the grosse seed of the Devill and the kernell of the flesh but the Devill hath a morâ— seeming purer seed which he doth sow in mankinde also that is like the seede of God and man as hee is man doth not know it from the seede of God for the Devill it a spirit and knows the things of God and the wayes of God how they are make knowne to us and hee knowes how to deceive us in those things The Devill goeth about like a roaring Lyon seeking whom he may devoure 1 Pet. 5.8 If he can bâ—â— devoure us he cares not how he doth it If he sees that he cannot doe it by the grosse seed in us if we hate that by some glimps of the loâ—â— of the Lord made known to us or by the haâ—â— that we see in it or for some by respects that we will not follow those grosse wayes of wickednesse he will not displease us hee hath all manner of wayes to dissert us and he will use that way as shall give us most content whatsoever it be so he can but rob God and deceive 〈◊〉 he cares If a grosse way of wickednesse wil not content us nor a sinfull mortall life not nothing but to be religious he will deceive 〈◊〉 in that For Satan himselfe is transformed into an Angel of light 2 Cor. 11.14 Into the likenesse of it Hee will appeare in a glorious righteousnesse to us like the righteousnesse of Jesus Christ but is not and this seed of the Devill is called the righteousnesse of man which grows up in man to a high degree at the last but there is 7. degrees to come to perfection in this and some attaine to one degree and some to another Here is a high degree of the Devils policie hee tempted man that so he might fall finally by it but Christ redeemed us and so he cannot have his will in that for Christ hath done all things for us hath obtained a perfect righteousnesse for us and 〈◊〉 saith Looke unto mee and be ye saved all the â—â—ds of the earth for I am God and there is none â—â—se Isa 44.22 Now seeing it is set forth so plainely to us 〈◊〉 without the righteousnesse of Christ wee shall not be saved hee comes and immitaâ—â— the righteousnesse of Jesus Christ to us and 〈◊〉 patches up a righteousnesse in us and bringâ—â— forth to us and tels us it is the righteousneâ—â—â— of Jesus Christ and without it we shall not 〈◊〉 saved and he saith looke unto this and 〈◊〉 ye saved And it is manifest that he doth soâ—â— this in all man-kinde and it doth appeare iâ— some measure or other in all for those thâ— are very wicked persons can say if I say prayers and the Creed and goe to Church heaâ—â— the mysteries and receive the Sacrament aâ—â— reade and the like I shall be saved so thâ—â— looke to be saved by their owne performance But this is the first degree of the growth of thâ— seed in us and it comes by degrees to a greâ—â— growth as it did in the Scribes and Phariseeâ— and in Paul before his conversion they 〈◊〉 this righteousnesse and howsoever God doâ—â— make known his righteousnesse to us the righteousnesse of the flesh will immitate it We 〈◊〉 as those did that went to build a City Toâ—er whose top may reach to heaven Gen 11. 〈◊〉 For wee labour to get a righteousnesse of 〈◊〉 owne performances that should reach to hâ—â—ven should carry us to heaven looking 〈◊〉 be saved by it and without it wee thinke 〈◊〉 shall not be saved When we heare that if we goe on in our 〈◊〉 we cannot be saved and if wee will be saved we must leave them off and do thus and thus â—hen we goe about to do it in our own strength and search our selves and to repent of our sins And if we can be exceedingly humbled for our sins and shed many teares then we are at quiet then we thinke our sins are pardoned and God is well pleased with us because wee are thus humbled for them and our sins are done away by Christ But if wee cannot shed many feares for our sinnes and be much cast down for them then we are much troubled because we cannot be no more troubled for our sins say If I could be throughly humbled for my sins then there were hopes of mercy for me but now there is none so long as my heart is thus hardned And thus we thinke to be saved by our owne righteousnesse and no longer than we are performing duties that we can have any peace of conscience and when wee are very strict in performing duties then wee have peace and joy and this sets us eagerly on performances and we look upon this and see that we have as we thinke performed these duties aright in some measure as prayer and repenting and hearing or reading and the like O then we rejoyce in it and think God accepts of it and if our sins at any time over-master us then we labour exceedingly in our owne strength to beate them downe and sheâ— many teares to wash them away according a the sinne is in greatnesse And when wee haâ—â— got power over it then we think God is weâ—â— pleased with us for striving against our sinneâ— and labour to performe the whole Law and often examining our selves whether wee keep it or no and wherein wee break it and for those things wherein we feele in keeping it wâ— shed many teares for it and we thinke that pacifieth God and now all our sins are done away by our repentance and then that place oâ— Scripture comes in our mind Behold thou art made whole goe away and sinne no more lest 〈◊〉 worse thing befall thee And this makes us more strict in performing the Law and thinke to be justified by the strict performing of it Thus thou goest from out degree of the righteousnesse of the flesh to another and the higher degrees thou attainest unto the more thou buildest thy comforts on it For if thou neglectest prayer or other duties at those times as thou usest to performe them thou art much troubled for it and hast not the comfort that thou hast when thou doest observe and performe them at the time as thou usest to doe What is this but to build thy comfort upon thy performances And this righteousnesse the Scribes and Pharises had in 〈◊〉 very high degree but Christ told his Disciples That except their righteousnesse exceede the righteousnesse of the Scribes and Pharisees they should not enter into the kingdome of heaven And this Paul had before his conversion And the more the Lord makes known himself in a glorious manner in his owne righteousnesse the Divell will transforme himselfe like unto it that as we are men and women we cannot discern betwixt them and this seed of the Devill which is our righteousnesse is in all the children of God even as the seed of God is in us And this righteousnesse of ours
on him by â—â—th hee will give thee grace to walke in a â—â—w course of life and yet still they offer thee â—hrist upon condition and thou art exceeâ—â—ngly terrified with hearing mercies because â—ou dost not see they belong to thee because â—ou canst not believe Thus thou seest beloved what a spirituall â—â—ndage thou art in with sinne and the Devill â—â—d false Teachers like the children of Israel 〈◊〉 Aegypt what sore bon dage they were in 〈◊〉 temporall things so ar t thou now in spiâ—â—â—uall And thou knowest not what to doe â—â—â—t cry unto the Lord as they did and the â—ord sent them word that they should be â—â—ought out of the Land of Aegypt and that â—ondage to serve him in another Land so he will doe by thee thou art in such a spiritâ— bondage in this spirituall Aegypt that thâ—â— canst not serve the Lord here therefore 〈◊〉 Lord comes to bring thee out which he dâ—â— by declaring unto thee that this is not 〈◊〉 way of God and hee would not have 〈◊〉 walke in it nor heare these false Teacherâ—ny more for thou art more and more woâ—ded by them Oh thinkst thou to thy selfe will goe hear them that they call Independeâ—â— I see they grow exceedingly in grace and hâ—â—â— aboundance of joy and walke very comâ—â—â—tably with God and Paul bids us try all thinâ— So I will see whether they can tell me tidiâ—â— of my Beloved So when thou art thus a â—â—â—ing out of this spirituall Aegypt then conâ—spirtuall Pharaoh the Devill with his Armie â—â—ter thee of reproaches and scandals and â—tream displeasure of those that are of near â—â—lation to thee for thy going in these stranâ—â— wayes as they say calling thee Heretiqâ—â— and threatning thee that if thou wilt not leaâ— off these wayes they will never doe any thâ—â— for thee but will doe thus and thus again thee then thou art in aboundance of slaw feares and the red sea of persecution befoâ—â— thee If the Clergie could but get power 〈◊〉 the Magistrate which they have done the good will to get it in the meane timethey wpersecute you in words and raile on you in heir pulpits and call you Hereticks and say â—is pitty you should live you are the disturâ—ers of the peace and if they let you alone â—ou will be the ruine of the Kingdome And â—his they doe against thee because thou wilt â—ot heare them any more for thou art so â—ounded with their Sermons that thou canst â—â—ot heare them any longer Yet they tell thee â—hou must wait upon them till the Lord make â—nown his mind to them and it is a question whether ever he will make known his minde â—o them or no Mat. 23.13 But woe unto you â—cribes and Pharisees hypocrites for ye shut up the Kingdom of heaven against men for ye neither goe â—â—your selves neither suffer ye them that are entring â—o goe in But they are blind leaders of the blinde â—nd both shall fall into the pits Thus thou seest what a streight thou art in â—etwixt Pharoah's Armie and the red Sea and â—hou cryest to the Lord as the children of Israâ—â— did and what did Moses say which was a â—ype of Christ Exod. 14.13 14. Moses said â—nto the people feare ye not stand still and see â—e salvation of the Lord the Lord shall fight for â—â—u and you shall hold your peace First I shall shew you that yet thou hast â—ot seen the salvation of the Lord. Secondly Thou must stand still and thou shalt see the salvation of the Lord for thee 1. I will not deny but that thou art 〈◊〉 child of God for that good seed spoken of Mat. 13. is sowne in thee which seed is 〈◊〉 Word in vers 19. of this Chapter and 〈◊〉 Word is Christ John 1. Which seede is Chriâ—â—â— Gal. 3.16 Know ye not that Christ is in you â—â—cept you be reprobates but I trust you shall knâ—â—â— you are not reprobates 2 Cor. 13. 5 6. For Gâ—â—â— hath made knowne to thee that this seed is thee for thou findest that there is a new woâ—â— wrought in thee for now thou hatest sintâ— and hast a desire after goodnesse and it is thâ—â— seede in thee which makes thee so For whâ—â— thou wast in thy naturall condition thâ—â— hadst no such inclination to good thouâ—â— sometimes thou art ready to deny this throuâ—â— the Devills temptation and thy owne corruâ—tions But yet thou dost not know the true way Jesus Christ The Sonne of righteousnesse not risen in thee to lighten thee in his truth as the truth is in Jesus Christ saith I am 〈◊〉 way the truth and the life no man commeth the Father but by me John 14.6 And while the Lord doth come and lighten thee in 〈◊〉 wayes thou canst not find it out but thou a in the darke and one that is in the dark caâ—â— not doe any thing well and is ready to stuâ—â— â—e at all things and yet would faine doe â—omething Thus thou goest along in thy own strength 〈◊〉 perform duties but all thy duties and righousnesse is as filthy rags and that the Devill â—ill tell thee and he will overcome thee with is temptations for all thy righteousnesse This not a sufficient armour to stand against him 〈◊〉 will wound thee for all this For except â—â—ur righteousnesse exceeds the righteousnesse of the â—ribes and Pharisees you shall in no wise enter to the Kingdome of heaven Which as yet thou â—â—mmest short of that righteousnesse of the â—ribes and Pharisees for they were wonderâ—â—ll strict in their wayes for they lookt to be â—stified by the workes of the Law They did â—â—t know any other way therefore they walâ—d in that way they were in the dark and 〈◊〉 they worked according So it is with thee â—ou lookest to be justified by the works of the â—â—aw for thou seest no other way nor hast â—en taught any other way although in words â—â—th thou and they that taught thee are ready 〈◊〉 deny it But doe you not say that except ye do thus â—â—d thus God will not doe thus and thus for â—â—ou What is this but to be justified by your â—â—wne righteousnesse but thou dost as the â—â—ouse did in Cant. 3.1 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soule loved I sought him bâ— I found him not What was this night but the time of hâ— darke condition and what is darknesse but want of light And in this night on her beâ— what was this bed A bed is to take their nâ— upon which was her owne performances a righteousnesse But she sought him but she câ—â—not find him upon her bed for thy bed is tâ— short for thee to stretch thy self upon tâ— covering too narrow to wrap thy self withaâ— before the Lord had shewed her the light his owne selfe to leade her where shee shou finde him Shee looked for him upon her bâ—â— of her owne performances but it is too shoâ—â— to reach to heaven and this covering of hâ—
ye be willing and obedient ye shâ—â— eate the good of the Land but if ye refuse and rebâ—â— ye shall be devoured with the sword for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it And so he goes along proffering mercy to them that are thus qualified Psal 147.3 He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds Mal. 3.7 Return unto me and I will returne unto you saith the Lord of Hosts Joel 2.12 13. Therefore also now saith the Lord turne ye even to me with all your heart and with fasting and with weeping and with mourning and rend your hearts and not your garments and turne unto the Lord your God for he is gracious and mercifull slow to anger and of great compassion and repenteth him of the evill Luke 13.3 But except yee repent ye shall all likewise perish And seeing the Lord calls upon thee for repentance and proffers thee a pardon through thy obedience thou art resolved to set thy selfe upon repentance and obedience CHAP. II. How Sathan comes with his Enditements against us by our workes of the Law VVHen thou art thus resolv'd to set thy selfe to walke in the wayes of God thinking thy selfe to be in a good way now then comes Sathan and tels thee 't is true the Lord is very mercifull and gracious to them that truly repent but thy repentance is not a true repentance for thou art not sufficiently humbled for thy sins for great sins must have great repentance and many sinnes must have much repentance Looke upon David and Peter whether thy repentance be like theirs if it be thou wilt be carefull for feare of falling into the like sins againe but thou daily fallest into the same sins againe Mat. 7.21 Not every one that saith Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdome of heaven but he that doth the will of my Father which is in heaven Heb. 6.4 5 6. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightned and have tasted of the heavenly gifts and were made partakers of the holy Ghost And have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the world to come if they shall fall away to renew them againe to repentance seeing they crucifie to themselves the Sonne of God afresh and put him to open shame Heb. 10.26 27 28 29. For if we sinne wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth there remaineth no more sacrifice but a certaine fearfull looking for of judgment and fiery indignation which shall devour the adversaries He that despised Moses law dyed without mercy under two or three witnesses Of how much sorer punishment suppose yee shall he be thought worthy who hath trodden under foote the Son of God and hath counted the blood of the Covenant wherewith hee was sanctified an unholy â—hing and hath done despight unto the spirit of grace 2 Peâ— 2.20 21 22. For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ they are againe entangled therein and overcome the latter end is worse with them than the beginning For it had been better for them not to have knowne the way of righteousnesse than after they have knowne it to turne from the holy Commandement delivered unto them But it happened to them according to the true proverb the dog is returned to his owne vomit againe and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire Thus thou seest how the Devill wounds thee with thy owne righteousnesse for there is a perfect righteousnesse required and perfect obedience but thou canst not find this in thee therefore thou art sore troubled but sometime thou hast got some power over thy sinnes and art affected with the wayes of God that thou canst goe on cheerefully in thy obedience to God and powre forth thy soule to the Lord in prayer and findst that thy prayers are heard and thy petitions granted and thy sinnes are pardoned and now for present thou hast joy and comfort and now thou art ready to say with David I shall never be moved Thus while thou art in duties and performances thou hast joy and peace but when thou art overcome againe with the Devile temptation and thy owne corruptions then immediately thou art cast downe againe and ready to question that joy peace thou hadst before and say it was presumption Thus thou seest beloved how thy comforts ebbe and flow with thy performances CHAP. III. Hâ—w poore soules are wounded by false Teachers VVHen thou seest thy selfe in this sadde condition that thou art sore troubled on every side for thou seest God angry with thee for thy sins and he command thee to repent and he will pardon thy sins But thou sindest that thou canst not repent aright therefore now thou canst not see thy sins pardoned And the Lord requires obedience of thee and sometimes thou canst not performe any obedience to him at all for thou canst do nothing bur sin then thou art sore troubled â—r that and other sins thou canst perform oâ—â—dience but thou findest that it is not such a â—â—rfect obedience as is required therefore thou â—t sore troubled that thou canst not performe a right Oh thinkst thou what shall I doe â—m ignorant of the wayes of God and I do â—â—t know what to doe I will goe to some Miâ—sters and tell them what a sad condition I â—n in They are learned men and therefore â—â—ey know the mind of God They know how 〈◊〉 administer a word of comfort in season â—d will tell mee what I should doe that I â—ight finde God and walk in his wayes and â—â—t be thus troubled So thou goest and tellst â—â—em thy sad condition askest them what â—urse they would counsel thee to take Cant. 3. The watch-men that goe about the Citie â—nd me to whom I said saw ye him whom my â—â—le loveth If you have seene him you can â—â—l how to describe him to mee If you have â—â—ne him you can tell mee what he is not â—ly in himselfe but what he is in the Saints â—â—d to the Saints and how excellent hee is in â—his wayes and glorious in all works I have heard excellent things of him but if â—u have seene him you can tell mee more of â—â—â—m then another therefore I pray tell me tiâ—gs of him tell me where he is and how I â—ll finde him tell mee how you found him that I may find him also for he is my beloâ— he is he whom my soule loves above all thiâ— in the world I count all things like drosseâ— dung to him I am exceeding sick of love and 〈◊〉 not rest till I have found him Cant. 5.7 watch-men that went about the City found they smote me they wounded me How did they wound her but with 〈◊〉 doctrine so doe they thee they tell thee Law is a Schoole-master to bring thee to Châ—â— Gal. 3.24 They tell thee the law saith â—â—sed are every one that continueth not in all thâ—â— which are written
many places of Scripture yet none of them kept them out of the Land of Canaan which was a type of heaven but only unbelief And this is the condemnation that light is come into the world and men loved darkenesse rather then light John 3.19 Christ hath obtained of his Father a full pardon for all the sins of the world and a perfect righteousnesse and heaven and spirituall and temporall things and it is kept in store for us in Christ all the spirituall things are till wee doe really believe what Jesus Chriâ—â— hath done for us in particular and he woulâ— have his love made knowne to the world thaâ— they might believe and then hee will makâ— known to them that their sins are pardoned and how great his love is to them and whâ—â— hee hath purchased for them and what theâ— are in him And although there remaines sâ—â— in the conversation yet sin in the conscienâ—â— is done away The blood of Christ which througâ— the eternall spirit offered himselfe without spoâ—â— purge your consciences from dead workes to serâ—â— the living God Heb. 9.14 And he speaking iâ— the 9th verse of this chapter and verse 2. of thâ— 10th chapter of the sacrifices in the time of thâ— Law there was offered gifts and sacrifices thaâ— could not make holy concerning the conscience of him that did the service for if it could would they not then have ceased to have beeâ— offered because that that the offerers oncâ— purged should have had no more sine in theiâ— conscience but those sacrifices could not take away sin in the conscience Heb. 9.24 25 26. For Christ is not entered into the holy places maâ—â— with hands which are the figures of the true buâ— into heaven itselfe now to appeare in the preseâ—â— of God for us Nor yet that he should offer himselfâ— often as the high Priest entereth into the holy plâ—â—â— every yeare with blood of others For then must often have suffered since the foundation of the world but now once in the end of the world hath be appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himselfe And it is he alone that can and will sanctifie us in our conversation Let us draw neer with a true heart in assurance of faith sprinkled in our hearts from an evill conscience and washed in our bodies with pure water Heb. 10.22 Christ shed both water and blood John 19. â—4 His blood for to sprinkle our conscience from evill works that so they shall not damn us and water to purge and sanctifie us in our conversation that sin shall be mortified in us and we shall walke in obedience to God And this Christ hath done for all and would have all know it that they all might come to Christ and be saved For be tasted death for-every man Heb. 2.9 And be dyed for all that they that live should not henceforth live unto themselves but unto him that dyed for them and rose again 2 Gor. 5.15 Christ not only dyed and was buried but hee also rose from the dead which doth declare unto us that hee hath gotten the victory over the spirituall death for us he triumphed over it for us Death is swallowed up in victory O death where is thy sting O grave where is thy victory The sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the law But thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Chrisâ— 2 Cor. 15.54 55 56 57. So Christ hath done all things for thee anâ— hath made way for to goe to God by him Jâ—sus said I am the way the truth and the life â—man commeth to the Father but by me John 1â— 6. And now he makes a generall proclamatâ—on for all to come unto him and he will giâ—â— them life for their life is hid in him and they doe not come unto him they shall dyeâ— their sins and the Lord saith As I live I wiâ—â— not the death of a sinner Isa 55.1 2 3. Ho evâ—â—â— one that thirsteth come ye to the waters and 〈◊〉 that hath no money come ye buy and eat yea comâ— buy wine and milke without money and withâ—â—â— price Wherefore doe ye spend money for that whiâ—â— is not bread and your labour for that which satiâ—fieth not hearken diligently unto me and eaâ—â— ye that which is good and let your soule delight selfe in fatnesse Encline your eare and come unâ—me heare and your soule shall live and I wiâ—â— make aneverlasting Covenant with you even tâ—â— sure mercies of David The waters that we are invited to come 〈◊〉 to is Christ he is the water of life John 4 1â— And he calls all to come without any worth nesse of their owne though they are never 〈◊〉 great sinners let them come let them not keâ—â— back because they are great sinners but therâ—fore let them come for he dyed for their sins â—nd if they come unto him he will give them a â—ardon for their sins their sinnes cannot be too great for him to pardon and doe not stay for â—ualification to come to Christ for there is â—o qualification out of Christ but come unto him and he will qualifie thee there is no vessel so unclean but the blood of Christ wil cleanse â—t And saith Christ Those that come to me I will â—â—n no wise cast away and that wine and milk is Christ John 15.1 I am the Vine that brought forth those grapes that this wine came of and he was pressed in the wine-pres of the wrath of God for us to drinke of the fruit of it And as it is the nature of wine to comfort strengthen and refresh those that are ready to faint So it is with this spirituall wine Christ whosoever hath tasted of him it comforts him exceedingly and when they are ready to faint through the sence of their sins this wine refreshes them and strengthens them against the Devils temptations and their owne sins and this milke is to feede those that are babes in Christ I have fed you with milke and not with meate for bitherto ye were not able to beare it 1 Cor. 3.2 For every one that useth milke is unskilfull in the word of righteousnesse for he is a babe Heb. 5.13 So Christ is this milke that feeds those that are babes in him he is their nourishment and hee revealeth his love to them by degrees and 〈◊〉 are babes at the first and grow by degrees be men in Christ and hee leades them accoâ—ding Wherefore doe ye spend money for that whiâ—â— is not bread you spend a great deale of cost paines to get a righteousnesse of your own aâ—â— so feede upon that but that is not bread thâ—â— is but ashes that will not nourish thee bâ—â— wildo thee more harm than good Christ saitâ— He is the bread of life John 6.48 This is 〈◊〉 bread which came downe from heaven that a mâ—â— may eate of it and not dye I am the living breâ—â— which came downe from heaven if any man
nothing in us that moved Goâ—â— to bestow his Sonne upon us to be crucisied fâ—â— us but it was his free love Herein is love 〈◊〉 that we loved God but that he loved us and seâ—â— his Son to be the propitiatin for our sins 1 Johâ— 4.10 Hereby perceive we the love of God becaâ—â— he laid downe his life for us 1 John 3.16 Aâ—â—â— while we were yet sinners Christ died for us eâ— when we were dead in sins Ephes 2.5 For so loved the world that hee gave his only begotten Sonne that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through him might be saved John 3.16 17. For I came not to judge the world but to save the world John 12.47 Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay downe his life for his friend John 15.13 That is the greatest love that friends can shew one to another but Christ hath loved us with a greater love for while wee were his enemies he dyed for us to reconcile us to God and to make us his friend hee takes occasion by our sins to shew us merie The Lord complains of the spirituall Idolatry of his people in Hosea 2. which of all sins that is partly the greatest to forsake God and cleave to Idols and to give that to them that belongs only to God for they made their Idols their God gave honour and glory to them but the Lord saith I will not give my honour to another nor my glory to graven Images Hos 2.13 14. Shee decked her selfe with her ear-rings and her jewels and she followed her Lovers and forgate me saith the Lord. Therefore behold I will allure her and bring her into the wildernesse aad speake comfortably to her Hos 11.7 My people are bent to rebellion against me though they called them to the most High yet none at all would exalt him Yet this did not turne the love of the Lord from them for in the 8. and 9. verses he saith How shall I give thee up Ephraim how shall I delive thee Israel how shall I make thee as Admah how shall I set thee as Zeboim Mine heart is turned within me my repentings are rouled together I will not execute the fiercenesse of my wrath I will not return to destroy Ephraim for I am God and not man the holy One in the midst of thee Ezek 20.44 And ye shall know that I am the Lord when I have respect unto you for my Names sake and not after your wicked wayes nor according to your corrupt workes O ye house of Israel saith thâ—â— Lord Isa 43.25 I even I am hee that putteth away thine iniquities for mine owne sake and wilâ— not remember thy sins Isa 44.22 I have put away thy transgressions like a cloud and thy sinner as a mist turn unto me for I have redeemed thee Jer. 33.8 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity whereby they have sinned against me I will pardon all their iniquities wherby they have sinned against me and whereby they have transgressed against me Jer. 50.20 And in those dayes and at that time saith the Lord the iniquitieâ— of Israel shall be sought for and there shall be none and for the sinnes of Judah and they shall not be found for I will be mercifull unto them Here is the free mercie of God and riches of his love belonging to all man-kinde that ever was is or shall be there is not any one excluded from his love for there is nothing can keep us from God but our sins and that Christ hath dyed for and hath made full satisfaction to his Father and hath obtained of his Father a full pardon for all the sinne of all man-kinde although they be never so great 1 Tim. 1.15 This is a faithfull saying and worthy of all acceptation that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am chiefe He was a persecuter and a blasphemer and an injurious person yee saith he I obtained mercy The Lord is no respecter of persons He shed his dearest heart-blood for all sinners as well for the chiefe of sinners as any other for without blood-shedding there can be no remission of any one sinne though never so small in our apprehension but by the blood of Christ being shed for us the greatest sins are pardoned as well as any For the blood of Christ cleanseth us from all unrighteousnesse And this gift of God in giving his Sonne is a free gift of God given to all to redeeme all from sinne hell and the Devill Hes 13.9 O Israel one hath destroyed thee but in me is thy helpe The Devill having overcome man by his tempting the woman and they yielding to him wee were all destroyed by the Devill but in Christ is our helpe against him Jer. 31.11 The Lorâ— hath redeemed Jacob and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he All man-kinde fell by and in the fall of Adam from that glorious condition that thâ—â— were in before they sinned So we all fell froâ— that glorious condition with him into a staâ—â— of condemnation sin and the wrath of Goâ— both spirituall and temporall and hell anâ— damnation and as we all fell in Adam so we are all raised by and in Christ not to thaâ— condition that Adam fell from but from thaâ— condition that he fell into and as we all dyeâ— in Adam so wee are all made alive in Chriâ—â— Adam was a publique person for man-kind so was Christ therefore he is called the seconâ— Adam Therefore as by the offences of one which was Adam judgement came upon all men to câ—â— demnation even so by the righteousnesse of ouâ— which is Christ the free gift came upon all mâ—â— unto justification of life For as by one mans disâ—â— bedience many were made sinners so by the obeâ—â—ence of one shall many be made righteous Rom. â—â— 18 19. All were made sinnners in Adam so all aâ—â— made righteous by Christ Quest How are all made righteous 〈◊〉 Christ Answ He being made a publique person so all man-kinde he undertook to make full satisfaction for our sins which he did comit so he redeemed us from that condemnation that came upon all the world by the fall of Adam so that for those sinnes wee shall never be condemned Hee hath redeemed the whole world from the Devill and sin to himselfe that we should serve him in all love so the Devill and sinne cannot keepe the world out of heaven they can doe us no harme yea those that are very great sinnes cannot nothing but unbeliefe can keepe us out There was nothing that kept the children of Israel out of the Land of Canaan but unbeliefe We see they could not enter in because of unbeliefe Heb. 3.19 They had committed many sins and those that were very great ones and God complained of their sins in