose fulnesse all the Saints receive and grace for grace is the only bright and morning Star that brings in all light and understanding in divine mysteries so that where he withholds who shuts and none can open there is nothing but groping in Egyptian darknesse Hence have the great Rabbies and learned Doctors so in all ages stumbled at the stumbling stone even at this Jesus he not unvailing himselfe who is as a sealed fountaine and a hidden vision which neither learned nor unlearned can reade but to whom he opens who opens and none can shut there is the knowledge of good sayings and darke Parables which are as Paradoxes to the world which in wisdome know not him who is God over all blessed for ever Amen So that hence Christian Reader who art thus taught of God and comprehended in the glory of Christ I may duly challenge yea and cannot but expect and be persuaded of thy compassion and brotherly pitty in case I have in any wise miscarryed who am privy to my selfe of exceeding insufficiency in these high affaires of the Son of glory who while on earth was in heaven dwelt in that light that no man ever could or had he all the abilities and prudence of the first Adam which indeed would the more blinde him being that thy proud imaginations are subiected to Jesus Christ knowing that thou hast nothing but what thou hast received and by grace thou art that thou art as for others that have not seene his Glory which is as a consuming fire destroying and devouring the proud thoughts of the flesh I cannot expect that such should be transformed but there will proceede from the spirit of pride and blindnesse swelling words bitternesse evill and malicious reports judging and condemning me as many by reason of this matter in hand have already done but I passe not to be judged by man knowing that there is one that beholds all the children of men and judgeth righteous judgement who notwithstanding their words are and shall be as drawne swords yet will keepe me and all the sonnes of mercy from every evill word and worke unto his everlasting Kingdome Secondly Hence also hast thou cause to take a view of and well weigh and consider this Treatise notwithstanding any insufficiency of the Writer knowing that the Lord commits his treasures into earthen vessels and not knowing but that this testimony may be the Lords who breathes where he listeth and usually manifests himselfe by weake and unlikely instruments that so the excellency may be of himselfe and not of man Thirdly Neither doe I feare that thou wilt charge me with presumption for if he be the onely day-starre there then lies an especiall ingagement on such that are taught by him that they sound forth and declare what they have received which is one principall end of this communicating unto them which are his witnesses his Vials his Trumpets his mouth whereby he utters powers out and testifies his great affaires and high Acts and he gives in charge when thou art converted strengthen thy brother what ye have seene in secret proclaime on the house top he never lighted a candle to be put under the bushell but still wrought up his servauts into a spirit of Testimony We cannot but speake the things saith the Apostles that we have seene and heard When Jesus Christ ascended on high he gave gifts unto men not that they should be held in unrighteousnesse but for the building up of the Saints and perfecting his body and onely the evill servant that lookes on God as reaping where be sowed not hides his Talent did he know him as the true God sowing and communicating all he would have improved his Talent to the honour of God and this is one prevailing cause with me to make me speake thus openly Another cause also being that false record which some have given concerning my Judgement and this matter following being as they say one and the same with the doctrines of universall Redemption which is the onely and maine thing that is in this matter contended against as I doubt not but any indifferent Reader will easily discerne and soone perceive that such Reporters were too willing to speake perverse things against me men alwayes have and still doe runne upon extreames as in many other things so in this concerning the death of Christ some say that Christ died alike for all others that he died onely for the Elect against these two I have heare to deale both of which doe faile in answering the Scriptures and the minde of God in them we must distinguish concerning the outward Court and the inner the outward is for the Gentiles that is such as are not converted to the faith for we are not to conceive that there is a difference betweene the beleeving Gentle and the beleeving Jewes both being one in Christ Jesus and especially subjects of Grace but the Gentles were once a people out of the Covenant of Grace and rejected in comparison of the Jewes and to a people in such a state in which all are notwithstanding they have the meanes and ministry of grace amonst them till converted to the faith doth the Spirit allude under the expression of Gentiles but yet to them belongs an outward Court through which the passage is into the inner Court or Temple by it being meant the outward dispensation or the letter that speakes to Reason through which God workes accompanying it with his mighty power in raising the soule to faith for saith the Scripture How shall they beleeve in him of whom they have not heard now this being given to the Gentiles here are hatched many errors by such as are the inhabitants thereof as Free Will and Falling away from the state of the peculiar love of God