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A12472	The doctrine of praier in generall for all men, that is, vniuersally for all mankind: Proued 1. By the true sence of the words if the Apostle 1. Tim 2. 2. By the reasons, why all men in that since should be praid for. 3. By the doctrine establishing such praier. 4. By the practises of churches, concerning that kind of praier. 5. By the obiections, ansuered. Against the position of those that say and preach, that all men are not to be praid for. By I. Smith, minister of Gods word at Reading.	Smith, John, minister at Reading.; Smith, John, 1563-1616.	1595 (1595)	STC 22797; ESTC S102599	80,671	127

all the world to euery creature shall the word be thy power to saluation to all that beleeue of the Iew first and also of the Gentile Shall the Apostles then goe into all the world and shall I be an Apostle of the Gentiles to set forth these glad tidings amongst them surely then shal I teach the vnrighteous thy waies and sinners shall be conuerted vnto thee And then let the Gentiles praise God for his mercie as it is writen For this cause I will confesse thee among the Gentiles and sing vnto thy name And again he saith Reioice yee Gentiles with his people And again Praise the Lord All ye Gentiles and laud ye him all ye people together And againe Esaias saith There shall be the root of Iesse and he that shall rise to raigne ouer the Gentiles in him shall the Gentils trust Then O Lord shew thy seruants thy worke and their children thy glorie And the glorious maiestie of the Lord our God be vpon vs prosper thou the worke of our hands vpon vs O prosper thou our handy work Let me care for all congregations let mee learne in what estate so euer I am to be content let me be made all thinges to all men that I might by all meanes saue some And first then I giue in precept vnto thy church concerning the truth of thy word and doctrine and I say vnto Timothie So doe that thou warne some that they teach none other doctrine neither that they giue heed vnto fables and genealogies which are endles which breed questions rather then godly edifieng which is by faith For the end of the commandement is loue out of a pure heart and a good conscience and of faith vnfeined c. Then after ye haue had a special care for the soundnes of the truth and wholsome doctrine I exhort that first of all supplications praiers intercessions and giuing of thanks be made for al men For kings and for all that are in authoritie c. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our sauiour who will that all men shall be saued and come vnto the acknowledging of the truth Thus the Apostle according to the instruction giuen vnto him establisheth not only in the church of Ephesus but in the same in the whole church of Christ that there be not only sound doctrine established but also publike praier for all estates and all mankind vniuersally For God inuiteth them and calleth them to bee partakers of his sauing health And great reason it should be according to the patterne set downe and will of the Lord the maine ground and foundation whereof is this To whomsoeuer the word and sacraments doe belong for them we ought to pray But the word and sacraments doe belong to all the world to all nations to all creatures Therefore wee ought to pray for all the world for all nations for all creatures The Apostle in this calling counteth it not a time to desseuer them whom God in the participation of his promises of his word and sacraments and in the preaching of the acceptable yeare of the Lord hath ioined and knit together and therefore would that all might be praied for vnto whom this mercie of the Lord is offered He doubteth not but the foundation of God remaineth sure and hath this seale T●e Lord knoweth who are his but in this charge that is laid vpon him who is offended and S. Paul burne not and therefore according to the will of the Lord he would haue all know him and come vnto the truth Againe the Apostle by the spirit of the Lord saw the wonderfull effects that should grow and spring from the preaching of the gospell For thereby and by the preaching of the same the fierce lions shall be tamed and made meeke and humble the wolfe and the lambe shall feed together the people that dwell in darkenes shall behold the true light all nations shall see the saluation of our God For this wonderfull worke and building of the Lord hauing the foundation in the great loue of God towards vs is dispensed first by Preaching and Hearing whereby in the effectuall working of the spirit from aboue faith is fashioned in vs For without faith it is impossible to please God Then are we buried with Christ by Baptisme into his death that like as Christ was raised vp from the dead to the glory of the father So we also should walke in newnes of life For to walke in newnes of life is to be to the glorie of the father also according as it is said Let your light so shine before men c. Now then that the law of the spirit of life which is in Christ Iesus hath freed vs from the law of sin and death we must haue our Education in the word and sacraments that wee may grow from faith to faith That wee may ioine vertue with faith and with vertue knowledge and with knowledge temperance and with temperance patience and with pati●nce godlines and with godlines brotherly kindnes and with brotherly kindnes loue that we benot vnfruitfull that Christ Iesus may dwell in vs that we may auoid the danger of sinne that we may be sober and watch for the aduersary as a roaring lion goeth about seeking whom he may deuour him we must resist stedfast in the faith And therefore oft hereunto we must ioine the exercise of the faithfull the participation of the holie supper of the Lord to set forth the death of the Lord till his comming And especiallie herein the ministers of the Lord must not be straunge but to be oft with the people of God partakers and receiuers That the flocke by their example may be more stirred and moued highly to esteeme of the sacraments and the ordinance of God in his church And therfore as one saith Qui autem pastores raro communicant exemplo suo faciunt vt sacramenta veniant paulatium in comtemptum And those shepheards which seldome communicate by their example bring to passe that by little and little the sacraments grow into contempt Herein is also daily rising againe and comming to the Lord to say vnto him Forgiue vs our trespasses And O Lord though our sinnes testifie against vs deale with vs according to thy name for our rebellions are many we haue sinned against thee O the hope of Israel the Sauiour in the time of trouble why art thou as a stranger in the land as one that passeth by to tarrie for a night Why art thou as a man astonied and as a strong man that cannot helpe Yet thou Lord art in the midst of vs and thy name is called vpon forsake vs not c. And the most effectual power of the word preached vnto vs appeareth herein also For in it hope is confirmed and by hope wee are saued by the same worde faith is established and the victorie

THE DOCTRINE OF Praier in generall for All men that is vniuersally for All mankind Proued 1. By the true sence of the words of the Apostle 1. Tim. 2. 2. By the reasons why All men in that sence should be praid for 3. By the Doctrine establishing such Praier 4. By the practise of Churches concerning that kind of Praier 5. By the Obiections Answered Against the Position of those that say and preach that All men are not to be praid for By I. Smith Minister of Gods word at Reading Augusti de Catech. rudib Homines ergo bon●s imi●are malos ●olera omnes ama quoniam nescis quid eras futuru● sit qui bodie malu● est Imitate thou therefore good men the euill beare with and tollerat and loue all men For thou knowest not what he may be to morrow which to day is euill and wicked LONDON Printed by Adam Islip 1595. TO THE RIGHT HOnourable and most reuerend Father in God my L. Archbishop of Canturburie One of the Lords of hir Maiesties most Honourable priuie Counsell and Primate of all England WE haue held the course most reuerend Father by the good sufferance of our most mercifull and louing Creator in this Church of England among other most needfull and carefull sutes to the Lord our God in holy praier and calling vpon his name as for the establishing and cōfirming of his children in holy life so also for the conuersion of vnrighteous and sinners that is for iust and vniust for all mankind that in such our dutifull praiers so far foorth as we might obtaine the same of our mercifull Father his glorie might shine foorth and all nations might know the saluation of our God But I know not how it commeth to passe hauing thus long continued our publike praiers to this end we begin in these later daies to doubt and to reason for whome we ought to pray as though wee had neuer read in the scriptures That all mankind ought to be deare vnto vs Or as though the Apostle had neuer said vnto vs That praiers supplications intercessions and giuing of thanks should be made for All men Of which rule and of the fourth verse thereof S. Augustine speaking saith Siquidem Apostolus cuius ista est sententia solicitè praecipit quod in omnibus ecclesijs pijssimè custoditur vt Deo pro omnibus hominibus supplicetur For sure the Apostle whose sentence this is dooth most carefully commaund and which thing is most godlie obserued in all churches That supplications be made to God for All men And Chrisostome doubteth not to say Idcircò altari assistens Sacerdos prò vniuerso orbeterrarum prò absentibus atquè Praesentibus Deo nos gratias iubet offerre To this purpose the Priest standing at the aulter commandeth vs to offer vp thanks to God for the whole vniuersall world for the persons absent and Present c And it seemeth by S. Ciprian that it was a Christian mans profession an outward badge of a Christian euen to confesse That he hath compassion on Infidels and such as are without and excepted none but praied for all and therefore being required to conuert to idolatrie by the Proconsul he answered Christianus ego sum nullos alios deus noui nisi vnum verum deum c. Hunc nocte dieque deprecamur prò omnibus etiam prò imperatoribus c. I am a Christiā saith he and know not any other gods but one and the true God Him wee intreat and pray vnto day and night yea for Al men and euen for the emperours which were then Galienus and Valerianus who were at that time the persecutors and had by their letters commaunded that All men should worship the Roman gods In reading of these things therefore with a gret deale more as followeth in the processe hereof most reuerend Father I wondered that men should be so deceiued as to speake against that which they knew not or to mislike that which was Apostolical iust and good That therfore I might releeue the error of the ignorant herein not doubting of the learned and their persuasion of whom I am readie to learne I haue taken vpon me to write this Treatise nothing fearing but if they will in all humilitie learne they shall easily be drawne forth of the snares wherein they haue ben intangled and discerne and confes the truth So committing the same vnto your honorable and fatherly tuition as being a point and question in Diuinitie and now too much contended of amongst the simple Leauing you to your more weightier affairs I cease any further at this time to intreat hereof From S. Laurence in Reading in the Countie of Berkshire Anno 1595. Your Honors most humble and daily Orator Iohn Smith To the Christian Reader Grace and Peace THou hast of late right Christian reader giuen foorth vnto thy view a little Treatise concerning Praier for Almen for thy confirmation that way if thou be established for thy instruction if thou doubt as is meant by the writer and the author of the same Which for my part should haue gone on and passed without any my speeches or writings if it had passed in innocencie and simplicitie of it selfe But because it so deepely reprooueth the contrarie minded argueth their ignorance confuteth their opinions impaireth the vnderstanding of S. Augustine alleaged the Author knoweth by whome I thought good being one of the simplest of those that preach that doctrine yet most touched in the said Treatise to deale towards thee after this sort First I haue sent thee here the Doctrine hereof namely of Praier for All men secondly I mean to send thee as God shall giue time the full answer vnto that former Treatise that thou maist discerne where the truth and where the error is I must confesse if the disquieted minds about this doctrine had not mooued me and the oft soliciting of such whose I am in the Lord also prouoked me and the learned my friends oft told me how I was dealt withall in the said Treatise I had not taken this seruice in hand For I beare this mind alwaies in most readie sort being aduertised to reclaim that I speake amisse euen in the congregation much lesse would I heare of it in Print For what is the estimation of a minister in the Lord if he be bereaued of the truth None surely in my iudgement any way First therefore iudge thou of my doctrin secondly thou shalt if God giue grace vnderstand our faults and imperfections laid to our charge And the Lord Iesus in the meane season giue thee vnderstanding in all things to thy euerlasting comfort in him Amen Thine in the Lord Iohn Smith GENERALL PRAIER for all Men. IT were greatly to be desired right Christian reader that in the course and preaching of the Gospel there were such an harmonie and agreement that the smaller things lesse esteemed the direct and maine course of godlie exercise of holie life of brothe●ly

it were so many tyrants oppressors and euen sworne enemies of Christ and of the professors of his holie name The Apostle therefore euen meeteth with this scruple bidding them also to pray for them For surely the wickednesse of men can not cause or worke any thing but that neuerthelesse the ordinance of the Lord is to bee loued and praied for And kings and magistrates are ordained of God For euerie power is of God yea euen the wicked Rulers and gouernors are giuen for the sinnes of the people and his iudgements hanging ouer their heades Now in that he saith For kings and for al that are in authoritie might be good matter found and arguments drawne for the defence of the cause and Praier as wee haue set downe For I doe not thinke that verier Reprobates haue liued since the ascention of the Lord then haue beene some contained in this clause where it is said Kings and all that are in authoritie whome the Church from time to time hath praied for And yet as most wicked rebels and apostataes haue fallen away or haue quite renounced or neuer receiued or more cruelly persecuted or more feare●ully beene blinded from the waies of the truth and the light of the Lord which liueth and lasteth for euer But because the matter hereof is comprehended in this That praier is to be made for All mankind vniuersally and that such like arguments are comprehended therein Therefore I surcease vpon such occasions and goe forward to my prefixed article and point which is to shew the Reasons why praier should bee made for all men in generall beginning with the Apostle Saint Paule in the third verse aboue who giueth this reason For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Sauiour who will that All men shall be saued and come to the acknowledging of the truth This reason conteineth two thinges The one that this kind of praier for mankind and for all men is pleasing to God the other thing is a consequent thereof shewing that it is his will that all men should be saued and come to the knowledge of the truth And therefore such a praier is pleasing vnto God and agreeable vnto his will The first part For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Sauiour A good God is not pleased but with good things he is pleased with this praier this praier therfore is a good worke a good thing Early in the morning will I direct my praier vnto thee and will looke vp for thou art the God that hast no pleasure in wickednes neither shall any euill dwell with thee truely hee is kind and louing vnto Israell euen vnto such as are of a cleane heart Bee thankfull vnto him therefore and speake good of his name for the Lord is gracious his mercie is euerlasting and his truth indureth from generation to generation It is also acceptable that is wel pleasing yea it pleaseth him better then a bullocke that hath hornes and hoofes Thinkest thou that I wil eat buls flesh and drink the blood of goates Offer vnto God thankesgiuing Who so offereth me thanks and praise he honoreth me Thou delightest not in burnt offerings the sacrifice to God is a troubled spirit The Lord said vnto Salomon ask what thou wilt that I may giue it thee Salomon said giue thy seruant an vnderstanding heart c. And this pleased the Lord well That he had desired this thing For it was to discerne righteously between brother and brother for the setting vp of iustice and iudgement and for the preseruation of his people So intreat God for his people yea and for all mankind count it not a charitie in praier more then God requireth say not it is a superfluous and foolish charitie to doe it For it is the Lords commandment and such kind of praier is good pleasing and acceptable in his sight and he shall heare it and it shall returne into my owne bosome And this much for the first clause or part The consequent of the reason is a describing of the will of God to be applied vnto thy praier wherby thou shalt know that thou seruest him For hee that calleth vpon him according to his will serueth him And the words be these Who will that All men shall be saued and come to the acknowledging of his truth Some take these words and make them absolute of themselues and apply vnto them sundrie significations according as they may bee taken in diuinitie or according as in some sence and in some respect this way or that way they may be interpreted but that is not much pertinent to this matter For the words are respectiue and are the cheife clause and weight of the reason giuen by the holy ghost establishing that praier For the exhortation concerning this rule of praier consisteth of three parts A proposition the end and effect and a reason The proposition Let praier be made for all men The end and effect That we may lead a quiet life in all godlines c. The reason Thou wilt say Why so and wherfore the holy ghost informeth thee For that is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Sauiour And he confirmeth that by his will who will haue all men to be saued and to come to the knowledge of the truth as if he should say Therefore is it good and acceptable in his sight because he would haue no man cast away but be saued because he would haue no man ignorant of him but all to come to the knowledge of his truth he will not the death of a sinner but rather that he should conuert and liue We need not be afraid to vnderstand the Apostles words I doubt not but the Apostle knew what he wrote for he had a good teacher Let vs therefore take them according to the mind of the teacher And since his mercie stretcheth vnto All men let vs hope and pray that we may be of that number that may receiue and enioy such his mercies laid vp in store for them that loue him But least I may seeme to speake some vnnecessarie thing let me shew by other places of scripture my further meaning and whether the reason of any doctrine or scripture be so necessarie or no or whether I haue spoken cleane from the purpose First then we read in S. Mathew While thoughts did arise in the heart of Ioseph it was said vnto him of the Angell Feare not to take to thee Mary thy wife the reason wherewithal he is confirmed is for that which is conceiued in her is of the holie ghost Againe thou shalt call his name Iesus The reason For he shal saue his people from their sins againe He that abideth in me and I in him the same bringeth forth much fruit The reason For without me can ye doe nothing Againe the true worshippers shal worship the father in spirit and truth The reason For the father requireth euen