remaining infirmities and causeth them to appeare beloved in the love wherewith the Father loveth him Hebr. 8. tot Jere. 31.34 Mic. 7.18 Isaiah 44.22 and 54.7 9. 1 Joh. 1.7 9. and 2.1 2. Jo. 17.23 II. Present before his Father and himself his Covenant of pretious Promises the Father hath made with him his owne fore put-forth and granted Petitions for them and his present good will and gratious thoughts to them and so procures the grant of dispensation so farre as is meet for them Psal 89.18 19.34 with Hebr. 8.1 6. and John 17.6.20 c. And this not by a submissive intreaty as wee supplicate one for another or yet in such manner as himselfe did interceede on earth by supplications with cryes and sufferings But with Power and Authority his Father having fore-accepted his sacrifice and given all power and authority to him He and his Father being one in will and in love to them so that it is Father I will that they also whom thou hast given mee be c. Joh. 17.24 Hebr. 7.28 and 8.1 III. By his Spirit enter into their hearts moving them with sorrow for to acknowledge confesse and turne from the offences he is taking away for them Acts 5.31 1 Ioh. 1.7 9. And to long and pray for the good things hee is presenting before his Father for them Rom. 8.26 Zach. 12.10 That so they may pray in the holy Ghost Ioh. 14.16 and 16.26 Jude 20. IV. Returning more abundance of the same holy Spirit upon them To answer their prayers Psal 85.8 To dwell in them To teach consolate sanctify support and leade them in Union and fellowship with him through all sufferings and services of love Ioh. 14.16 17 18.26 15.26 27. 16.13 14 15. Rom. 8.2.14 and so to subdue their lusts in them Mic. 7.19 To tread downe Sathan under their feet in due time Rom. 16.20 To answer their Adversaries for them Matth. 10.19 20. To encrease and perfect them in conformity to himself 2 Cor. 3.18 1 Ioh. 3.2 and to preserve them to the inheritance reserved in heaven for them 1 Pet. 1.4.5 And this is the salvation he worketh in his people which they are to suffer to have its perfect worke in them and by his grace shew it forth Rom. 12.1 2 3. Phil. 2.1 2. In which discourse of the Salvation which Christ worketh from heaven by vertue of that Salvation which he wrought in himself on earth appeareth a two-fold Salvation which he from heaven now worketh Viz. Oâ—â— Common The other Speciall and eternall of each it is fit distinctly a little to 〈◊〉 First there is a common Salvation which by vertue of his death and Resurrection and Sacrifice and the accept â—blenesse and effectuallnesse thereof with the Father he hath obtained and worketh for all men So as Scripture Affirming it 1. By him The earth and all the inhabitants thereof which by sin are dissolved hee doth bear up the pillars of it Psal 75.3 4. Hebr. 1.3 and all the frame of the Creatures the Aire to breathe in The Sun to shine the raine to fall and the residue of the Creatures for mans use preserved Psal 145.8 9. Matth. 5.45 Col. 1.18 And this expresly called and said to be a witnesse of his goodnesse Acts 14.17 and 17.24 31. 2. By him also is procured the Patience and long-suffering of God yea and much bounty in many mercies also to men 2 Pet. 3.9 Revel 2.21 Psal 17.14 and 136.25 And this expresly said to be to lead them to repentance Rom. 2.4 3. By him also is procured some meanes with some light therein and according thereto to â—â—de men to Repentance that they might come to the knowledge of him Though to some more darkly and to some more cleerly and sully Rom. 1.19 c. Acts 17.24 30. Matth. 28.19 Psalm 19. Rom. 10. 4. By him also 〈◊〉 sent forth at one time or other some secret supernaturall light and 〈◊〉 of his Spirit in and according to the meanes vouchsafed tending to and striving with them to reprove them of sinne moving to repentance and seeking after God with sâ—â—e motions tending to confession of sinne to Prayer Equity Mercy Moderation in use of outward things use of meanes to such God John 1.5 9. Prov. 1.23 Joh. 16.8 9. Gâ—ne 6.3 Mich. 2.7 And thus he calleth many yea in some degree or other All the 〈◊〉 of men Act. 17.30 Mat. 27.3 14. Prov. 8.4 5 3â— 34. Isai 4â— â—2 5. By him also is procured and sent forth to men while they yeeld too and doe that which by this sight and these motions of his Spirit hee 〈◊〉 and â—eadeth to an in reast of incrcies with more Light and goodnesse Gene. â—0 tot 2 Chron. 11.17 〈◊〉 10.30 Rom. 2.14 15. And if as light increaseth they abide in his Call and 〈◊〉 on in his Teachings be will poure 〈◊〉 his Spirit to their and make knowne his 〈◊〉 to them and they shall know the truth and the truth shall make them free Pro. 1.33 and 4.32.35 Joh. 8.31 32. Acts 10.1 6. 6. Yea with some where the Gospel comes he goeth farther so inlightning them to understand the truth of the report of the Gospel that they doe beleeve That through the Satisfaction made by Christ remission of sinnes past is procured and that in beleeving on him aeternall life is to be enjoyed where-through they are prevailed with to confesse this truth and to desire after him and to attend with his people in the use of meanes and in some fellowship and walking with them Tasting some sweetnesse of the good Word of God and yet not come into Onenesse with and rest and stablishing in him Isai 6.28 34. Gal. 3.1 2 3. and 4.11.19 and 5.4 Hebr. 6.4 5 6. and 10.29 Hos 11.3 4. And these are brought out of Aegyptian darknesse and so farre saved Though by departing from this grace or abusing of it to wantonnesse some of these may become ungodly and so perish through their owne folly and misse of aeternall life as was shadowed in our Types of old 1 Cor. 10.1 11. 1 Joh. 2.19 Jude 4.5 And as the reconciliation redemption and Salvation wrought by Christ in his owne body for men with God is in it self so perfect that in some sense and that in truth all may be said to have been reconciled redeemed and saved yea justifyed in him though most in themselves be destitute of every of these Rom. 3.22 23 24. and 5.14.18 And though this be mysterious yet may it be as well understood and beleeved as That all men were once made righteous in the first Adam and so were in him Truly righteous Eccles 7. â—9 of which righteousnesse he falling and loosing all and so all falling in him before they had beeing from him none of them ever felt or partaked of Rom. 5.12 for so though all againe recovered and made righteous in the second Adam yet of the choice benefit of this recovery and of this Righteousnesse many doe never partake of
not require of thee and offer to worke conformity to him in death in being as dead to sinne and to all the life and glory in humane and worldly parts righteousnesse fame riches pleasures friendship and life and submission to be deprived of any of them as Hee and the Gospel shall require That thou mightest finde and receive all thy wisedome righteousnesse and life in and from him Matth. 16.24 25. Phil. 3.3.7 8 9. and doth it not likewise promise in this submission to him and dependance on him Romission of sinnes Peace Righteousnesse and life Acts 10.43 and 13.36 38. and doth not the great love of God testified in his blood-shed sometime move at thy heart to yeeld to all this and let all â—oe to come to him who in this thy obedience to the blood of Christ will by his Spirit sprinckle the same blood in thy heart and thereby speake Peace to thee and purify thee and consolate thy heart and shed abroad his love in thee by his Spirit and so acquint thee with heavenly hope and riches Heb. 12.14 1 Pet. 1.2 Tit. 3.4.7 Rom. 5.15 and till this be Though Christ dyed for thee and life be in him for thee yet thou hast not Life Therefore I pray thee be not deceived say not Thou art rich when thou art yet poor Revel 3.17 but rather seek that which is true riches indeed and seek it of Christ in whom it is and rest not till thou be submitted to him and that he by his Spirit take knowledge of thee enable thee to beleeve and justifie thee Joh. 10.27 1 Pet. 1.21 22. Rom. 3.26 So as thou in some measure experiment that in Rom. 5.1 2. It will bee to thee-ward but a heavy knowledge to stand before him one Day and know that be shed his blood for thee and Redeemed thee that hee might be thy Lord and that true Gospel was Preached to thee when all that blood shed for thee and all the Gospel with all the entreaties of his Servants and motions of his Spirit and all his Patience and Bounty shall be laid to thy charge and come in as witnesse against thee because thou hast not come in to his Regiment and submitted to his Death set forth in his Gospel Rom. 14.9 12. Matth. 11.20.24 Now is the time in which hee is to be found and submitted too and Spirit received from him Hee now offers thee grace 2 Cor. 5.19 20. 6.2 Matth. 25 1 13. Doe not fore-slow till it be too late till the door be shutt for then it will not availe thee to say LORD open unto us wee have eate and drurke in thy Presence and thou hast taught in our streets Remember the Five foolish Virgins Luke 13.2 5 26. Matth. 25.1.13 And deferre not till it be too late which GOD in Mercy prevent but seek in this time of finding which God in mercy grant thee USE III. If thou be one that holdest That Christ dyed and wrought Redemption for All Men and dost desire to Partake of the benifit of his Death and to have Eternall Life with him and for that end makest Images to thy self to put thee in mind of him and makest interceeding Mediatours of Angels and Saints departed to entreat his love for thee and devisest Penitentiall abasements and mortifications as wareing haire garments lying on bare boards or chopt straw going barefoot on Pilgrimage willfull Poverty and usest dilligence in use of humane devises and mens Precepts to Worship God withall and are at labour and cost and usest and dost many Workes of Devotion and of Mercy and Equity to make thy self worthy of Christ and life by him and through all these to make up a Confidence of life to thy selfe I pray thee what wrong should be done thee if one shall charge thee with the sinne of the Heathen in a higher degree then those Rom. 1.18 22. for dost not thou herein hold the Truth in unrighteousnesse and professing to know GOD thou dost not glorifie him as GOD but becommest vaine in thy immaginations and professing thy self to be wise thou becomest most foolish for even in this way wherein thou thinkest to serve and honour him and to have life by him thou dost directly disobey and dishonour him and provokest him to curse thee I pray thee consider and let thy heart answer without stop is this obedience or disobedience to the death and bloodshed of Jesus Christ To be so alive to thy owne wisedome thoughts wayes and workes to choose thy own wayes and put confidence therein See and consider what is said before to such as are not gone a whoring in thy way and what is written Jer. 9.23 24. 1 Cor. 1.29 30 31. 2 Cor. 10.17 18. 1 Joh. 5.20 21. Isai 66.1 2 3. and thou shalt see thy way sinfull is this to honour him or to dishonour him To advance thy self in a Will-worship and in Observation of things that Perish in thousing Coll. 3.18.23 Doth not his blood spiritually applyed to the heart humble and melt mortifie sinne appease the Conscience and purify the heart Zach. 12.10 1 Pet. 1 2. Hebr. 9.14 Why seekest thou this in other things devised by thy self or other men Is not hee full of Spirit to imprint his Word in thy heart and is not his Spirit of devine force and doe not his Words doe good to them that walke uprightly Isai 68.18 Acts 2.32 Heb. 8.1 2 6 10. Jam. 4.5 Mal. 2.7 Joh. 1.14 16 17. Why seekest thou to be minded of him and to serve him by humane devises Is not hee the brightnesse of his Fathers glory and the expresse Image of his Fathers Person Even the Hee that upholds all things by the Word of his Power who when he had by himself purged our sinnes sate downe on the right band of the Majesty on high Hebr. 1.3 Who beareth and seeth all things Hebr. 4.12 13. Whose lippes are full of grace being also the most Excellent in Beauty Psalm 45.2 Cant. 5.10 and who breatheth forth Spirit to reprove to comfort to teach and help to Pray and returne answeres of Prayers Joh. 14.26 and 15.26 and 16.13 15. Romanes 8.26 Psalm 85.8 Why dotest thou then on dead things Images of mens making that can neither heare nor see nor taste nor smell nor speake nor goe nor doe good nor evill but must be borne and so makest thy self in respect of spirituall life like them Psal 115.4 8. If thou say no thou wilt have no Image of God the Father whose Image Christ is but of Christ himselfe as he was Man to mind thee of him sure Thou knowest thou hast no Word of his so to doe and what dishonour doest thou to him who hath promised by his Word and Spirit to be with his to the Worlds end and to manifest himself to such as in beleeving dâ—e honour and love him and walke in that love Matth. 28.20 Joh. 14.21 22 23. and if thou wilt have Images of him hee hath pointed such as can live and breathe
there is a Redemption Reconciliation and Salvation wrought by Jesus Christ in his owne body with God for men is evident In that he is called the Christ The Saviour of the World Joh. 4.42 And the Propitiation for our sinnes and not for ours only but for the sinnes of the whole world 1 Joh. 2.2 Whence it is said God was in Christ reconciling the World unto himself not importing their trespasses unto them 2 Cor. 5.19 and so this is called the Redemption that is in Christ Jesus Rom. 3.24 Who his own selfe bare our sinnes in his owne body on the tree 1 Pet. 2.24 and so by the grace of God tasted death for every man Heb. 2.9 and gave himself a ransome for all men 1 Tim. 2.6 and through the eternall Spirit offered himself without spot to God Heb. 9.14 being the Lambe of God which taketh away the sinne of the world Joh. 1.29 for effecting of which Redemption Reconciliation and Salvation Jesus Christ 1. Appeared was Manifested was sent and came into the world to take away our sinnes 1 Joh. 3.5 To put away sinne by the sacrifice of himself Heb. 9.26 The sinne of the world Joh. 2.29 to save sinners 1 Tim. 1.15 Not to destroy mens lives but to save them Luk. 9.56 to be the Saviour of the World 1 Joh. 4.14 To save the world Joh. 12.47 and not to condemne the world but that the world through him might be saved Joh. 3.17 And this busines his first comming into the world was to effect for which he was furnished for 2. In this his appearing and manifestation he was made flesh Joh. 1.14 of the seed of David according to the flesh Rom. 1.3 made of a woman Gal. 4.4 and so was very man The man Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 2.5 and in the likenesse of men Phil. 2.7 having the nature of all mankind even subject to the infirmities thereof though altogether without sinne yet subject to feele afflictions in sorrow sadnesse yea Agonies of soul and paine in hunger wearinesse and death of body such infirmities as had never befallen the Nature of man but for sinne and so was in the likenesse of sinfull flesh Rom. 8.3 and so fit to be in the stead of man-kind Heb. 10.5 3. Being thus in the Nature of mankind he was set and stood a publick Person in the Nature and room of all mankind while hee was about this worke as the first Adam did who was the figure or Type of him that was to come and now hath come Rom. 5.14.18 19. 1 Cor. 15.21 22.45.46 4. Being such a publike person in the roome and Nature of all mankind he also became for them under the same Law and Obligation in which they were which charged them with sinne and bound them over-to punishment By vertue of which his comming under that Law All the sinne and punishment The whole debt of mankind by order of Justice became his whence it is said hee was made under the Law to redeem them that were under the Law Gal. 4.4 5. We know that what things soever the Law saith it saith to them that are under the Law that every mouth may be stopped and all the world become guilty before God Ro. 3.19 And he becomming under this Law for us might be rightly challenged with and arrested for our debt whence he is said to have taken upon him the forme of a servant Phil. 2.7 5. Being thus in the nature and stead of mankind under the law for them God was pleased to challenge the whole debt of him and to impute all the sinnes the Law could charge mankind withall unto him and to arrest and call him to account and enter into judgement with him for all Whence it is said God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself not imputing their trespasses to them 2 Cor. 5.19 He laid on him the iniquity of us all Esai 53.6 and made him to be sinne for us 2 Cor. 5.21 which imputation hee accepted whence it is said he himself bare our sinnes 1 Pet. 2.24 So that himself calls them his and said Innunerable evills have compassed me about mine iniquities have taken hold upon me so that I am not able to look up they are more then the haires on my head Psal 40.12 6. Having on him our sinnes God laid on him the punishment and curse that was due to us for those sinnes and hee did suffer the same curse and so died as the sinner for our sinnes in the room of us all He was wounded for our transgressions Esai 53.5 Hee was made a curse for us Gal. 3.13 Christ dyed for our sinnes according to the Scriptures 1 Cor. 15.4 hee suffered for our sinnes the just for the unjust 1 Pet. 3.18 Christ died for the ungodly Rom. 5 6. hee died for all 2 Cor. 5.15 and so by the grace of God tasted death for every man Heb. 2.9 which is in account with God and those that are taught it of him as if all had died 2 Cor. 5.14 7. Having thus suffered and dyed for our sinnes he even the same that dyed rose againe the third day according to the Scriptures 1 Cor. 15.4 and so rose justified and acquit of all our sinnes imputed to him and a Triumphant Victorer over curse and death and all the enemies of our Salvation Declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of Holinesse by the resurrection from the dead Rom. 1.4 was raised for our justification Rom. 4.25 put to death in the flesh but quickened by the Spirit 1 Pet. 3.18 Justified in the Spirit 1 Tim. 3.16 the Just One. 1 Joh. 2.1 having spoiled Principallities and Powers and made a shew of them openly triumphing over them in himself Col. 2.15 and so gave himself a ransome and a propitiatory sacrifice to God his Father for all men 1 Tim. 2.6 1 Joh. 2.2 8. All this his Oblation and Sacrifice of himself to God did hee sanctifie and dignifie through the onenesse of his will with the will of his Father he having one and the same will minde and purpose with his Father in all this Hebr. 10.5.10 And by vertue of his divine Nature and Aeternall Spirit through which he offered up himself without spot to God Heb. 9.14 He that hath offered himself being God Rom. 9.5 and man 1 Tim. 2.5 yea God man in one Person Joh. 1.14 Matth. 1.23 So that by reason of this personall union of the divine and humane nature in one Person the blood that was shed and with which he is entred the heavens to appeare before God for us is called Gods own blood Act. 20.28 Which is more then if all and every man in the world had suffered all that was due to their sinnes and is accepted of God at the hands of Christ as if all had died 2 Cor. 5.14 So as this redemption is in Christ perfect the worke accomplished and done and the Father with him and in him is well pleased Matth. 3.17 he having
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
or enjoy because they turne from grace offered and loose their own soules and dye before they come to have a beeing in him and so are dâ—â—arred thereof Prov. 1.24 32. and 8.36 Mat. 16.26 Eccles 11.3 Job 3.3.5 1 Joh. 5.11 12. Nor doth their never enjoyment any more prove that they were never recovered in the second Adam them their never enjoyment of the life and righteousness of the first Adam who was the figure of the second proveth them never to have bee made righteous and alive in him onely this dissimilitude the Scripture sheweth That as the first Adam being a living soul and of the darth he lost all our souls in his fall without remedy on his part Ro. 5.12 14 18 19. 1 Cor. 15.45 47. So the second Adam is a quickning Spirit and the Lord from heaven and so looseth none but whoever now perisheth destroyeth himself and looseth his owne soul Hose 13.9 Matt. 16.26 which farther proveth the perfection of the salvation wrought by himself in his own body and his faithfulnesse in his businesse he is to doe from heaven about bringing all so redeemed to the knowledge of the truth So that as he hath in himself so saved all men so being ascended he doth by vertue of his death and the redemption wrought in himself use such meanes and in some seasons so put forth Spirit therein That he makes all saveable so as there is a possibleness in through him and possibility with him for all men to come in to him to beleeve on him and in beleeving to be aeternally saved Job 3.16 17 18 19. whereby the effectualness of his ransome with his Father his faithfulness in his business in heaven his gracious minde good will in his Call by motions of his Spirit through his Word and workes and the destruction of all that perish to be of themselves is fully proved as also that all attending to this salvation doe beleeve on him shall have the speciall salvation in which is aeternal life And the faith of this common salvation is as the opening the doore to the speciall Jude 1.2 3. And of the salvation wrought by Christ in himself with God for men and by vertue thereof extending of this common salvation to men is meant 1 Tim. 2.4 6. In which sense let the proposition be understood And thus is Christ the Saviour of the World Joh. 4.42 The Saviour of all men 1 Tim. 4.10 but especially of them that beleeve of which speciall Salvation now Secondly there is a speciall and aeternall salvation which Jesus Christ by vertue of his death and resurrection doth in his spirituall application thereof to the heaâ—â—â— and consciences of man worke in men to God Hebr. 12.24 and 9.14 Such as in discovery of his grace in the fore-mentioned salvation are by his Spirit in the heavenly Call sent forth therein prevailed with to yeeld to his reproofes and so to beleeve and accept the Attonement made that forsaking all things else they come in to him and depend on him for life hee worketh in them 〈◊〉 his Spirit applying and sprinkling his blood on their hearts and extending the vertue of his resurrection in them An especiall Salvation that is aeternall such as is above all mentioned in the common salvation Prov. 1.23 Job 6.44 45. Rom. 5.4 11. 1 Pet. 3.21 whence he it said to be the Author of aeternall Salvation to all them that obey him Hebr. 5.9 And this obedience effected through the Spirit in their beleeving is said to be unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of JESUS CHRIST 1 Pet. 1.2 whence they are said to be come to the blood of sprinkling Hebr. 12.24 Whence however through his bloodsheading he hath interest in all men and right to dispose of them Rom. 14.9 yet have none any right in his speciall priviledges nor can have part with him therein unlesse hee by his Spirit wash them with his blood Tit. 3 4 5 6 7. That our Saviour said to Peter on mother occasion being true in this If I wash thee not thou hast no part with me Joh. 13.8 and so they confesse that beleeved in Christ he hath loved us and washed us from our sinnes in his owne blood Revel 1.5 And so they are affirmed to be washed in the Name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God 1 Gor. 6.11 because it is by his blood applyed by the vertue and power of his Spirit where through 1. He maketh the heavenly Call more powerfull and prevailing in their hearts for drawing them forth of the hopes condition fellowship service thraldomes and pollutions of the world to submit to looke on and seeke to injoy the grace of and life in Christ 2 Pet. 1.4 and 2.20 Joh. 6.44 45. 2 Tim. 1.9 Heb. 3. â— 6. 2. He more and more reconcileth their hearts and powers to God in sight and beleefe of his precious blood-shed for them overthrowing their pride and high thoughts of themselves and their stubborne reasonnings and evill and hard thoughts of God and their Inclinations of seeking content in other things or help by other meanes and raiseth them up to high esteemes of Christ and God in Christ and the grace Spirit righteousnesse and life in him with servent inelinations and desires after the some to be ever found in it and comforted and guided thereby 2 Cor. 5.18 19 20 21. and 10.4 5. Tit. 3.3 4 5 6. Zach. 9.12 13. Jâ—â— 6.45 Is 55.5 Psal 3.3.7 8 9 10. 3. He cleanseth and purisyeth their hearts and consciences through the sprinkling of this precious blood therein and â—â—shing them therewith making is effectuall in their beleeving through all their powers Hebr. 12.24 1 Pet. 1. â— and that both in regard of the guilt of sinne freeing them from the heavy charges and bondage of the law the feares of wrath and terrours by hell Hebr. 9.14 Rom. 5.1 2 11. and 7.4 5.25 and 8.2 And also in respect of the Tyrannicall pollution and service of sinfull lusts this blood beleeved in breedeth in the heart a loathing of sinne and self-wrought righteousnesse worldly and fleshly pleasures riches honour and same Zach. 12.10 Gal. 5.24 and 6.14 1 Joh. 1.7 and it also breedeth inward love and child-like affections to God and Christ and his government Gal. 2.20 1 Pet. 1.7 8. 1 John 4.19 and sinceere and member-like love to brethren 1 Pet. 1.21 22. Eph. 5.1 2. and compassionate to men 2 Cor. 5.14 with singleness of heart and spirituall frities of joy peace patience c. And heavenly desires after approbation and nighness with Christ in all services of love to God or brethren Acts 15.8 9. 2 Cor. 5.14 15. Col. 3.10 11 12. Phil. 2.1 2. 4. Hee marketh and sealeth them by his Spirit with his blood as once in Ceremony our Types of old Exod. 12.13 for deliverance in speciall manner and to the day of Redemption Eph. 1.13 and 4.30 and thereby strengtheneth their faith to rest an God in Christ for the
Promises of the New Testament Hebr. 9.14 15 16. Rom. 5.5 11. for his performance to thâ—â— all he hath promised to conferre on them Râ—â— 4.18 25. and working in them all his grace requires of them Psalm 138.8 Is 26.12 as also faith for standing in the dayes of Temptation and overcomming Revel 12.11 and so to live by Faith Gal. 2.20 and walke in love 2 Cor. 5.14 which worketh sweetly Gal. 5.6 1 Cor. 13. 5. Hee bringeth them in to approach with holy boldnesse to God and liberty in use of his Ordinances and to Union and fellowship with himself and his people Rom. 5.2 3. Ephe. 2.13 17 18 19 22. Hebr. 10â— 9.22 and 12.22 24. 1 John 1.1 2 3 7. and so guiding them to some to the Spirit he enters them into his rest and Kingdome and causeth them of the Spirit to reape life everlasting Hebr. 4.3 a â—et â— 11 Gal. 5.18 and 6.8 6. Hee having thus fitted them gives them 〈◊〉 experiment all those things mendoned in 〈◊〉 speciall Intercession and Advocation with many unutterable discoveries of Love and 〈◊〉 of Spirit Câ—â— 1.2 3 4. and 2.5 and 5.10 c. Epâ—es 1.17 â—0 which 〈…〉 with assurance of his 〈◊〉 and of the inheritance Rom. â— 32 36. and makes their hearts to glory in God and to love long and waite for the comming againe of Jesus Christ who will come in due time and free them of all trouble and possesse them of the inheritance and crown them and make them glorious like himself in soul and body 1 Joh. 3.2 Revel 22.17 20. 2 Tim. 4.8 Phil. 3.21 And this is a little discovery of that speciall salvation he worketh in Beleevers unto God of which confession is made Rev. 5.9 Now between those two salvations that with God for men and that in men to God The common and the speciall The Scripture doth often and many wayes distinguish and that very clearly as to instance 1. The former is called a reconciling by his death The other a saving by his life Rom. 5.10 The former a reconciliation wrought for the world by God in Christ The latter a Reconciliation of some by Christ to God God was in Christ reconciling the World to himself God hath reconciled us to himself by Christ 2 Cor. 5.18 19. 2. For effecting the former Christ came from the Father and came into the world Job 16.28 1 Tim. 1.15 and was made poore 1 Cor. 8 9. and made low and abased Rom. 8.3 For effecting the other Hee left the world and went againe to the Father Job 16.28 and was exalted and glorified by and at the right hand of God Acts 5.31 3. In effecting the former he was abased more and more till in his resurrection it was perfect and wee despised him also Phil. 2.7 8. Isai 53.3 4 5. In effecting the other Hee is exalted and glorified more and more till that be perfected and is precious in our hearts Isai 4. â— and 55.5 1 Pet. 1.21 22. and 2.4 7. Phil. 3.7 8 9. Cant. 5.10 c. 4. The one is a Redemption for us in Christ Jesus Rom. 3.24 the other is a Redemption of us in our soules and bodies Luke 1.74.79 Rom. 8.23 5. The former was by blood-shedding for which he went out of the City Hebr. 9.12 and 13.12 the other is by presenting his blood before his Father and by his Spirit sprinkling the same on the heart and conscience of his people for which he entred into the holy of holyes Hebr. 9.14.24 and 12.24 Revel 1.5 6. The former is already perfectly wrought and done and finish'd in himself and so accepted with the Father that he hath made him Lord and extends through him fruites of patience and goodness to men without mens knowledge of him or what he hath done even while they are enemies and without strength Ioh. 17.4 and 19.30 Rom. 5.6.8 10. and 3.11 12. Act. 14.17 but the other is begun in the making known him in the salvation wrought and perfected in the knowledge of him in both that and the aeternall Salvation Tit. 2.11 12. and 3 4 5 6. 2 Pet. 1.2 3 4. 7. The former hath prevailed with God for men so as hee hath accepted the sacrifice of Christ and given over all into his dispose and made him Lord of all Hebr. 10.12 Psal 110.1 and 2.7 8. and doth prevaile in that God for his sake extendeth patience and bounty to men with means to leade them to Repentance Rom. 2.4 The latter prevaileth in and with men to God Psal 110.3 Isai 55.5 Ioh. 6.44 45. Tit. 3 4 5. 8. The former is affirmed in Scripture to be for all men Ioh. 3.17 but the latter is only for and to beleevers Ioh. 3.16 Act. 10.43 Hebr. 5.9 Thus are the common and speciall Salvation distinct and the former first and generall for all and the latter following and peculiar to beleevers And that which the Scripture distinguisheth it becomes no man to confound Now what the Scripture maketh distinct and putteth difference in we may safely so view and speak of them and so the death of Jesus Christ at the ransome and Propitiation being affirmed in Scripture to be for sinners for the world of mankind for all men and every man and this that common Salvation wrought for all men in his owne body and so the ground of that salvation extended to all wherein all are made so saveable that they might be aeternally saved and this declared that they might beleeve it and in beleeving repent and come in to Christ and so be eternally saved It appearâ—â— to be the sense of 1 Tim. 2.4.6 Hebr. 2.9 And in such and so large a sense is the Proposition and no larger And so this first Consideration hath lead to right stating of the Question for the sensâ—â— and afforded proof also and answer to most of the Objections that â—y â—buse of reason and some places of Scripture speaking of the 〈◊〉 Salvation 〈…〉 against it CHAP. II. Of the divers distinct ends of the Death and blood-shodding of JESUS CHRIST mentioned in the Scripture and of which of them is here meant THere are in Scripture set forth and plainly affirmed divers distinct ends of the death and blood-shead of Christ in his laying downe his life The first end and that which is generall and common of the largest extent was to be a Ransome a sacrifice and Propitiation or a propitiatory Sacrifice for sinfull mankind To take away sinne before God for men He appeared to put away sinne by the sacrifice of himself Hebr. 9.36 The Lambe of God which taketh away the sinne of the world John 1.29 Hee dyed for our sinnes according to the Scripture 1 Cor. 15.3 And he is the Propitiation for our sinnes and not for ours only but also for the sinnes of the whole world 1 John 2. â— And in this generall and common end are included three distinct yet inseparable ends The first in respect of God that was offended from whom man was fallen and
2.14 15. Also he dyed and offered himselfe in Sacrifice To procure pardon and remission of sinnes and favour and life into his owne hands for mankind that hee might dispose thereof according to the Tenor of the Gospel For without shedding of blood is no remission of sinnes Hebrewes 9.22 And hee was delivered to death for our offences Rom. 4.25 Also that hee might open a way for men to come in and partake of this grace through his Spirit in the Gospel In which hee is set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood c. Rom. 3.25 In which Gospel hee hath brought life and Immortallity to light 2 Tim. 1.10 That in the Testimony thereof all men might through him beleeve John 1.7 and in beleeving have life Joh. 3.16 17 18. And all these three ends that in respect of God that in respect of Christ and that in respect of mankind are all for the good of mankinde and meet all in this one end of his death for ransome sacrifice propitiation And this is affirmed in the Scripture throughout And each particular in this generall to be for the world for all men for every man and so and for such ends and in such sense appeares 1 Tim. 2.4.6 Heb. 2.9 to be meant And so the Proposition is also to be taken yet are there other ends of his death and so The second end of the Death and blood-shedding of CHRIST was to seale rattify and confirme the New Testament of precious Promises whence it is called The New Testament in his blood which was shedd c. Luk. 22.20 and his blood called the blood of the New Testament Mat. 26.28 That Christ is come and hath dyed for our sinnes and rose for our justification and is the Propitiation for the sinnes of the World That he is the Lord and all men are his and ought to live to him and that there is life in him for them Is the affirmation and Declaration of the Gospel and shall one day be knowne to be true whether men will beleeve it or no But for such as through grace doe beleeve it so that in that beleeving they repent and come in to Christ and depend on him There are for them many precious and gracious Promises from Christ and his Father 2 Pet. 1.4 Hebr. 8.6 contained in one generall which is of aeternall life 1 Joh. 2.25 and branched into many particulars as remillion of sinnes subduing of lusts Sanctification hearing of Prayers preservation in this Grace and guidance and protect on of spirit through all seruices of him and suffesings for him and to the possession of the Inheritance c. as before instanced A I which being by Covenant or as in a Will and Testament plainly recorded are called the New Testament Gal. 3.17 18. of which Testament Christ is the Mediator Heb. 9.15 And where a Testament is there must also be the death of the Testator for a Testament is of force after men are dead otherwise it is of no strength at all while the Testator liveth Heb. 9.16 17. but the Testator once dead if it be but a mans Testament yet if it be confirmed no man disannulleth or addeth thereto Gal. 3.15 How much more this Testament of Christ sealed with his blood Hebr. 8. and 9 10. And this end peculiarly is for and belongeth to his Called and chosen ones That they which are called might receive the Promise c. Hebr. 9.15 and 10.19 Such as have in beleeving received the Atonement Rom. 5.1.3.11 This end joyned with the former is the ground of their hope The third end of the death of Christ was to be a witnesse-bearing and a seale of the witnesse he had borne to the Truth in his declaration and ministration of the Gospel as he saith To this end was I borne and for this cause came I into the world That I should beare witnesse to the Truth Joh. 18.37 so it 's said Hee before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession 1 Tim. 6.13 or profession And in this end was included the testimony of his faithfulnesse and obedience also to his Father Ioh. 12.50 Phil. 2.8 And the Testimony of his compassion and care for the good of All where he had preached the Gospel Matth. 9.35.38 And the Testimony of his more speciall love and tender care and faithfulness toward those given him in the heavenly Call by his ministration watching to preserve them in the Truth even to the Adventuring and laying downe his life for them Joh. 10.11 18. which end in respect of testimony more neerly respected them among whom hee ministred and by instruction us also But especiall is this end and the holding of it forth also for our example to lay downe our lives for the Brethren 1 Joh. 3.16 Pâ—â—â— not as a Propitiation for sinnes He only did that and is that for all men 1 Joh. 2.2 Nor yet as the seale of the New Testament Hee onely did that and his blood is that for all his called and chosen Ones Heb. 9.12 14 15 16 17. But in witnesse-bearing to the truth In love and testimony of faithfulnesse to Brethren To goe on and be faithfull in all services of love for edifying in faith and love even to the death and laying downe our lives for the Brethren Phil. 2.1 8. Now these ends the Scripture making distinct and offirming the first more large then either of the two latter It is not for man to confound them or limit the former to the latter And understanding 1 Tim. 2.6 Hebr. 2.9 to affirme of the first end onely as indeed they doe and so the Proposition likewise This Consideration also leades to a right stating the Quistion concerning the sense and proveth it also to be as before set downe And answeres the Objections that by abusing of placer speaking of the peculiar ends are framed to gaine say that which the Scripture affirmes of the generall end of Christs death CHAP. III. Of the divers manner of mentioning these ends in Scripture and in what manner mentioned here THe death of JESUS CHRIST in respect of these fore-mentioned ends is diversly mentioned in the Scripture as may be seen First sometime more ends of his death then one are mentioned together Sometime that end of his death which was for propitiation and ransome is coupled together with that end which was to testify love and faithfulnesse in his ministration propounded for our example And then such generall words as the World All men c. are not used because his ministration on earth did not reach to all the World nor to all men at that time in the world And yet such a word as though it may in some sense be peculiarly applyed to some yet in another sense it may be applyed to all and so because the Ministration was not to all and yet the ransome for all he useth such a word as may be applyed to the one or the other sense and so carry both senses in one as for
our example he saith The Sonne of man came not to he ministred unto but to minister and give his life a ransome for many Matth. 20.28 so Mark 10.45 he saith for many but he saith not but for many and so leaves the word at large for both senses as Rom. 5.19 Sometime that end which was for propitiation and ransome is coupled together with that end which was for sealing the New Testament which belongs not to all men but to his chosen Ones that have partaked of the heavenly call And then such generall words as cannot in any sense be appropriated to some peculiar as the world All men c. are not used nor yet such a word as may not in some sense be applyed so generally And so he saith not some nor his Elect nor but onely for many But so speakes as his words may be applyed to either or both the senses as occasion is Seeing the propitiation is for all and the New Testament for Beleevers which are many also he faith this is my blood of the New Testament which is shed for many for the remission of sinnes Matt. 26.28 See Hebr. 9.14 15. But sometime the death of Christ in respect of that end which was for propitiation and ransome is onely mentioned and then as sit is for all so in propositions for Faith It is exprest in such generall words as the World All men c. 2 Cor. 5.14 15 19. and so it is here in 1 Tim. 2.6 and Hebr. 2.9 Secondly againe that end of the death of Christ as it was for ransome propitiation and reconciliation is mentioned in the Scripture in a threefold sense distinctly as every reader may see 1. As it is in it selfe by and in Jesus Christ given to and made with God for men and that without the knowledge will motion or act of any of the sonnes of men yet so perfectly and fully in and by himself as the publike person in the room of mankind And so prevailing and acceptable with God the Father that he hath received the same and taken such well-pleasednesse therein as he hath borne testimony thereof and given over the dispose of all into the hands of his Son and filled him with spirit life authority to dipose all By reason whereof as full redemption recovery is in Jesus Christ and by him wrought in himself as there was overthrow in and by the first Adam So he hath life and justification for all in himself and power and authority both to dispense therof to all that in the making it known submit and come in to him and to judge all that harden themselves and rebell against him 1 Ioh. 3.5 2 Tim. 1.10 1 Jo. 2.2 Ro. 5.18 Ro. 14.9 12. Phil. 2.8 11. Ps 68.18.21 as is before shewn in the redemption wrought in himself and in the first and generall end of his death 2. As this ransome propitiation and reconciliation made by and in Christ with God for and his right of Lordship over men thereby is made knowne by Christ through his Spirit in the Gospel to men so as they may thereby be convinced of the perfection thereof fully effected by him and accepted of the Father and of the overthrow given death and the devill by him and that redemption he effected for mankind And this knowledge with so much spirituall power as they might be convinced of sinne because they have not beleeved on him and that they might come in to him and submit to his sentence whether of absolution or condemnation and acknowledge him Lord to the glory of God whether to their glory or shame in which they might here find mercy with him and to which however here they resist yet he will one day bring them when he shall so farre see the travell of his soul Ioh. 16.8 9 10 11. Rom. 14.8 9 10 11 12 2 Cor. 5.10 Phil. 2.8 Isa 45.22 Dan. 12.2 as is before a little touched 3. As some men have so entertained and received this knowledge in this day of grace and are therein convinced and submitted to this acknowledgment of him so as they are by his grace brought in to receive in their hearts this atonement made by him and so to beleeve on him wherein they experiment the goodness power of it quieting and renewing their hearts and reconciling their hearts to God Christ and to brethren in Christ and to giving up to his spirituall regiment 1 Cor. 14.24 25. Acts 18.27 Rom. 5.1.5.11 2 Cor. 5.18 and 3.3.17 18. And this last is peculiar and not common for The Scripture distinguisheth and putteth great difference between the redemption life and justification that is in Christ for men And the same upon or in men through the enjoyment of Christ Rom. 3. â—2 24 26. and 4.24 25. and 5.18 between the Attonement made in and by Christ for men And the same received by such as beleeve in Christ Rom. 5.1.6 10 11 15. 2 Cor. 5.8 19. 1 Joh. 5.10 11 15. 2 Cor. 5.8.19 1 Joh. 5.10.11 12. And the former of these to be larger then the latter and so not to be confounded and limmited by men Now of the former is made in Christ and at farthest as mâ—de knowne that wee might be convinced and so brought in to Christ it is evident 1 Tim. 2.4 6. and Hebr. 2.9 doe meane and so farre and no farther is the sense of the Proposition and Objections from the latter against it appeare to be an abuse of such Scriptures Thirdly againe we finde the death of Christ in respect of the ransome and propitiation wrought in Christ in himself with God for men even as the creation of men by Christ mentioned diversly in respect of Person 1. Sometime in the first Person singular concerning the Speaker Who loved me and gave himself for me Gal. 2.20 Thy hands have made meâ— Job 10.8 so verse 9. Psal 119.73 and 139.13.16 no reasonable understanding can hence inferre he gave himself for no other and made no other 2. Sometime in the first Person plurall where the Speaker couples those he speaketh of together with himself Hee delivered him up for us all Rom. 8.32 hee made him to be sinne for us 2 Cor. 5.21 he is the Propitiation for our sinnes 1 Joh. 2.2 As the Lord liveth that made us this soul Jere. 38.16 Hath not one God created us Mal. 2.10 No right reasoning can inferre hence therefore no other for that would contradict the plaine testimony of Scripture 3. Sometime in the second Person with personall application My blood which is shed for you Luke 22.20 so 1 Pet. 1.18.19 The Lord that created thee oh Jacob and hee that formed thee oh Israel feare not for I have Redeemed Isai 34.1 reason must yeeld such sayings answer not the Question how many hee redeemed and created 4. Sometime in the third Person with a speciall personall application and that sometimes to the better part I lay downe my life for the sheep Joh. 10.15 redeemed his people Luke
also denieth and unsaith the Affirmative againe for what sufficiency is there applicable from Christ or by his Servants for or to any man of any thing that Christ hath not first perfectly wrought and received in himself that he might according to the Gospel bestow it on them Psal 68.18.19 20. 6. Some say JESUS CHRIST dyed for all men in respect of the kind or generall lumpe of Mankind considered because he took the Nature of all mankind and so dyed for all But that he did not dye for all in respect of the Individualls not for every particular man But here is a denying in truth of what was equivocally granted nor is this according to Scripture sense but very crosse to it in the negative Hebr. 2.9 7. Some say JESUS CHRIST dyed for all men that they might be saved and for the Elect that they should undoubtedly be saved This sense I conceive good and true but I suppose not full enough to expresse all that is in his death for All menâ— you this sense grants 1. That that was the very minde will and intention of Christ and God that Christ should even so die for All that they might be saved Joh. 3.17 and that for that end he came and dyed and rose Luk. 9.56 1 Tim. 1.15 2. That his death was sufficient for this very end 1 Tim. 2.4.6 3. That the death and so the Ransome of Christ was effectuall with his Father for the end for which it was given Matth. 3.17 Hebr. 10. 4. That he hath received of the Father fulnesse of authority and spirit to make this grace knowne to them with such tenders of it that they might he saved Psal 68.18 5. That he will extend light at some-time in some meanes or other so farre to every one that whosoever perish their destruction will be of themselves Ioh. 1.4 5.9 Hos 13.9 All this is necessarily intimated in this sense though through some want of distinguishing betweene the Redemption that iâ— wrought by Christ in himself through effusion of blood and that he worketh by his Spirit in men by application of his blood the sense appeares not full enough in expression 8. Some say that CHRIST by shedding his Blood redeemed the World of Mankind satisfyed Gods Justice * Bishop Davenant Animadversions on a Treatise intituled GOD's LOVE to Man-kind pag. 298. and obtained a way of Salvation for every Man and then adde but GOD never intended that the outward Act should presently put every man in Possession of Pardon or of a state of Justification and Salvation But the way which he openeth for every one of us to partake of the fruit of our Redemption and of his plenary satisfaction is by Repentance and Faith to come and lay hold of the Redeemer According as I understand the Question is here in the first Affirmation rightly Stated The sense true and full and by the addition The distinction made between the Salvation that was wrought by CHRIST in his owne body with GOD for men and that Salvation which in application of the former hee worketh by his Spirit in men whereby Repentance and Faith is effected Acts 5.31 32. and a way and possibility of that also for every man is at first affirmed in this Affirmation agreeing with the common Salvation before mentioned So that JESUS CHRIST hath so dyed and given himself a Ransome to GOD for all men and is become the Propitiation for their sinnes That in and by himself hee hath so Redeemed and saved all men That they are all given into his dispose and he will raise them all out of the Death hee dyed for them and set them alive before him that they shall acknowledge him LORD and come before his Judgement seat Rom. 14.9 12. 1 Cor. 15.21 22. Phil. 2.8 11. 2 Cor. 5.19.10 And he is also so filled with Spirit for them to make it so known and with such tendernesse to them that they might be saved in which hee will he found Faithfull so as by him All are made saveable Psal 68 18. Joh. 1.4 5 9. Isai 45.21.22 And thus the Question stated if it be opened and answered in every particular in it it will more fully appeare right and true CHAP. VII The openinng of the Question answered by Scripture QVESTION I. WHy did God send his Sonne and why did JESUS CHRIST come into the World SCRIPTVRE To be the Saviour of the World 1 Joh. 4.14 That the World through him might be saved Joh. 3.17 I came to save the world Joh. 12.47 My flesh which I will give for the life of the World Joh. 6.51 QUEST II. What World is that Christ dyed and rose for that they might be saved SCRIPTURE All things were made by him and without him was not any thing made that was made In him was life and the life was the light of men Joh. 1.3.4.7 One Mediator between God and men the Man Christ Jesus who gave himself a ransome for all 1 Tim. 2.5 6. It 's the world of mankinde QUEST III. What manner of men did Christ come and dye so for SCRIPTURE For the unjust 1 Pet. 3.18 for the imgodly Rem 5.6 QUEST IV. For how many such sinners hath hee dyed SCRIPTURE Death passed upon all men for that all have sinned Rom. 5.12 Wee thus judge that if One dyed for all then were all dead And that bee dyed for all 2 Cor. 5.14 15. Hee gave himself a Ransome for all men â— Tim. 2.6 QUEST V. In what minde and heart did he so dye for all men SCRIPTURE God so loved the World that he gave his onely begâ—tten Sonne Joh. 3.16 That he by the grace of God should taste death for every man Hebr. 2.9 QUEST VI. To what end did CHRIST so come and dye and offer up himself to GOD for men SCRIPTURE To put away sinne by the sacrifice of himself Hebr. 9.26 the sinno of the world Joh. 1.29 This is a faithfull saying and worthy of all acceptation That Jesus Christ came into the World to save sinners 1 Tim. 1.15 QUEST VII What hath Christ done and what is he become hereby for men SCRIP Hee hath slaine the enmity Eph. 2.16 abolished death and brought life and immortallity to it through the Gospel 2 Tim. 1.10 being the Propitiation for the sinnes of the whole world 1 Joh. 2.2 full of grace and truth Joh. 1.14 having received gifts for men yea the rebellious that the Lord God might dwell among them Psal 68.18 able also to save them to the uttermost all that come unto God by him Heb. 7.25 QUEST VIII But is there any liberty or right for every man to come to him SCRIP Vnto you O men I call and my voice is to the sonnes of men Oh yee simple understand wisedome and yee fooles be of an understanding bea rt c. Prov. 8.4 5 6. Laâ—k unto me and be you saved all the ends of the earth Isai 45.22 QUEST IX What profit in this Call seeing they can neither of
in them Let none of us therefore say any more His words hath not the sense they both expresse and import More need not be said to this but because the Reasons used to fortify the Objections are by some used as Arguments they must also briefly be answered I. The first REASON from the words I am the doore c. 1. It is injurious Seeing it is confessed by the most and soundest Interpreters and ordinarily used as an Argument against the Papists prohibiting Christian people the reading the Scriptures under pretence of their difficulty to be understood that whatsoever is necessary to salvation is therein plainly delivered even so as the diligent and humble Reader may easily understand Now nothing more necessary nor more plainly delivered then the foundation and first beginnings of the Gospel of Christ against which is here Objected and so the Affirmation of sound Interpreters yea and the Scripture it self gainsaid 2. It is unjust seeing it is granted by Interpreters that hard and difficult places as Sacramentall Speeches Allegories Parables c. are to be opened by plaine places and not plaine places made darke by them Now I an the Doore Joh. 10.9 and The Vine Joh. 15.1 are Metaphoricall speeches And This is my Body Matth. 26.26 is a Sacramentall Speech Thus confessed by All There being a greater Mystery and mysticall signification therein then men at first hearing the Gospel or in first receit till they have some acquaintance with and growth in the things of Christ can understand Therefore very unjustly brought forth to darken the sayings in Hebr. 2.9 1 Tim. 2.6 and Joh. 4.42 being plain and of the beginnings of the Gospel by which those other sayings are to be explained 3. It is very grosse Intimating yea some have said it As if the sense those words seem to Import were as if hee mere a door of wood and an earthly Vine and as if the Sacrament all bread were transubstantiate and turned into and become the corporall or naturall body of Christ whereas there are no such words in any place nor any importing such a sense and if it were lawfull to become ridiculous to answer such ridiculous conceits as are thought so strong as if no truth to be found in such sayings of Scripture without casting out the sense the words seem to import I would ask this puestion Isa master say to his servant Reach my clothes in the Presse and a Dame saith to the maid Turn the cheese in the Press the Child cries to his mother The Pott boiles over and runnes in the fire cannot all these by meane Country people be understood in the very same sense the words import though Presse have no one sense in one saying and another in the other saying and the pottage not the poâ—â— runne in the fire but I leave this least I runn too much into folly to shew this foolish arguing 4. It is very false for Jesus Christ is the very Doore and Way indeed of entrance into any Peace with God or approaching for any life to him Joh. 14.16 Ephes 2.17 19. And he is the true Vine indeed of the Fathers setting and filled with all living sapp of the Spirit whence all true fruit comes Joh. 15.1 7. Hos 14.8 And our Saviour being to finish his sufferings and shortly to leave the World having newly eaten the Passeover with his Disciples himself being the Truth of that was Typed and Shadowed thereby both in Remembrance and Thing remembred And now Instituting the Supper in which his Disciples and Beleevers may have him and his Sufferings with the benefit thereof in such fresh Remembrance That they might have somewhat from his owne hands to be in stead of his visible presence with them who by spirit would be still with them That they by faith in use thereof might have fellowship with him eat and drinke with him yea eate his Flesh and drinke his Blood and so enjoy such Communion as they become one Body in and with him and each other Hee now in Delivery of this Remembrance 1. Was present with them speaking and instructing them about the Propitiation made by his Sacrifice and the Testament seated in his blood 2. He instituteth this Ordinance for them to keep in mind and shew forth his death till he come againe and to have Communion with him and one another 3. The businesse was knowne to be mysticall and as wee call it Sacramentall in which a Command and a Promise meet in appointing the use of an outward signe and Action as in that they had now bee about as appeares Exod. 12.1 4. This businesse was not appointed to nor the words spoken to the men of the world to unbeleevers as that part of the Gospel here treated of is also to be but to Beleevers that had already some spirituall discerning and a Promise of a further portion of Spirit to be given them 5. He saith not This is changed into my body nor so much as this bread is my Body nor a word to colour such a grosse conceit as Transubstantiation nor doth he say This is onely a figne or figure of my body his words are of more force then so and now to a spirituall understanding what should be the scense but what the words by him spook on such an occasion in such a businesse to his Disciples doe import So that this Argument appears injurious unjust absurd and false and so of no strength II. The Second REASON That the words All and Every man sometime meane but some This Reason is already answered and proved vaine and fraudulent in Chap 5. For 1. If in a thousand places where the opposition is not between God and men in generall as in 1 Tim. 2.6 nor the speech of God and by God as in the places already instanced Then it is not at all to the purpose 2. The words All men and Every man when it is spoak by God and of his works and the opposition between God and men in generall whether it speak of the Creation of men by Christ The fall of men in Adam The Ransome given for men by Christ The resurrection of men or their account giving to him is never found to mean lesse then All men and every man which proves the fraud of this reason 3. The words All men and Every man being alwayes taken in the largest sense the scope of the place the businesse treated on and the Circumstances therein and sentence in which the words are used will beare as is shewn before Chap. 5. and no larger affirmed here This Argument is turned against it self that it must needs be so taken here in 1 Tim. 2.6 Hebr. 2.9 3. The third Reason That the death of Christ is often said to be but for many and those many his Sheep 1. This Reason is weake and of no force for the word many is oft so used That it both signifies All and Every man and also amplifieth or setteth forth the greatnesse of that
I am perswaded not Though no comparrison can fully set forth but darkly hint this businesse And enough to Answer the Objection which was directly framed to gain-say the expresse and plaine Sayings of Scripture CHAP. XVII Of Answering a Fourth OBJECTION Objection IV. THose for whom Christ would not vouchsafe to manifest himself to or to pray for He would not die for Rom. 8.32 Joh. 14.17 22. and 17.9 But Christ will not manifest himself to nor pray for the world of the ungodly and wicked men Therefore hee never dyed for them ANSWER This Objection is very false and many wayes faulty For 1. It were neither right nor good reasoning to say God would never make the Heavens and the Earth and a World of Creatures in both for that man and make that man in His own Image Righteous and put him in a Paradise and give him a Tree of Life and provide him a Sabboath and make him Lord of the Workes of his hands and put the Life and Priviledges of all Mankind in his keeping whom he would not preserve in that good estate yet hath this Argument the same though in a lesse degree of strength to deny God's creating all men yea or the first Adam righteous That this Objection hath to denie the Death of Christ as a Ransome for All. Eccl. 7.29 1 Pet. 4.19 2. The Objection expresseth not what manifestation it meaneth and this is sure Christ will so manifest himself to All men that they shall see what right of Lordship he had over them by vertue of his Death and Ransome given and Conquest made for them Even so that they shall see the greatnesse of their sinne in despising and rebelling against Him and Persecuting His and shall come before his Judgement-seat and acknowledge him Lord to the glory of God Isa 45.23 and 66.14 Psal 86.9 Matth. 25.31 Ezek. 35.11 12. Rom. 14.19.12 2 Cor. 5.10 Phil. 2.10 11. 3. If Jesus Christ had any where said That hee never did nor ever would pray for the World which he never said yet it were evill in us to use that as a Reason to denie the truth of his owne words That said he would give his flesh for the life of the World Joh. 6.51 and that he dyed for all 2 Cor. 5.14 15. and every man Heb. 2.9 and gave himself a Ransome for All. 1 Tim. 2.6 4. This Argument confounds into one without difference or distinction First Gods love of Compassion which belongs to all Psal 145.8 9. Joh. 3.16 and his love of Delight which only belongs to all those which in beliefe of his former Love are brought in to love him Joh. 21.23 1 Cor. 2.9 Prov. 8.17 Secondly The Death of Christ as the Propitiation and Ransome which is for All. Heb. 2.9 1 Tim. 2.6 1 Joh. 2.2 and the advacation of Christ that is onely for Beleevers 1 Joh. 2.1 Joh. 14.16 Thirdly Christ sending his Spirit to enlighten every man Joh. 1.9 and 16.8 11. and his Peculiar giving of Spirit to comfort and lead Beleevers into all Truth Joh. 14.17 and 16.14 15. All which things the Scripture maketh distinct as is shewne Chap. 1. and 2. and 3. and 10. 5. Those to whom Christ doth graciously manifest himself are in his first manifesting himself to them found sinners and ungodly and of the World as they were when he Dyed for them Isa 55.5 and 65. 1 Matth. 9.13 Act. 9.3 4 5. and 26.13 18. 1 Tim. 1.13.16 Tit. 3.3 4 5. So that this whole Argument is fallen without farther Answer yet the Proofs are to be considered to see whether they countenance it or be abused by it To prove the first Proposition is cited Rom. 8.32 Hee that spared not his owne Sonne but delivered him up for us all how shall be not with him freely give us all things also ANSWER I. This is not spoken in the third Person nor of the Ransome onely nor as a Proposition for unbeleevers to bring them in to beleeve and so gives not Answer to the Question for how many be dyed and so is dangerously abused in being brought to that end as is shewne Chap. 3.4 This being applicatively spoken of and to Beleevers to confirme them in that abundant hope which they had and which no other had or could have till they beleeved and so were in Christ as they were 1 Joh. 5.10.13 2. This is not spoken so as may serve the Proposition viz. Hee that spared not his owne Sonne but delivered him up for us all how shall Hee not freely give us all things It is not said so But how shall hee not with him also freely give us all things So speaking of his free giving him to us and with him all things also Wee that beleeve doe through the grace and mercy of God in some measure know that Jesus Christ having made the Propitiation in being delivered up to death for our sinnes and raised for our Iustification Rom. 4.25 Is now exalted at Gods right hand unmeasurably filled with the Holy Ghost in our nature glorified The Advocate high Priest Prophet and King Act. 2.32.33 1 Joh. 2.12 Heb. 5.7 8. The Wisedome of God the Power of God the Sonne of God and Heire of the Kingdome 1 Cor. 1.24 Matth. 13.17 Heb. 1.2 The brightnesse of his glory and the expresse Image of his Person by whom hee upholdeth all things and that is one with the Father and in whom the Father dwells Heb. 1.3 Joh. 10.30 and 14.9 10 11 20. whos 's all that is the Fathers is 1 Ioh. 16.15 Who is made of God to us wisedome righteousnesse Sanctification and Redemption 1 Cor. 1.30 Who is the Fountaine of Life and spirit out of whom it aboundantly floweth to all that beleeve on him and walke in that saith to make them Sonnes to witnesse their Sonship to confirme them to Christ To lead them into all Truth to preserve them to cause all to worke for good to them to bring them to the Inheritanc and Kingdome with himself Psal 36.8 9. Act. 2.33 Joh. 7.38 39. Tit. 3.4.7 Joh. 1.12 Rom. 8.16 2 Cor. 3.3.18 Joh. 16.13 14. Rom. 8.28.17 1 Pet. 1.3.5 Now when God by his Spirit so makes known his grace in Christ through the Gospel that he enters the heart with the grace of Christ enabling it to beleeve and so receive the Attonement That the Beleever is enabled thereby to depend on Christ for the hope Discovered in him Then and therein is the Beleever drawne and given to Christ Ioh. 6.44 45. 1 Pet. 1.21 22. and Christ in and by his Word and Spirit is given to the Beleever Tit. 3 4 5 6. So as the Beleevers may say Not onely unto us a Sonne is borne but also unto us a Sonne is given Isai 9.6 They now by free-gift and by beleeving receit having Christ and having life by having him and being Sonnes also thereby 1 Joh. 5.10 11 12 13. Joh. 1.12 13. which giveth them hope of all good 1 Ioh. 3.1 2. And hence the Apostle
not destroy mens lives was the Prime end of his first comming Luk. 9.56 and unlesse hee that came to save them doe for their Rebellion against him condemn them the Father will not condemne them having given all to the dispose and judgement of Christ 2 Cor. 5.10 3. That it affirmeth Jesus Christ to be exalted at Gods right hand and filled above measure with the Spirit to send forth to men to manifest himself in due season 1 Tim. 2.6 To send forth to the Rebellious that the Lord might dwell among them Psal 68.18 Joh. 16.8 10. and to such as are subdued and brought in to beleeve to lead them into all truth and make them usefull Joh. 16.13 14 15. Act. 2.32 33. Ephes 4.7 12. So as there is power in him to Call all and to bring all that heare his Word and submit themselves thereto to beleeve on him and so to Life in and by him Isal 45.22 24. 50.4 5. Prov. 8.32 35. 2 Cor. 5.14 21. 4. In that it affirmeth that all men not onely those that submit to his government in the day of grace but also all others shall one day appeare before the judgement-Seat of Christ and shall acknowledge him to be LORD to the glory of GOD and then receive the Sentence from him Isaiah 45.23 Philip. 2.10 11. 2 Cor. 5.10 This Answer or one of these dâ—e prove his Ransome effectuall with GOD for All Men How much more all of them together Secondly The Workes of God mentioned in Scripture proveth the same also 1. The Mercies of God who according to his holy Truth and Justice and his Word gone out of his month should be constantly testifying wrath and heaping Plague upon Plague destroying with Curse all that are found sinners against him and his holy Law Gen. 2.17 Deutr. 27. and 28. Gal. 3.10 If there were not some Ransome between him and Mankind But through JESUS CHRIST and his Ransome given and Propitiation made and accepted His Mercy is over all his Workes Psalm 145.8 9. And hence comes by CHRIST the Preservation of the Earth And Inhabitants thereof for men Gods Patience Long-suffering Bounty Meanes to lead to Repentance motion of Spirit in those meanes as is already shewed in Chap. 1. The Common Salvation 2. The wrath of God revealed from heaven against all unrighteousnesse and ungodlinesse of men who hold the truth in unrighteousnesse who will not yeeld to the Light and motion of the Spirit comming from Christ in the meanes but smother it and turne from it Rom. 1.16 17 18 21 24. and 2 4 5. Prov. 1.24 32. 8.36 and this wrath breaketh out most abundantly where this grace Procured by CARIST is with most light and meanes made knowne to leade men to Repentance and they refuse and turne from the same 2. Kings 17.7.23 2 Chron. 36.15 16.17 Amos 3.2 Isai 5.5 6. Mat. 23.37 38. Luke 12.47 48. The Lord with indignation revenging the wilfull sinning after knowledge of the truth vouchsafed against the grace offered in Christ by unkind requitalls and contempt thereof disobedience thereto and departure therefrom both in this World and in the world to come Nah. 1.2 9. Jo. 3.19 Mat. 12.32 Hebr. 10.26 29. 1 Pet. 3.19.20 2 Pet. 2.1 5 10 20 23. 2 Thess 1.8 Jude 15. The LORD the Judge of all the Earth being righteous and holy in all his Wayes Psalm 145.17 will nor thus deale with any for refusing an empty shew and bare Pretence of Good And both these his Workes of Mercy and wrath doe fully Prove The effectualnesse of the Ransome of CHRIST with GOD for men Thirdly Reasons from Scripture doe also confirme the same 〈◊〉 as to say REASON I. That as Jesus CHRIST hath abolished Death by his Comming Sufferings and Resurrection So hee hath brought Life and Immortallity to Light by the Gospel 2 Tim. 1.10 REASON II. That the Grace of GOD appearing through this Gospel bringeth Salvation to all men and so appeareth to All Men to whom it so comes though teaching Beleevers Titus 2.11 REASON III. That the time of Gods Patience and shewing mercy bountifulnesse and sending his Servants with motions of his Grace in them and moving to the hearts of men to invite them to Repentance and turning to God is a Day of grace and Salvation in which God is neer and to be found and ready to receive and accept to Mercy any that obey his Call and turne to him 2 Cor. 5.14 â—1 and 6.1 2. Revel 3.20 Hebr. 3.13 15. And on this ground in these three Reasons are all men invited by Gods Servants and by CHRIST in them To look to CHRIST and be saved To seek him while hee may be sound yea even the Wicked and Vnrighteous To forsake their owne Way and turne to him and Hee will have mercy oâ— them and aboundantly Pardon them Isai 45.21 22. 42.1.8 and 55.1 2 3 6 7 8. And that also with this warning That if they now refuse and passe over the day of Grace The Axe is at the root of the trees and they will soon be out off and greater judgement befall them Prov. 1.25.29 Matth. 3.10 Acts 13.40.41 all which doe evidence the Ransome given by Christ to God for them To have been effectuall with God As for that great â—â—umble which many make to themselves to keep themselves out from Beleeving this Truth as that many perish and misse of Eternall Life and if CHRIST had so died and given himself a Ransome as were effectuall with his Father for them then JESUS CHRIST should loose the travell of â—is Soule in his Death and Ransome given This is Answered before in Chap. 1. The speciall Salvation and distinction between the Common and the Speciall Salvation and in Chapter 16. in Answer of the Third Objection The Spirit in the Scripture saith not that any perish or misse of Eternall Life because CHRIST did not die for them or because his Ransome given and Propitiation made was not sufficient or not effectuall with GOD for them No such matter but because when Light comes They will not Repent submit to him come to him receive him and beleeve on him Ioh. 1.11 and 3.19 and 5.40 2 Pet. 2.1 Besides Scriptures shewes something more required of men to be done in and upon them by CHRIST Then his Ransome and Propitiation by Death and Resurrection made with GOD for them That they be Justifyed and Eternally saved by him Even a Spirituall Application of and making them obedient to the Death and Blood-shedd of CHRIST That so they may be brought to beleeve on him and be sprinckled and washed from their sinnes with his Precious Blood 1 Pet. 1.2 as afore-shewne in Chapters aforesaid Whence so great wrath comes on them that despise and resist this Grace Yet there is no lesse on the part of CHRIST in respect of his Death and Ransome given for them For hee doth and shall see the Travell of his Soule Isaiah 53.11 and that so fully As That hee is the
toward a conclusion who ever thou be I pray thee let us take notice of the goodnesse excellency and Preciousnesse of this Gospel in this Declaration of the Death and Resurrection of Christ and the great love of God to Mankind in giving his Sonne to die for our Sinnes and the fulnesse and fitnesse of the Propitiation he made thereby and the life he is filled with at his Fathers right hand and the Spirit be hath received to send forth to the Sonnes of men and all still by vertue of the Precious blood of his once shed be not weary but take it well though I speake a word or two freely of this Declaration of the Gospel when it is spiritually enlightned to any heart and the heart enabled to perceive and beleeve 1. It is a true glasse in and through which the Beleevers looking may see First The hainousness of our sinnes which wee the chief whips Thornes Speare Nailes Crosse and malady that put the Sonne of God in our Nature to so much grievous sorrow shame paine agony and Death Esay 53.3.9 2 Cor. 5.19.21 Rom. 4.24 and the haynousness thereof appeares in this that nothing else nothing lesse then so great suffering and blood-shedding of the Sonne of God could satisfy for and take away sinne Heb. 9.9.12.22 24. 10.1.10 Mat. 26.29 and also in this that now they are against so good a God and so great goodnesse manifested not onely by Creation but now much more by and through a Redemption with such Precious blood Rom. 2.4 Acts. 17.14 2. The vanity worthlesness and inabilitie of all the Sonnes of Adam and of all their righteousness and best workings and of all Creatures with all their excellencies either to doe away sinne or to make man righteous or Procure life with God which if any or all of them could Then Gods onely begotten Sonne should have been spared Esai 59.16 and 50.2 and 63.5 Job 28.1.19 Hebr. 1.10 Gal. 2.21 Luk. 22.42 3. The woefull and unconceivable heavy condition of every man that commeth to hear the punishment of sinne in his own Person for when the first curse and death as the punishment of sinne borne by him for sinners who never did sinne did for a few houres Suffering put this strong Captaine to such an agony so to groane and cry out What will it doe to such when all their sinnes themselves have committed come to be agravated by dispising so great Patience and goodnesse procured by such a Redeemer and therein despising the Redemption it self and refusing to come in to their Lord that hath so dearly bought them and for all their contempt with all their sinnes therethrough abiding on them be cast into a Second death and suffer therein for ever and ever Luk. 22.44 23.30 31. 2 Pet. 2. 4. The holy nature and attributes of God as his exceeding hatred and indignation against sinne his wonderfull justice in fulfilling the Curse on all Transgressours of the Law and his truth in causing the sinner to dye all seen in this that he would not forbeare nor abate his owne Sonne that was but set in sinners Place for them any part of the debt but required it all of him Isai 53. and also his infinite mercy and compassionate love even to mankind fallen into sinne and enmity against him in providing and giving such a Ransome for them Joh. 3.16 17. 1 Tim. 2.4 5 6. his infinite wisedome in making Mercy and Truth Righteousnesse and Peace to meet in one for recovery of sinners Truth fulfilled and Justice satisfyed in the Curse imposed and death inflicted on his Sonne the Man Christ Jesus and so on all in him in the room of all and so mercy and Peace procured and ready for Mankind yea his Mercy and Truth in sending him forth to doe all this Psal 85.10 11. 2 Cor. 5.14 15 19 21. his infinite Power in raysing Christ from the death that dyed as the sinner in the room of all free from all those sinnes imputed to him and a Victorer over the Curse and Death imposed on him and over the Devills that conflicted with him Rom. 1.4 4.25 15.3 4.20.5 7. Col. 2.14 15. And so his Infinite Power Mercy Love Truth Justice Faithfulness in Calling to his Sonne Isai 33.3 Joh. 6.44 45. and dispencing Pardon Spirit and Life to those that in his Call are submitted too and brought to beleeve on his Sonne Isai 33.10 11. Joh. 7.9 5. The Three Persons in one God the Father that gave his Son Ioh. 3.16 1 Ioh. 4.14 and calleth to his Son Joh. 6.44 45. Matt. 16.16 2 Tim. 1.4 The Sonne that came forth from the Father and gave himself a Ransome for All Men and went againe to the Father Joh. 16.28 1 Tim. 2.4 5 6. Heb. 11.1 19. and receiveth those that in the heavenly Call are given him by the Father and maketh known his Father and his Fathers words to them and presenting them spotlesse in himself and giveth them the Priviledges of sonnes Joh. 6.37.8.17.4 9. Col. 1.21 22. Joh. 1.12 13 18. The holy Spirit that commeth from the Father and the Sonne with super-naturall and divine light and Power and teacheth and giveth in the words of Christ beareth witnesse of him and affecteth faith and a new heart and witnesseth Sonship and leadeth the Sonnes of God Joh. 14.2 6. 15.26 16.13 14 15. Joh. 5.6 7. Rom. 8.14 15 16. 6. The glorious Love Goodnesse Excellency beauty and Authority in Christ Iesus who is set forth herein to be God Isa 9.6 the Son of God Mat. 3.17 God made man Gal. 4.4 God man in one Person Joh. 1.1.14 God with us Mat. 1.25 whose Ransome given and Propitiation made is full and fit for us and effectuall with the Father 1 Tim. 2.4 6. 1 Joh. 2.2 Hebr. 10 1.10 who is the rightfull Lord of All. Act. 10.36 and Wisedome and Power of God and the Wisedome Righteousnesse Sanctification and Redemption unto all that beleeve on him 1 Cor. 1.24 30. the High-Priest Prophet and King Heb. 5.7 9. the Fountain of Life and Spirit ps 36.8 9. 7. The ground and certainty of the Resurrection from the dead 1 Cor. 15. tot and of the equity and certainty of Christs Judging All. Rom. 14.9.11 12. 2 Cor. 5.10 and of the equity and severity of the second Death Joh. 3.19 Lu. 19.27 2 Pet. 1.2 8. The certaine sure and unspeakable happy and blessed Estate of all those that in beleeving are made one with Christ who are therein one with God in him and with Brethren in him having the same Spirit and Priviledges now in first fruits and in due season of harvest Ioh. 1.12.16 17.20 in respect of all which and such discoveries by the Spirit in the Gospel beleeved I. The Gospel is rightly called a Glass 1 Co. 13.12 2 Co. 3 3.18 Ja. 1.2 3. II. It is a sweet Prevailing motive and powerfull load-stone to draw a man 1. To judge condemne and deny himselfe and his owne wisedome parts righteousnesse 2.
To run to Christ and waite and rest on seek and cleave to him desirously 3. To submit the will and all the Powers to Christ to be disposed directed and appointed by him in every thing Seeing he dyed for us to ransome us and is accepted of the Father and filled with love life and Spirit for us Ioh. 16.7.11 Phil. 3.7 8 9. Esai 64.3 8. Cant. 1 2 3. 2 Cor. 5.21 Gal. 2.19 20. Ro. 12.1 2. 14.8 9. 8.28 III. It is a sweet and healing medicine that will both Purge and restore and comfort our Spirits Isai 55.1.4 Yea healthfull food that begets and strengthens us to and in a good frame Ioh. 6.51 Yea so living and powerfull it is that 1. It quieteth the heart and Conscience from the terrours of the Law and feare of wrath and hell and breeds sweet healthfull Peace Rom. 2.8 7.8 5.1 2. Col. 1.21.2.14 2. It breakes the hardnesse of the heart and breeds sweet meltings and Godly sorrow that makes the Heart and all the Powers flexable to Christ Zach. 12.10 Act. 2.37 16 32 33. 3. It inclines the heart to a true and thorough hatred of every sinne for which Christ dyed and of all dishonours and Disobedience to him Rom. 7.15.24 Psal 119.103 104. 1 Cor. 16.22 4 It killeth the Power of Corruption so as it can neither hould a man from God nor command and governe by its Law Gal. 5.24 Rom. 8.2 6.16.22 Heb. 9.14 5. It taketh the affections from the world and things thereof and Crucifieth them thereto and maketh the World a Crucified thing to them Gal. 6.14 1 John 2.15 16 17. 6. It quickneth up child-like affections to God with readiness to pray to him praise and serve him 1 John 4.10 16.19 Rev. 5.9 10. and compassionate affections to men for whom Christ dyed with readiness to pitty them and seek their good 2 Cor. 5.11 14 15 19 20. and delightfull love to Brethren Partakers of the same grace and fellowship with them and services of Love for them Phil. 1.3.9 1 Iohn 3.4 7. 7 It breeds Patience and Constancie and Victory in Sufferings Heb. 12.2 7. Prov. 8.36 Rev. 12.11 8 It strengthens to Confidence in God for all good things in every condition and service of him therein Rom. 5.5 11. 8.32 and so makes strong Phil. 4.13 and in some degree Partakers of the Divine Nature c. 2 Pet. 1.3 4. IV. It is the right Season of all things to us when by faith we view them through Christ crucified for us as the Gospell sets him forth in which it will enable us 1. To see sinne foule and Pardonable and to look on it with loathing and hope 1 Ioh. 2.1 2. 9. 2. To receive favours both Spirituall and Temperall with high prizeing of his Love that purchased them with blood for us with low esteem of our selves and care of right use and returne of Praises to God Rev. 5.9 10. and 1 Chron. 17.17 3. To receive afflictions as turned from being Curses and signes of hatred to be instruments of blessing fruits of love and fatherly corrections to conforme to Christ who is acquainted with them and knoweth how to helpe being filled with Spirit and having been in soorer trialls himself Jam. 1.2.12 Heb. 12.7 2.18 4. To behold unbeleevers as obiects of Pitty and Compassion and to minde us of that wee once were and from what God hath freely delivered and what humility in our selves what thanks to God what mercy and Patience towards them and what acknowledgement of all this is in such spectacles required of us 2 Cor. 5. Tit. 3.3 4. 5. To behold beleevers as fit to be delightfulls loved tendred helped served entertained into fellowship being not onely purchased with the blood of Christ but there through partakers of his grace Act. 20.28 Ro. 14. Ep. 4.2 4. 6. To esteem highly and use reverently and confidently Prayer hearing the Word all spirituall Ordinances and fellowship with Brethren therein as things purchased for us given us and approach through them to God afforded us even through the Sufferings and Blood-shed of Jesus Christ Hebr. 9.10.19 26. 4.15 16. V. It is the opening of the doore and gate to the claiming Attainment and Possession of all the Priviledges of Sonnes Joh. 10.9 14.6 1.12 as first to receive remission of sinnes Act. 10.43 1 Joh. 1.9 and 2.1 2 Accesse to God Rom. 5.1 2. Eph. 2.18 3 To lay hold on the Promises 2 Cor. 1.20 5.20 21. 4 To receive the Spirit Joh. 7.38 39. Ephe. 1.13 Gal. 3.14 5 To newness and holiness of Life and Nature 2 Cor. 5.17 Eph. 4.20 24. Col. 3.10 11. 6 To pray with Confidence and assurance Heb. 10 19 22.7 To attaine to all things belonging to Eternall Life fully in Christ our head in a measure in our selves 2 Pet. 1.2 3 4. Eph. 1.4 7. VI. It is a sure cleere and perfect patterne for us to immitate Eph. 5.1 â— Of obedience to God Phil. 2.8 9. 2 Of love to Brethren Jo. 15.12 13. Eph. 5.2 1 Joh. 4.10 11. 3 Of humbling and abasing our selves Phil. 2.6 7. 4 Of loving Enemies and doing good to such as wrong us 1 Pet. 2.18 5 Of meekness and confidence and constancy in all Sufferings Temptations and Services and so of all holy walking with God Heb. 5.7 8. Eph. 5.1 2. VII It is a sure Refuge to fly unto Fort and Castle to hide ones self and dwell in a Rock 〈…〉 against which no Power of hell can 〈◊〉 It all so 〈…〉 of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 with all supplies of 〈◊〉 and Assistance Isa 32.1 2 3 4 Hebr. 7.25 Rev. 12.11 Ephes 6. 〈…〉 8. Is 〈…〉 to cheere and guide us Psal 119.130.105 Clothing to cover our nakednesse and make 〈◊〉 comely Gal. 3.27 Esai 61.2 3. a Foutaine to 〈…〉 defilements Zach. 13.1 Râ—â— â—5 and 7.14 water of life to make and lively and fruitfull Râ—â— 22.19 and all that is good to make us safe and beautifull 2 Pet. 1.3 9. It brings us into a heavenly union and Fellowship with God and all his Holy Ones and all heavenly and durable Riches Eph. 2.17 22. Heb. 12.22.24 1 Pet. 2.3.5.6.9 That I say nothing of the discovery hope and dispensation of 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 Love to them their farre brought 1 Joh 3.1 2 3. But oh my childishnesse to darken Glory by striving to set it forth for beyond our conception is the Excellency of the Gospel enlightned to the heart and beleeved 1 Cor. 2.9 12. a Word of life of Grace and salvation indeed happy they who have it in their heart and walke therein and thereafter for this will evidence mysterie unto them and shew them the glory of God in the face of Christ and purge and heal them Allure feeâ— and strengthen them safe guard and guide them and being them to the Inheritance 2 Cor. 4.6 Joh. 15 1 10. And the very key of this knowledge the opening the doore to it the instrument in which the
Spirit goeth forth to acquaint men with it is the Declaration of Gods love to Mankind in the gift of his Sonne and the Ransome given and Propitiation made by his Son and the report of all this lift and happinesse 〈◊〉 sure for them that repent and berlieve And of the heavy woe that abide them that hurden themselves and refuse and so to â—â—ire at them to Repent and Beleeve and this the Gospel 〈…〉 forth to and for All Men. 2 Cor. 5.10 11 14 15. 21. 1 Tim. 2.4 5 6. Every man Heb. 2.9 The World Joh. 3.16 19. 2 Cor. 5.19 The whole world 1 Joh. 2.2 4.14 Even for sinners 1 Tim. 1.16 and the straightning of this Common Salvation 〈◊〉 but for sonne and they such also or 〈…〉 tell who they bee I feare will prove the takeing away the Key of Knowledge and so keeping 〈◊〉 from 〈…〉 found it 〈◊〉 11 5◠〈◊〉 those whâ—â— in this Declaration of the Gospel are enlightned and brought in to 〈◊〉 shall experiment all aforesaid Canst have they to repent that say The Gospel is of it self a week and insufficions Dectrine or tending 〈…〉 all to blesse God for Christ by whom wee obtain all good things so to blesse him for his Gospel by which all thâ—sâ— Treasurie we discovered and brought to us and 〈…〉 for the plaine Expression of it in the Doctrine of the Church of England and to pray for the continuance of it and that many may submit too and receive â—t and that wee may walke worthy of it and for this cause let 〈◊〉 be constant in love and beleif of it in attending to and obeying it hearing reading meditating living and walking in it Let it dwell and rule in our hearts and let us bring forth the fruits of it and so speake seasonably and much thereof and Countenance all that thus doe And the God of all grace fill us full of the blessings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and by his Spirit guide us therein unto his Kingdome AMEN Finis The POSTSCRIPT containing a Declaration to cleare an Expression used in Answer of the 3. Objection mentioned in the Testification of the Truth of 1 Tim. 2.6 Heb. 2.9 * See page 98. line 15. c. THe end of the Death of Christ in respect of Propitiation made and Satisfaction and Ransome given by him to God for Mankind as I conceive and beleeve may without errour be considered in a double respect and so called a two-sould End 1. First in respect of that which according to the will of God and Christ which is one and may be looked at as the agreement between them God was upon the Satisfaction made and Ransom Given to doe Presently to Christ and for his sake 2. In respect of that which Christ by vertue of the said Propitiation Satisfaction and Ransome given to God should have Power fitnesse and Authority to doe in fit Season and so and then God to doe through him and for his sake And I conceive That without errour one may call the one The first the next and immediate end of his Propitiation Satisfaction and Ransome because it was to be done Presently and without any other medium even for and because of his Propitiation Satisfaction and Ransome given only The other The Second the Mediate and Vltimate End because it is that for the which by the first Hee is made perfect and fitted to accomplish And for accomplishing whereof Hee useth other meanes besides his Death Resurrection and Ascention all which are included in the offering himself Spotlesse as the Ransome Satisfaction and Propitiation for mankind The death mentioned being the death of him that is risen ascended and set at Gods right Hand Even his intercession and sending forth meanes and Spirit therein Thereby to make known this grace and so offer and apply the same to make it effectuall to this latter end in and by vertue of the former end obtained by Ransome given and by the Power and operation of this latter in sending forth meanes and Spirit for tender and application of the former And for amplication hereof I conceive one may safely say That in the first next and immediate and of the Ransome given many particulars are comprehended As 1. The Justification of Christ as the Publick Person that stood in the room of all Mankind and that from all the sinnes imputed to him and that in so full and fruitfull a Justification as all that are after brought into him by Spirit may not onely in him but with and through him be in their own particulars justified even as verily and as fully as the First Adam on the fall was sentenced a Sinner as the Publick Person in the room of all Mankind So that all that after come by Propitiation to have beeing from him are not only sinners in him but with and through him as is shewne Isai 53.6 7 8. with Rom. 3.22 23 24. and 5.12.18 19. 2. The removing of the Enmity of the Condition of Mankind So as a perfect Peace be acknowledged made and accepted and that all that lay in the way in mans Condition be so removed and the doore so opened That God according to his truth and Justice may extend mercy and offer grace and Life to man which without this Propitiation Satisfaction and Ransome given wold as God hath manifested himself in his word have been contrary to his truth and justice But now are therethrough agreeing in and therewith Joh. 1.29 Eph. 2.16 Col. 1.20 and 2.4.15 Psal 85.10 Mat. 3.17 3. The making of Jesus Christ the Lord of All and giving all over into the dispose of Christ as his purchased People That hee may Governe dispose and judge them all and that all may give account of themselves to Christ Rom. 14.9.12 2 Cor. 5.10.14 15. 4. The setting of Jesus Christ at his Fathers right hand and filling him with Spirit Power and Authority To execute That according to his will which is one and the same with the will of his Father And may be called the agreement between the Father and him who are one Psal 110.1 Hebr. 10.12 1 Pet. 3.18.22 1. Even so Hee and God for his sake might take off so much of the Punishment of sin into which man was taken and entend so much Patience Mercy and Bounty as may both beare forth some Testimony of his goodnesse and also be meet to move and lead men to Repentance Col. 1.17 Psal 75.3 Act. 14.17 17.29 Rom. 2.4 â— Hee and God for his sake might use such further meanes by sending forth the Gospel either by a Rumour Rom. 10.18 or plaine Declaration either more briefly or more amply as hee pleaseth to acquaint men with Christ and to call to Repentance and turning in to the Lord. Psal 68.11 Rom. 10.14 21. Prov. 8 ult 3 Hee and God for his sake might in some measure at one time or other and as often as he pleaseth Send forth in and according to the meanes some light and motion
salvation communicated unto them and they brought in and eternally saved The first of every of these is true in Christ for all Men Though the latter be yet wanting to most men and this is also evident by the Change of Persons and expressions and Tence the Scriptures useth 1. In a distinct mentioning the first It saith Hee hath given himself a Ransome 1 Tim. 2.6 hath made peace by his blood Col. 1.20 Slaine enmity â— Pet. â— 6 abolished death 2 Tim. 1.10 obtained eternall redemption Heb. 9.12 and God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself not imputing their Trespasses to them 1 Cor. 5.19 Hee is the Propitiation for our sinnes and not for our sinnes onely but also for the sinnes of the whole world 1 Joh. 2.2 and in him is Life and the life is the Light of men Joh. 1.4 In mentioning the Second of every of the fore-mentioned It saith That the World through him might be saved Joh. 3.17 That through him him in the meanes used all men might beleeve Joh. 1.7 That All Men through him should be raised and made alive 1 Cor. 15.21 22. That whosoever beleeves in Christ should not perish nor abide in darknesse but have everlasting life Joh. 3.16 12.46 That we being dead to sinne should live unto righteousnesse 1 Pet. 2.24 That they which live should not live unto themselves but unto him 2 Cor. 5.15 That hee might bring us to God 1 Pet. 3.18 That we might bee made the righteousnesse of God in him 2 Cor. 5.21 which change of Speech shewes a difference between the former and latter of these things formentioned That the former truely is for those To whom the latter is yet justly wanting 2 It is Gods order and unchangeable Statute That all men shall first and for a time beare the Image of the first naturall and earthy Adam and once die 1 Cor. 15.46.49 Hebr. 9.27 And Christ did not die to give himself a Ransom to free men presently from sense of Weaknesse Sufferings Mortallity and death that they might not passe through it and so to break the order made and cancell the Statute appointed by God If any so conceive they are deceived Mat. 5.17 18. but to doe the will of God that sent him Joh. 6.38 So much whereof as belongs to the next and immediate end of his death and ransome given is comprehended in the seven Particulars before set down in all which appeareth that the abiding of Mortallity Paines in this life to be passed through is no blemish to the Justice of God nor argument of the failing of Christ Payment of the whole debt for these Ends. 3. The Scriptures sheweth That for removing from off men the curse forementioned and making knowne and tendring the Life unto men There is something else beside the death and Ransome of Christ and all those fore-mentioned Particulars obtained by him for Christ still and further to doe for which He is gone up to heaven and hath received Spirit That he might doe in which he neither is nor will be wanting in that which if not willingly resisted might be sufficient For hee there in some sort Interceeds for Transgressours Isai 5.3.12 So as by vertue of his ransom he doth procure the preservation of the Greatures for them Ps 75.3 Col. 1.18 and Patience and bounty by such goodnesse to give some Testimony of himself and to lead them to Repenâ—mee Act. 14.17 Rom. 2.4 and further interceeds by vertue of his Ransome for a blessing on his Servants and the Ministration of the Gospel by them That the World might be so brought through him to beleeve Joh. 1.7 17.21.23 and yet further sends forth Spirit at one time or other in the means to enlighten them That they might indeed beleeve Joh. 1.7 and so fulfills that part of his Fathers will 1 Tim. 2.4 That would have all men come to the knowledge of the Truth whence he is also said to be a Testimony in due time 1 Tim. 2.6 But now for mens participating of eternall life there is somewhat also both by the will of the Father and the Son required on their part to be done in them yeelded to by them Namely that they hearken to Christ in what he saith in the meanes Mat. 17.5 and turn at his reproof Pro. 1.23 and to suffer his Spirit to prevail in with them to repentance faith Mar. 1.15 in which he will not be wanting on his part that they might But if when light comes they love darknesse râ—ther and will none of him Joh. 3.19 And he besides the forementioned remaining mortallity doe for this heape greater Judgments This is just Ro. 1.17 and if when hee hath brought them out of the first death to acknowledge him Lord He send them to a second Death it is still justâ— and a Testimony of his before having sufficiently Ransomed them 4. The Scripture shewes That the speciall Salvation to Eternall Life was to bee and is by him here in a first fruits given to them that are Prevailed with to beleeve in him and so he is the Sauiour of All men but especially of them that beleeve in him 1 Tim. 4.10 But now if these Beleevers doe sinne against and walke contrary to the grace received and hee besides the mortallity remaining on them impose stripes This is also just and according to the will of God and argues no imperfection in Christs Payment Psal 89.30 34. So that in all this here is but one Payment for Propitiation Satisfaction and Ransome and that done at ones Perfectly by Christ Heb. 10 1 2 14. and no part thereof for that end left for any to pay nor paid againe for any Now if among them beleeving the record the Scripture beareth of Christ his death and Propitiation made and Satisfaction and Ransome given for all men and looking on the afflictions and death that men even Beleevers suffer Some say that Jesus Christ did bears the greatâ—st part of the Punishment wholly in regard of the Eternall and left some part of Temporary Punishments for his owne to beare in this life And others say That in regard of Propitiation Satisfaction and Ransome Jesus Christ did beare all and Paid the whole debt That he might have Power to free in his Season and according to his and his Fathers will And that his Season is not in this life to take all weaknesse and Mortallity no not from his owne and that besides He will and doth inflict punishments even on them for their out-goings from his grace I see no difference here in the intention or Substance of the Doctrine or issue of the businesse in both these sayings but they may well stand without contention Nor can the first of these sayings be paralleld with that I called the sayings of Papists for 1. Here is mentioned some part of punishment to be suffered in this life with an affirmation onely to be suffered Here which sufferings are also granted in the others sayings whereas the