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

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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
and likewese this of universall redemption whereby they doe tread downe the holy City which is the dwelling place only of the heires of life it being the mistery hid in God or the invisihle truth or temple whereinto onely such that God by the spirit of wisedome and Revelation opens unto and by a mighty arme reacheth in doe enter and sit downe and worship it being the perfection if beauty or the Lambe it self which is that great mistery the Apostle speakes of and Angels pry into into which not one could ever enter or passe one jot beyond the outward Court did not the Holy Ghost it selfe over-shaddow the soule and make it a cirizen of this holy city Herewith agrees this following testimony but that I may the more fully and plainely witnesse to the truth against the judgement of such that say Christ died onely for the Elect and to uphold that doe affirme that by the world in many places is meant the Elect and by such generall expressions as All and every one is meant onely some I shall here apply my selfe having spoke but little thereof in the following Treatise principally dealing against that of his dying alike for All to shew the ungroundednesse of such expressions As first concerning those generall expressions 2 Cor. 5.14.15 Heb. 2.9 and many other places we may not restraine and limit them for is it not flatly to oppose God that when hee saith All we should answer and say no but some when he saith every one we should say no not every one so too much like James and Jambres to withstand the Lord is it not as equall a crime to add as to diminish but yet is there not as good ground to affirme that by some is meant All and when God restifies but a remnant shall be saved we may as well say all shall be saved doth not such a limitation of such generals open a doore to the over turning and rasing out all direct absolute and positive truths of God yea doubtlesse for as for that part of the new Covenant which is firme and everlasting they shall be all taught of God no may we say upon as equall a ground but some shall be taught of God some shall believe and know his misteries without his teaching even by the light of Nature so likewise when the Scripture declares the blood of Christ cleanseth us from all sinn and by him we have the forgivenesse of all iniquity may not this be contradicted in the same manner by all is meant some therefore we have but the forgivenesse of some iniquitie by the blood of Christ some we must procure the forgivenesse of by our ●●re or mourning or prayers so when the Spirit also witnesseth concerning the Body and Church of Christ that by the effectuall working of every part the body receiveth increase as Ephes 4.16 No may it be answered by Every we must not understand every member of the Church of Christ some are and may be dead unusefull and unprofitable though truely and really members of the body of Christ which in a body naturall is not so a good or rather unsound Argument indeede for such who would maintain Infants to be members of the Church of Christ but by such manner of Arguments how shall we destroy the truth and sit downe in darkenesse Obj. 1 So that such generall expressions must necessarily be taken up at the largest exetnt in some sence or other and whereas it is Objected that when it is said all the world wandred after the Beast but by All must be meant some for the servants of God doe not worship him or wander after him Ans Yet neverthelesse all the world doth admire his earthly glory for the servants of God are not of the world but called out of the the world All Judea and the Regions round about came out to Johns Baptisme Obj. 2 here All must intend some for all persons came not Ans The Scripture hath not to doe with all persons but with persons out of all parts as it plainely interprets it selfe saying And the Regions now by Regions it were rediculous to understand People therefore not all the people but people out of all parts came c. and so all Judea came to Johns Baptisme Concerning the word World we may not conceive it to be meant the number of Elect in any Nation for Christ refuseth to pray for the world John 17.9 but for all the Elect number which yet beleeve not hath he prayed for vers 20. But secondly to be briefe If by the World in such places as Joh. 3.16 Joh. 12.47 and others of the like nature be meant the Elect then doe these places plainely declare that even the heires of speciall love and chosen people may yea and shall perish and be damned as in the following Discourse is discovered but how highly abusive are such Arguments wounding and staining all the glory of God who rests in his Love and repentance is hid from his eyes who hath made knowne to the heires of salvation the immutability of his counsell with whom there is no variablenesse neither shadow by turning so that he who is the hope and Saviour of Israel cannot be as a wayfaring man that tarries for a night How greatly doth it then concerne such that professe knowledge of the true God and to pleade his honour as it beseemes indeede the sonnes of Grace to have care of dealing perversely with the Lord were it not better if wee cannot sound his wisedome and see his footesteps in many things to cry out with Paul Rom. 11.33 Oh the deepenesse both of the riches and knowledge of God how unsearchable are his judgements and wayes past finding out rather than thwart his truth which indeede devills hate men persecute the wise and learned after the flesh blaspheme and nature stands astonished and amazed at but is it not the life the joy the crowne of the Saints with which so as they have union so have they strength in their soules eate of the fatnesse of Gods House have fellowship with the Sonne and reade the Mysteries of the Lambe in the knowledge whereof that thou with all the Saints maist increase with the increase of God and grow up to a perfect man in Christ is the desire and hearty request of Richard Marryat A TREATISE DISCOVERING The prevailing Excellency of the DEATH of CHRIST with the FATHER by way of Opposition To that Doctrine That CHRIST dyed a like for all IN the Epistle to the Romanes Chapter the Seventh Paul that able Minister of the righteousnesse of Faith applying himselfe to informe the Church of her freedome from the Law shewes how long the Law stands in force in these words contained in the first verse The Law hath dominion over a man so long as he liveth or rather as we shall see by the following matter so long as it meaning the Law liveth which may indeede without wrong to the seope of the Apostle concerning the substance he