verses doe carry it to the very same sense already exprest 1. It is the Apostle Paul that exhorteth Timothy and the Churches also in exhorting him and to be exhorted by him to pray for All men And they are the Churches even the Beleevers that are to pray for all men And they are others even all men set forth in the third Person generally that are to be prayed for he saith not for of all forts some but for all men and naming but one sort of men which in those times might be most of all doubted of he expresly saith all of them vers 1 2. If any say were they not to pray for Beleevers I answer yes especially but that is not in this place expressed though more strongly included as where our Savior speaking against blasphemy expressing only â—dlo-words to be counted for doth include blasphemy more strongly to be counted for Matth. 12.36 If any aâ—ke may we pray for such as to the Churches knowledge have sinned against the holy Ghost I answer not when they are so knowne to have sinned that sinne for then they have cast aside the sacrifice and ransome of Christ and there is no more sacrifice for them and so they are blotted out of the hopefull book of life and separated from these All men of which they once were being now reprobated of God Iere. 16.30 1 Ioh. 5.16 2. That this is the sense of all men here appeares by the Apostles care to settle the Beleevers in this perswasion That it is good in the sight of God to pray for all men praying for their brethren could not be doubted of them to be good in the sight of God but whether for all men unbeleevers persecutors and opposers of the Gospel many weake ones might doubt it which doubt he labours to remove vers 3 4 5 6. suitable to that Matth. 5.44 48. 3. This farther appeares by the motives by which hee induceth them to pray for all men which are onely from Gods good will and love to manward and what in Christ he hath doâ—e for them vers 4 5 6. like the motive in like case given by our Saviour Matt. 5.44.45 Whereas the motives to pray for beleevers are together with these something more sweet As the knowledge of this grace received by them and working in them Their uprightnesse with God and his their faith in the Lord JESUS and love to all the Saints their fellowship in the Gospel 1 Thess 1 2 3. Col. 1.3.4 9. Phil. 1.4.6 4. This farther appeares by their manner of praying injoyned viz. without wrath without doubting vers 8. which though to be shunned in Beleevers praying one for another yet there it is not so incident as when they thinke of those that have done them much evill and are still crosse to them and their holy Profession so that here is an intimate minding of that Luke 10.5 but Beleevers praying one for another is to be yet in a sweeter manner with longing howells and desires sweet remembrances joy and confidence Phil. 1.3 4 8. Ephes 6.18 5. This yet more evidently appeares by the things to be prayed foâ— for all men Viz. That God would so order their hearts That we beleevers distinct might lead a quiet and peaceable life in all good lines and honesty that so the Gospel might runne and be glorified even amongst them Like that 2 Thess 3.1 Joh. 17.22 23. but the things to be prayed for for Beleevers are of an higher nature as that preservation sanctification union fruitfulnesse c. prayed for Iob. 17.9.21 That increasing of love sincerity filling with fruits of righteousnesse c. Phil. 1.9 10 11. Thaâ— spirituall Knowledge wisedome strength guidance c. Col. 1.9 10 11. The Spirit of wisedome and revelation c. as Ephes 1.17.20 and 3.14.17 6. This generall and large sense also appeares by the manner of mentioning them that were to be prayed for as All men Kings and all that are in Authority or eminent place of which very few in those times nor is it usuall to stile Beleevers so without addition of some other stile therewith when they are mentioned to be prayed for Who are mentioned in that respect I hope as Christians and of the Church as Beleevers as Saints Vs one another Ephes 6.18 Hebr. 13.18 Jam. 5.1 8. not set out in a third Person distinct from the Church as here they are So that all the circumstances doe shew the sense to be All Adams sinnes expresly those unconverted and inclusively Beleevers and so All. men and every man Thirdly the scope of the place carries also to the same sense for by the praecedent and consequent verses and the words themselves The Scope 1. Appeares to be a laying down of the Gospel as it is to be Preached to every Creature according to the Command Matth. 28.20 Mar. 16.15 16. which is true and remaines true whether the hearers beleeve it or beleeve it not 2 Tim. 2.13 and herein also to give a ground of Preaching to all men and every man the Gospel as that which is true and certaine without any peradventure yea or peradventure nay 2 Pet. 1.16 1 Cor. 9.16 2 Cor. 1.18 That so on their beleeving aeternall life may be unquestionably promised them Acts 10.43 and 13.38 39. And their not beleeving undoubtedly affirmed their sinne by which they are under condemnation and wrath Ioh. 3.18.36 and their refusall condemnation Joh. 3.19 2. To be laid down as a ground of praying for all men yea though they yet beleeve not but hate and persecute Beleevers Matth. 5.44 Luke 13.34 and herein also a Direction both how farre and how much of the Gospel is to be preached to All men Joh. 16.12 1 Cor. 3.1.2 Hebr. 5.12.14 and 6.1 2. and how farre and for what things Beleevers are to pray for all men Joh. 17.21 22. Acts 7.60 And thus and to these ends and to this scope and End as appeares vers 1.2 8. 1. He sheweth the will of God concerning the Mediator and men what he would have the Mediator to doe for men namely to save all men that is as other places of Scripture shew to make satisfaction for them pay the price and make peace with God for them and purchase them Col. 1.20 1 Joh. 3.5 Joh. 1.29 That he might be their Lord and free them from that necessity of perishing they were in Joh. 3.17 and bring them all out of that death they were through Adams fall necessitated to have perished in and so set them alive before him to dispose of Rom. 14.9 12. 1 Cor. 15.21 22. 2. He sheweth the will of God what he would have the Mediatour further to doe for all men when he hath in himself so saved them namely to bring all men to the knowledge of the truth ver 4. that they may know such Redemption to have been wrought by him for them and to acknowledge him Lord to the glory of God Ioh. 12.32 Rom. 14.11 Phil. 2.11 3. Hee sheweth vers 5.
such respects as the first Adam was a figure and Type of CHRIST Yet this is also so to bee understood even in those things whereof hee was a Figure and Type according to other Figures and Types mentioned in the Law having a shadow of good things to come and not the very image of the things themselves Hebr. 10.1 So that there is an abundance in Christ beyond that which appeares in the Type Shaddow or Figure so that therein Christ commeth not short but goeth beyond the figure in that wherein it figured him So that the Redemption and restauration wrought in and by himself in his owne body for men is not onely as full and large as the fall by Adam in and of himself but much more full and large For though by one offence in him sinne entred yet the Pardon procured by Christ and in his hands to bestow is of many offences to justification of life Rom. 5.16 Besides the Power of his grace in such as through the receit of it come into Christ is much more abundant and prevailing and leades to a better life then the Power of the corruption in that one offence in those that naturally come of Adam or the life that by the power of death it overthrowes Rom. 5.17.19 21. Yea not onely doth this restauration by Christ extend it self to the resurrection and alive making of Adam and all that fell and became dead through the First Adam 1. Cor. 15.21 22. And to the aeternall life of all that in the day of grace beleeve on him Rom. 3.26 and 5.21 and to a restauration of the whole creation or Creatures that were blemished and weakned through the fall Rom. 8.20 21. Col 1.20 1 Tim. 4.4 5. But the benefit extendeth to such as neither hurt Adam nor were hurt with any overthrow by or with him 1 Pet. 1.12 Ephes 2.9 10. 1 Tim. 3.16 Hebr. 12.22 yea unexpressibly doth Christ exceed his Figure And these Premises considered let the comparison it self wherein Christ is set forth a Publike Person be viewed And that First in the state and condition of the place hee stood in The first Adam stood in a publike place not singly for himself alone but hee was in the roome and place of all Mankind not of some as onely for those elected to Sonneship nor of some others as for those appointed to be servants but for all Mankind not onely as and because they were in his loines for so they were also after his fall and losse therein of the honour and vertue of that publike place But by vertue of the account and worke of God and agreement and Covenant between God and Adam so at what God did to and for him he did it to and for all mankind So as in him God made all righteous when he made him so and blest all when hee blessed him so as all were there in him once righteous and blessed Eccles 7.39 Gen. 1.27 28. And he was then to look to his abiding with God and keeping the charge given him for and in the behalfe of all mankind who indeed were by Propagatioo to come of him and so hee is called The man as hee that alone by and in himself represented all men and stood or fell for all men He The first Adam The first man The Man and so the publike one in the roome of all 1 Cor. 15.45.47 Genes 2.15.16 and 3.22 Rom. 5.12 18 19. a Figure of him that was to come even CHRIST The Second Adam also stood in a publike place not for mimself but for all mankind not onely for some Elect and Chosen but for all mankind for recovery not of Election or appointment to service for they were never in Adams keeping nor lost by him but of the priviledges of sonnes and servants and bringing out of that death into which all were fallen Hee stood in the room of all else in that respect he had been short of his figure whereas God did more honour to Christ then to Adam for though he made Adam a publike Person to stand in the room of all mankind to keep them in that righteousnesse God had made them and so farre honoured Adam yet he glorified his Sonne in making him a publike Person by death to restore all men lost by the first Adam Hebr. 2.9 And so Christ tooke flesh subjected to mortallity became under Law and bare the sinne of mankind and underwent the curse undertaking by Sacrifice of himself to sarisfy Gods Justice and make such peace with him as to overthrow death and Devill and present himself 〈◊〉 live and just before his Father and this for and in the room of all mankind who indeed are given him and shall be brought to him Rom. 14.9 Phil. 2.8 11. and so he is also called the last Adam The Second man The man as he that alone in and by himself came and undertooke and suffered and rose and wrought this Redemption and Righteousnesse with God for and in the behalfe of all men being indeed the publike Person 1 Cor. 15.45.47 1 Tim 2.5 Rom. 5. and in this his publik place not betrusted with fewer then the first Adam Secondly in the motion acting and performance of the business put on them and accepted by them to perform and so the businesse undermaken by the first Adam in that publike place was a publike businesse The businesse of all mankind and concerning them all and so though without their personall knowledge will motion or Act. Yet by vertue of the place Adam stood in and by vertue of the account of God it was the disobedience and sinne of all when hee disobeyed and sinned and deserved death being in the room of all Rom. 5.12 18 and so the businesse undertaken by the second Adam here on earth in his publike place was a publike businesse the busiof all mankind and concern'd them all and though without their personall knowledge will motion or act yet by vertue of the place hee stood in and by vertue of the account of God it was in Christ and for Christ with God the Death and Resurrection the Sacrifice and Satisfaction and so the Redemption of all when he finished his obedience in dying and Rising and offering himself a Sacrifice and making Satisfaction being in the room of all nor is hee inferiour but superiour to his Figure ◠Cor. 5.14 Rom. 3.24 and 5.18 The businesse thus farre in either being yet but between God and themselves for mankind in the first or Second Man Thirdly the effect and fruit of this publike businesse in this publike place was also publike and concern'd all mankind The effect and fruit of the disobedience of the first Adam overthrew all mankind so as in and by him they were all deprived of that life and righteousnesse they had in him and all fallen under sinne and death and that though secretly and invisibly and in some sort inexpressibly yet so virtually verily and indeed that all might be truly said to have sinned
now taken away sinne and abolished death 1 Joh. 3.5 2 Tim. 1.10 And is now at the right hand of God the Father who hath released and given over all into his dispose and made him Lord of all 1 Pet. 3.18.22 Act. 10.24.36 And this is the salvation which Jesus Christ hath wrought in his owne body with God for men which all creatures in heaven and earth could not have done but Jesus Christ hath done it and so hath answered that part of Gods will who will have all men saved 1 Tim. 2.4 in that hee hath given himself a ransome for all Yet if there be not a Salvation also wrought in men they will yet perish in a second death having no power in themselves to come to Christ 2. There is a Reconciliation Redemption and Salvation which Jesus Christ effecteth by his Spirit in men to God of which is spoken when in affirming the former wrought men are thereupon intreated to suffer the Spirit in the newes thereof to effect this latter in them Wee pray you in Christs stead be yee reconciled to God 2 Cor. 5.20 and receive not this grace of God in vaine 2 Cor. 6.1 Whence the confession of the Saints is Thou hast Redeemed us unto God by thy blood out of every c. Revel 5.9 The former was by Blood-sheading This by blood-sprinking or washing Revel 5.9 and 1.5 with Heb. 9.19.24 and 12.24 Whence these are said To be Elect according to the fore-knowledge of God the Father through Sanctification of the spirit unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ 1 Pet. 1.2 and so it is said It is the Spirit that quickneth Joh. 6.63 The Spirit giveth life and writeth the Epistle of Christ in the heart and conformeth to Christ 2 Cor. 323.6.17 18. The law of the Spirit of Lafe in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sinne and of death Rom. 8.2 and so such are said to be washed and sanctified and justified in the Name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God 1 Cor. 6.11 delivered from the power of darknesse and translated into the Kingdome of his deere Sonne Col. 1.13 called out of darknesse into his marvellous light 1 Pet. 2.9 Who have eternall life and shall be perfected therein 1 Joh. 5.12 13. and 3.2 and this is said to be in them Col. 1.29 Ephe. 1.19 Phil. 2.1.12 13. For effecting of which Redemption Reconciliation and Salvation Jesus Christ is exalted at Gods right hand Act. 2.33 him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour for to give repentance to Israel and forgivenesse of sinnes Acts 5.31 And there this is also put in as the ground of our hope for this Salvation that Hee is set at the right hand of the throne of the Majestie in the heavens Hebr. 8.1 And there he is fully furnished for the making knowne and tendring the Salvation wrought in his owne body and the vertue thereof in this Salvation by his Spirit applying the fruits of that to men and to effect aeternall salvation in them that obey his call in beleeving Isai 45.22 Hebr. 5.9 1. In that he hath received all Authority who is gone into heaven and is on the right hand of God Angells and Authorities and Powers being made subject unto him 1 Pet. 3.22 so as all shall bow to him and he is the head of the Church and Lord of all Phil. 2.9 10. Ephes 1.20 23. Acts. 2.33 36. having life in himself and quickning whom he will men as the Father Joh. 5.21 26. 2. In that hee hath there received and is filled with the holy Ghost immeasurably in the humane nature glorifyed and that to send forth to men both to the rebellious that the Lord might dwell among them Psal 68.18 and all men come to the Knowledge of the truth in due season 1. Tim. 2.4.6 And moreover to such as in the day of grace so receive the knowledge of the truth That they are brought to beleeve on him To put his words in them and teach them all things Ioh. 14.26 To indue them with spirituall and usefull gifts Acts 2.33 Ephes 4.7.13 and to lead them into all Truth Joh. 16.13 and conforme them to himself 2 Cor. 3.18 3. In that he is there advanced in his peculiar Office The great High Priest over the House of God The Prophet and King of his Church and peculiar People Hebr. 3.3.6 and 5. and 7. Acts 3.22 26. 4. In that he is there exercising in all Love and faithfulnesse in in the businesse for which he ascended thither and appeareth before God Heb. 9.24 In some sort Interceeding or putting in for Transgressours even the sonnes of men yet in and of the world And that Spirit may so fill unite and blesse those that beleeve on him and so goe forth in their Confession and Conversation and in the Ministration of his Gospel by his servants That those among whom they dwell and converse might be convinced and brought to beleeve the report of the Gospel Isa 53.12 as once Luke 23.24 even as himself left the pattern hereof with us praying to his Father so to blesse his peculiar ones That the world may beleeve that thou hast sent mee and that the world may know that thou hast sent mee and host loved them beleevers as thou hast loved mee Joh. 17.21.23 That so the men of the world might be convinced and the convinced allured to come to Christ and to God in him Matth. 5.14 15 16. yea so as that hee doth also in some measure enlighten every man that commeth into the world Joh. 1.9 But in more speciall manner doth he enterceede being the Advocate for his chosen ones that by the heavenly Call are brought in to him and doe through his grace submit to him and beleeve on him Hebr. 3.1 6. 1 Joh. 2.1 And presenteth them in himself to his Father and himself holy and spotlesse Col. 1.22 Ephe. 5.27 according to what he hath done and is for them that they may be accounted not according to what they have done and are in themselves but according to what hee hath done and is for them and is to them and in them and what they are in and through him Psal 103.10 11 12. 2 Cor. 1.30 Phil. 3.3 8 9. And thus through his Eternall Spirit and by vertue of his blood once shed And in his owne body that once dyed and is now glorifyed for them wherein also dwells the fulnesse of the Godhead bodily in whom they also are compleat doth he appeare presenting them and advoceating for them at the right hand of God in heaven Hebr. 9.12.13.24 and 4.14 and 6.20 and 10.21 Revel 1.18 Col. 2.3.9 10. And so doth hee I. Take away from before his Father and himself and procure to them remission of all their sinnes against and since grace received and procures sanctifying and timely removall of the corrections in faithfulnesse imposed on them and healing of their