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A short treatise discovering the prevailing excellency of the death of Christ with the Father, by way of opposition to that doctrine, that Christ dyed alike for all. Declaring in whom only the saints happinesse doth consist by meanes of this their purchased redemption: also their freedome from the guilt and curse of the Law. / Written for the satisfaction of some, if it may be. By Richard Marryat.
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Marryat, Richard.
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1.14 Where the testimony of the Apostle is this That the beleevers have their redemption by the blood of Christ he saith not they have part of their redemption by this blood but whatsoever may be said to be redemption so that if faith if beleeving and knowing of the mystery of the Gospell be any part of redemption or make redemption to be redemption he declares plainly that this they have by the blood of Christ and so more fully in Rev. 5. Where thus expresly speakes the Spirit Thou hast redeemed us out of every kindred and tongue and nation and herein commends to us that they are a people differenced from and redeemed out of others which cannot be but by faith and fellowship in the mystery of the Gospell and this faith or difference from others is only wrought by the blood of Christ as before is proved therefore is the Spirit that dwelleth in beleevers called the Spirit of the Son God Gal. 4.6 Object But some are said to be bought which deny the Lord that bought them 2 Pet. 2.1 and therefore all are redeemed the which words cannot stand in relation to the Church for then he should have said denying the Lord that bought you Answ That all men are bonght by Jesus Christ but how Not in respect of the redemption from the guilt of sin and wrath to come but in respect of their enjoying their lives and being for all men have their naturall subsistance by him by him doe all things consist and thus he bought them in that he holds the hands of wrath and justice for a season and therefore these now by the Law of equity ought to honour him for God would have all men to honour the Son as they honour the Father Now for these to deny him trample him under foote by whom they have all the mercies that ever they enjoyed how then shall these escape swift damnation Thus may we see clearly that such as are the proper subjects of wrath to come do receive mercy are cloathed and sed in this life as well yea commonly beyond the Sons of promise who are as clearly differenced from them notwithstanding the poverty of one for a moment and the barne filled with Corne for a night with the other the one sort being out of Christ Jesus are out of the promise the other being in Christ Jesus are under the promise yea all the promises are yea and Amen to them yea they are in Christ Jesus all that are not Reprobates 2 Cor. 13.5 and therefore freed from condemnation Rom. 8.1 Rom. 8 9 10. yea the knowledge of the mystery of the hidden Gospell 1 Cor. 1.7 which are as a sealed Booke to others is opened to them Rev. 5. Isa 29.11 the which all the wisdome and learning of the flesh cannot in the least measure reach unto Luk. 10.21 1 Cor. 11.19 20 21. but it must be brought into the soule by the revelation and teaching of the Spirit John 16.13 14 15. 1 Cor. 2.11 12 14. 1 Joh. 2.27 then this knowledge comes by the blood of Christ who thereby hath prevailed to open the booke Rev. 5.5 and therefore is he faidito give his people an understanding whereby they know him that is true 1 John 5.20 the like is testisied concerning Faith that he is the author thereof Acts 3.16 Heb. 12.2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our Faith that Jesus that endured the Crosse as in the same verse the Spirit witnesseth even Jesus to him that was born and so called Mat. 1.21 So that it is not as some would have it that the Godhead only or simply he as God is the Author that is the causer of faith that gives the first being to it but looking to Jesus giving us to understand that as the Godhead is the Author thereof so likewise is the Manhood this so prevailing with the Father in the Sacrifice thereof so as that now he that was borne is set downe in the Fathers Throne as he himselfe saith I over came and sate downe in my Fathers Throne Rev. 3.21 which overcomming is by worth and excellency of his death as Christ saith concerning his Spouse Cant. 6.4 Psal 45.11 and she overcomes him through her beauty Cant. 7.10 and perfect comelinesse which he hath put upon her Ezek. 16.14 so that as the Manhood workes not at all without the Godhead so neither doth the Godhead worke without the Manhood as he himselfe saith The Father workes hitherto and I worke so that as the Father quickneth whom he will so the Son quickeneth whom he will likewise which shews their ioynt-working that whatsoever the Father wills the Son wills and whatsoever the Son wills the Father wills also as in this he manifests I and my Father are one and the Spirit shall take of mine and shew unto you for all that the Father hath is mine even as all the Son hath is the Fathers John 16.15 Iohn 17.10 Now in that all life faith spiritoall knowledge comes by the Son how comes he to be thus highly exalted but by reason of the prevailing excellency of the Sacrifice of himselfe as Phil. 2.6 7 8 9 10. and he hath a purchased possession which consists not in meate and drinke but is a Kingdome full of ioy and peace of the Holy Ghost and shall for ever remaine now the Spirit makes all this appeare to be purchased by Iesus Christ Therefore are beleevers said to be Gods workmanship created in Christ Iesus God moves not the least out of his Son Object That Faith cannot be the purchase of Christ because Faith is by the Spirit of God which is too high to be purchased by the blood of CHRIST and therefore it must proceed from a higher cause even the meere good pleasure of God Answ To which by way of answer 1. To shew what may be understood concerning this word purchase by which I understand no more then according to that in Revel 5.5 where it is said The Lion of the Tribe of Iudah obtained to open the booke which is Christ Jesus it being of singular worth and excellency God so accepting of it the spirit and power of working into the hands of Christ for which end CHRIST gave himselfe as 1 Pet. 3.18 The just for the unjust that bee might bring us to God which cannot be without putting life into us and therefore are we said to be made nigh unto God by the blood of Christ Ephes 2.13 so that in Tit. 2.14 also Ephes 5.26 27. Declaring the ends that Christ had in his eye in giving himselfe to death which were as the recompence of reward and as a means of comfort and refreshing to him that by his death he should bring forth such glorious effects as are there mentioned and therefore these things being denyed to come by this gift of himselfe as effects thereof and as a thing purchased thereby must needs frustrate the end and ayme and desire of Christ and make his death voide as not
being of worth or sufficiency to compasse things so glorious as to bring to God to purchase to himselfe a peculiar people to sanctifie to cleanse to perfect and to make them spotlesse and unblameable all which are cut off and fall to the ground if the Spirit of God which begets faith and sets down the soul in the holinesse and innocency of Christ come not by this giving himselfe And a second thing by way of answer to be minded is what this Spirit is wherein though I am infinitely short in the comprehending of the height thereof and deepnesse of Christs unfadom'd misteries yet I conceive there is severall mistakes as that the Spirit that dwels in beleevers by which they beleeve see and know the mystery of Christ is the person of the Godhead whereas under the word Father sets forth the whole Godhead as John 14.7 8 9 10. where Christ declares that he that hath seen him hath seen the Father and shewes that all his workes of power and words of wisdome and knowledge were wrought in him by the Father and proceeded from none else but from him alone and this he teacheth us more largely when he saith the Son doth nothing of himselfe but what he seeth the Father doe that doth he and the Son knowes not of that day but the Father only though he was not ignorant as he was in union with the Father as he saith I in the Father and he in me yet as the Son begotten and borne knew not Now by the Spirit that hath its indwelling and abode in Regenerate persons is that breathing forth of power from the Essence of the Godhead which begets formes and raiseth dead things to life makes darkness light sometimes called seven spirits by reason of the more abounding and large breathing or working of God and this Spirit that is full of power and life in revealing the true God and him whom he hath sent is also the Spirit of the Son in that God workes not any thing in the new creation but wholly by in and through Iesus Christ and therefore this new Spirit revealeth both the Father and the Son that there is no true knowledge of the one without the other yea indeed if we consider Gods proceeding towards man in the old and first Creation we shall finde he never moved in the least but through and in the Son Let us make man By him were all things made that were made He upholds all through and by the word of his power So that laying Before Abraham was I am stands true concerning the Manhood of Christ all things having their being with God things not manifested to us and so likewise That I was daily his delight Prov. 8. For God ever moved in and through and for the excellency of Christ much more are all his goings forth according to the new Creation so that now the Spirit is thus purchased by Christ that the worth and vertue of the Sacrifice of that spotlesse Lambe did prevaile with God to bring forth all his treasury of grace and all his glorious workes of the new Creation Or thus in that God could in no wise give his spirit of Faith wisdome and revelation but in and through Christ by reason that is could not stand with his infinite holinesse and purity to doe any thing towards vile and sinfull flesh but in that holy thing Iesus and indeed it must needs argue want of the knowledge of God and his name which Christ saith he hath manifested and why he but that in all his testimony declares the Fathers co-working with and in him that conceive that God should give any mercy but wholly in by and through Christ Again whereas it is said these things come from a higher cause then the blood of Christ even the meere good pleasure of God I answer that we have cause then without doubt to judge that God would have given us all things else without him for if he give the greater even the Spirit of faith and wisdome which is the glory of salvation that makes salvation to be salvation heaven to be heaven yea God to be God minding in relation to the soul much more would he have given the lesse even that which is a thing of no force and falls to the ground without any effect without his Spirit so that he would then surely have spared his only yea welbeloved Son from that bitternesse and severity of his unexpressible wrath which made him cry out My God my God why hast thou forsaken me Againe If it be possible let this cup passe from me But it was impossible for God could not doe any mercy all the worke of Salvation would be spoiled if he drunke it not Object Likewise where it is obiected that Faith is no more the purchase of Christ then Election Answ I answer Christ was the first begotten of God even the first in the beginning of the Creation so that Election never entred into the breast of God before his Christ suffered so that all his love in Election moved in him so as it is said he chose us in him so that as we have minded he purchased that as well as any thing else Object If Faith be purchased by the blood of Christ then it cannot be the gift of God but Ephes 2.8 it is said to be the gift of God Answ First that Christ himself is the gift of God and therefore whatsoever comes by him must needs be given also shall we therefore say nothing is purchased by him Secondly we shall finde that that which is purchased is also given and said to be given as Ephes 1.14 a possession purchased yet saith Christ Feare not little flocke it is your Fathers good pleasure to give you a Kingdome so Heb. 2. Behold I and the children which God gave me are for signes and wonders yet he saith Feed the flocke which Christ hath purchased with his blood Act. 20.28 Object But Christ dyed alike for all therefore Faith is not the purchase of Christ for all have not faith 2. The Gospell is to be preached alike to all 3. Unbeliefe is a great sin and of a high condemning nature Answ First it is impossible but the death of Christ should fully effect all things that were thereby intended for the Manhood that dyed was acted by the Godhead Heb. 9.15 He offered himselfe by the Eternall Spirit the Sonne doth nothing of himselfe the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper his handiworke Isa 53.10 So that the will of God can in no wise be frustrated unlesse there ware a superiour power and then should he indeed cease to be God who is from all Eternity to Everlasting But more To the first That he dyed for all I answer by way of grant That he did die for all even all taken at the largest extent yet not alike for all and that this may appeare considering Christ in his Offices we shall finde they reach to all but in a different manner and nature which