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A96295 Mankinds jubilee, or, Good tidings of great joy for all people plainly discovered by Scripture texts ... shewing that there is a common salvation of all men ... / written by Christopher Wade, An. Dom 1658. Wade, Christopher, 17th cent. 1658 (1658) Wing W158A; ESTC R42984 102,952 125

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that_o for_o some_o man_n which_o in_o truth_n he_o do_v not_o nor_o real_o never_o do_v intend_v to_o do_v for_o they_o therefore_o belove_v with_o consent_n of_o scripture_n to_o gather_v up_o our_o gracious_a god_n holy_a attribute_n together_o which_o such_o people_n have_v so_o far_o disperse_v asunder_o let_v we_o cheerful_o conclude_v this_o cause_n maintain_v god_n impartiality_n with_o the_o very_a word_n of_o this_o text_n that_o god_n will_v have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v that_o he_o will_v have_v all_o man_n come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n 1_o tim._n 2.4_o and_o though_o even_a believer_n be_v in_o themselves_o ungodly_a yet_o he_o by_o his_o not_o start_v from_o his_o second_o covenant_n and_o the_o condition_n thereto_o annex_v make_v by_o he_o he_o will_v have_v it_o so_o it_o must_v be_v so_o though_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n in_o they_o deserve_v it_o yet_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o 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infer_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n as_o sin_v abound_v by_o the_o law_n there_o grace_n do_v much_o more_o abound_v ver_fw-la 20._o and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v there_o give_v to_o be_v this_o that_o as_o sin_n have_v reign_v unto_o death_n even_o over_o all_o man_n as_o appear_v ver_fw-la 12._o by_o the_o law_n ver_fw-la 20._o even_o so_o large_o may_v grace_n reign_v through_o righteousness_n by_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n ver_fw-la 21._o by_o his_o costly_a establish_v the_o gospel_n intend_v on_o god_n part_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o all_o man_n and_o to_o say_v as_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o apostle_n very_o frequent_o in_o their_o epistle_n do_v lay_v down_o in_o plain_a word_n these_o and_o such_o like_a general_a ground_n of_o a_o common_a salvation_n wherefrom_o they_o do_v very_o often_o frame_v their_o follow_a discourse_n though_o indeed_o this_o their_o general_a ground-plot_n though_o be_v declare_v by_o they_o the_o apostle_n agreeable_a to_o the_o prophet_n 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for_o all_o 2._o cor._n 5.15_o that_o he_o be_v the_o propitiation_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o no_o few_o than_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n 1_o john_n 2.2_o but_o hereto_o i_o do_v entreat_v you_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o whereas_o in_o scripture_n be_v mention_v make_v of_o the_o oldman_n rom._n 6.6_o eph._n 4.22_o col._n 3.9_o and_o of_o the_o new_a man_n eph._n 4.24_o col._n 3.10_o that_o the_o common_a salvation_n be_v in_o no_o for_o hespefull_a either_o to_o the_o old_a or_o new_a man_n nor_o indeed_o can_v be_v for_o the_o old_a man_n be_v the_o body_n of_o sin_n rom._n 6.6_o the_o old_a man_n be_v corrupt_v through_o deceivable_a lust_n eph._n 4.22_o this_o corrupt_a qualification_n in_o man_n be_v devilish_a and_o from_o the_o devil_n issue_v naturay_o into_o all_o man_n by_o adam_n fall_n and_o be_v nourish_v by_o satan_n continual_a operation_n thereto_o annex_v and_o can_v nor_o be_v in_o any_o manner_n capable_a to_o receive_v any_o benefit_n or_o be_v any_o 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