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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 that ouercommeth the world is euen our faith by this preaching saluation commeth for in doing this thou shalt both saue thy selfe and them that heare thee

vnto me take heed I say and your soule shall liue For I will make an euerlasting couenant with you euen the sure mercies of Dauid Yea a better heritage and name then if they had beene called sonnes and daughters I will giue them an euerlasting name that shall not perish Thus saith he Behold I am here I am here That if we shall seeke for him he wil be found of vs. Let vs with readie and willing mindes follow this caller let vs heare when he speaketh let vs answere when he calleth let vs be obedient when hee commaundeth in all humblenes submitting our selues vnder his mightie hand that he may exalt vs vnto glorie for with the Lord there is mercie and with him there is plenteous redemption as in the Scriptures aforesaid set downe is most amplie shewed This mercifull father according to his accustomed goodnes not for any thing that he saw in mankind looked vpon him to make him his child but euen when they were weake vngodly vncleane sinners and the enemies of God dead in sinnes and offences euen for his own sake whē he saw thee in thy bloud euen when no eie pitied thee to doe any of these things vnto thee for to haue compassion vpon thee I saw thee saith the Lord polluted in thine owne bloud and I said vnto thee when thou wast in thy bloud Thou shalt liue euen when thou wast in thy bloud I said vnto thee thou shalt liue And moued through loue wherewith hee most fatherly loued the world he gaue his onlie begotten sonne that we might liue through him For herein God setteth out his loue towards vs seeing that while we were yet sinners christ died for vs. Wel saith S. Iohn Behold what loue the Father hath giuen to vs that we should be called the sons of God Now then if God be on our side who can be against vs who spared not his own son but gaue him for vs all to death Let vs therefore reioice in this his loue not as the Lord reproued the Iewes that for a space they wold reioice in the light which Iohn the Baptist brought but so let vs reioyce in the same that we way enioy the benefite of the same in the sauing health thereof And that we may be changed into the same image from glorie to glorie as by the spirit of the Lord. So shall wee also loue not in word neither in tongue but in deed and in truth The meanes whereby he calleth is first the preaching of the Gospel the certaintie whereof is such That as the Apostle saith though that wee or an Angell from heauen preach vnto you any otherwise then that which we haue preached vnto you let him be accursed Yea doubtlesse I thinke saith he all things but losse for the excellent knowledge sake of Christ Iesus my Lord. For whom I haue counted all things losse and do iudge them to bee dungue that I might winne Christ. This is that which the Angell said Bee not afraid for behold I bring you glad tidings of great ioy that shall bee vnto all people This is a doctrine and knowledge that passeth all knowledge not giuen vs by nature but reuealed from aboue containing that most wonderfull message concerning our Sauiour Christ Iesus and the benefite where withall we are blessed and inriched by him who of God is made vnto vs wisedome and righteousnesse and sanctification and redemption being vnto them which are called both of the Iewes and Gentiles Christ the power of God and the wisedome of God In whom God hath blessed vs with all spirituall blessings in heauenly things in Christ and according to his abundant mercie hath begotten vs againe vnto a liuely hope by the resurrection of Iesus Christ from the dead to an inheritance immortall and vndefiled c. The summe whereof is to beleeue That Iesus Christ is the Lambe of God that taketh away the sinnes of the world For hee that beleeueth in him and shall be baptised shall be saued Vnto this diuine and heauenly message of the preaching of the gospel concerning health and deliuerance in Christ Iesus to bee receiued and beleeued of vs for the further strengthning and increase of our faith commeth also the Lords institution in the ministration of the sacraments which were ordeined for the gathering together of the saints and for the worke of the ministerie And these sacraments haue such affinity and agreement with the word as that whatsoeuer is giuen promised vnto vs in the word concerning our libertie freedom health and saluation in Christ to be obtained enioied and receiued Euen that doe the sacraments as signes and seales applied to the word to releeue and strengthen our infirmitie confirme and make sure vnto vs and to this end they are called holy signes and seals in the sight and eies of men instituted of God that by them he may more declare and seale vnto vs the good things and mercifull promises reuealed in the gospell Also they are a ●estimonie of Gods fauour towards vs confirmed by an outward signe with a mutuall testifiing of our godlines towards him For sacraments are nothing els then the promises of the gospell set foorth and adorned with outwatd action and ceremony And therfore in baptisme we are washed with water in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy ghost to signifie that wee are receiued into grace and fauour for the blood of Christ Iesus shead for vs and are regenerate by his spirit And we on our parts doe hereby testifie and are bound that wee will hereafter in our liues and conuersation witnesse and shew forth all newnes of life and the good increase of the fruits of the spirit of the Lord. And therefore being the church of Christ we are gathered together by baptisme and the word that first by that marke we may be discerned from other sects and people secondlie that thereby our faith may be confirmed when as thereby Christ witnesseth that he washeth vs with his blood conferreth and bestoweth vpon vs remission of sins iustification and regeneration Thirdly as it teacheth the vnitie of the church whereby we say I beleeue the holy catholike church so also it sheweth that baptisme is a knot or band whereby the members of Christ are bound or knit in mutuall loue one towards another that as we haue many members in one bodie and al members haue not one office so we being many are one bodie in Christ and euerie one one anothers members And concerning this our washing and regeneration most aptly saith one Nostrae tum purgationis tum regenerationis in patre causam in filie materiam in spiritu effectum consequimur quodammodo distincte cernimus We get and obtaine and as it were after a sort doe see very distinctly In the Father the cause in the Sonne the matter and in the Spirit the effect of our clensing and regeneration For

And againe Receiue with meeknesse the word which is graffed in you which is able to saue your soules Such is the effect and power of the Gospell and so pleaseth it God to crowne and blesse the labours of men both in preaching and hearing of the word and Gospell So then herein is most comfortable things laid vp for the children of men For wee are made partakers of Christ if we keepe sure vnto the end that beginning wherewith wee are vpholden Otherwise let vs know that herein is iudgement Condemnation also as it is said And this is the Condemn●tion That the light came into the world and m●n loued da●kenesse rather than light because their deedes were ●uill So as there is no condemnation to them that are in Christ Iesus so on the other side to them that loue dark●n●sse that delight in sin that walke after the flesh this is their condemnation That the light is come and they haue not receiued nor b●l●eued in the same Lastly because faith is the ground of things hoped for and the euidence of things that are not seene wee shal in this calling and prea●hing of the Gospel behold the end of our f●ith the saluation of our soules For that a crowne of righteousnesse is laid vp for bel●euers For herein is also for them that haue run well Life eternall And this is Life eternal That they know thee to be the onely verie God and whom thou hast sent Iesus Christ This is then an vnderstanding and a knowledge that pass●th all knowledge and therefore wee must endeuour that our conuersation may be as becommeth the Gospell of our Sauiour Christ That in all things wee may be made rich in him in all kind of speech and in all knowledge till we all meete togither in the vnitie of faith and the acknowl●dging of the sonne of God vnto a perfect man and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ which God worke in vs for his great mercies sake To conclude then this point we behold here a briefe collection concerning that wonderfull husbandrie of the Lord our God towards his children in calling of them to repentance Hee inuiteth and calleth in loue The message is a message of peace and loue The ministers with the flocke doe walke and haue their conuersation not by sight but by faith and by loue Yea if any be cast out it is done in loue that his soule may bee saued in the day of the Lord Iesus and not for destruction or confusion In loue we doe good to all men wee pray for all men for loue hopeth all things indureth all things and loue couereth the multitude of sinnes and therefore the rule of the Apostle must be folowed Let all your things be done in loue Then beloued if God so loued vs we ought also to loue one another Concerning this loue the sonne of God giueth this precept Loue your enemies blesse them that curse you doe good to them that hate you pray for them which hurt you and persecute you that ye may bee the children of your Father which is in heauen c. Looke hereupon The commander is Christ the commaundement is to his Church and the end is That they may bee like God and his children which merciful God maketh his Sunne to rise on the euil and on the good The worke commaunded is Loue doing good blessing praier Towards whom towards the rifraffe the scum the off-scouring of the world enemies haters cursers persecuters of God and good men of his Church and his children This Gods Church and his children scattered vpon the face of the earth here and there at the good pleasure of God must doe towardes this sort of people throughout all ages to the end of the world hauing herein no exception of Iewe or Gentile of Christian or Infidel called or not called elect or reprobate and herein to follow the example of the heauenly father Whō shal we thinke amongst these in so many ages in so manie nations amongst so many infidels on the one side and false brethren on the other side without respect without naming without condition amongst enemies haters cursers persecters whom I say shall we thinke The Lord Iesus commaundeth vs to loue to blesse to pray for to doe good vnto amongst all these but vnto the righteous and vnrighteous that is no doubt amongst all these to pray for no small number which still were without and neuer belonged to the election of the Lord. But howsoeuer that matter did stand in the sight of the Lord the Church of the Lord is alway bound to shew her loue and her dutie Whom shall we thinke that Moses prai●d for when he said And now forgiue them their sinne or if thou wilt not wipe me I pray thee out of the booke which thou hast written Surely amongst these were many perillous rebels against Moses and against God How wisheth and praieth the Apostle Saint Paul For I haue wished my selfe to be accursed from Christ for my breethren my kinsmen as pertaining to the flesh which are the Israelites Again Brethren my hearts desire and praier to God for Israel is that they might be saued Surely hereof S. Augustin saith thus Numquid postremò Apostolum Paulum pro Iudaeis infidelibus habentem talia vota culpabis de quibus ●it B●na voluntas quidem cordis mei deprecatio ad Deum pro illis in salutem c. Lastly wilt thou blame the Apostle S. Paul hauing such praiers for the Iewes infidels concerning whom he saith My good will sure from the verie heart and praier to God for them is for their health and saluation Thus these entreat for the whole people without any distinguishing of them wishing themselues estranged from the Lord and accursed So that their people might know the Lord be restored vnto his fauour and worke his will So vnfainedly haue they loued and cared for the people of God and so little haue they esteemed th●mselues so they might further and promote the glorie and kingdome of the Almightie Also we read that Abraham praied for the Sodomits not being warned so to doe any way by the Lord. And Samuel against manifest prohibition praied for Saul The like also we reade of Ieremie that entreated for the citie They were repulsed by God they were not heard What then was their praier ●r●uolous was it superstitious was it not of a good mind was it not of faith If not of faith then of sinne It seemeth hard to condemne these wonderfull pillars and instruments of the Church of God of idle or impertinent praier And therfore I like master Caluins resolution herein who thus speaketh of it Quamuts repulsam pas●i suerint durum tamèn

the iniquitie of vs all he hath taken away the sinnes of the world God loued the world Go into all the world he will all men to be saued and come to repentance he hath shut vp all in vnbeleefe that he might haue mercie vpon all God is wonderfull in his worke whom he calleth and whom he chaungeth Therefore I thanke him saith Saint Paul which hath made me strong that is Christ Iesus our Lord For he counted me faithfull and put me in his seruice when before I was a blasphemer and a persecuter and an oppressour but I was receiued to mercie c. Againe Be not deceiued neither fornicators nor idolaters nor wantons nor buggerers nor theeues nor couetous nor drunkards nor railers nor extorcioners shall inherite the kingdome of God And such were some of you but ye are washed but ye are sanctified in the name of the Lord Iesus and by the spirit of our God Also the Ephesians dead in sinnes and trespasses walking according to the course of this world after the prince that ruleth in the aire euen the spirit that worketh in the children of disobedience c. You hath he quickened saith the Apostle Among whom we also had our conuersation in times past in the lusts of our flesh in fulfilling the will of the flesh and of the minde and were by nature the children of wrath as well as others c. but God which is rich in mercy c. hath quickened vs c. Now then they that will profite in the schoole of Christ. Behold he freely sendeth to all people to all nations to all creatures to the good to the bad to as manie as ye can find to the high waies to the lanes to the laden to the oppressed to al the world to blasphemers fornicatours adulterers and idolaters to men dead in sinnes possessed of Satan children of the world children of wrath and disobedience That none should despaire that none should be discouraged that all should draw neare vnto him That hee might doe vnto them as he did to the Corinthians to the Ephesians to wash them and sanctifie them by his spirit that they beeing once farre off might be made neare by the bloud of Christ that they might be no more straungers and forreiners but Citizens with the Saints and of the household of God And for this cause as a learned man saith The nations are so often inuited to laud and to glorifie God both in the Psalmes and Prophets as in the 117. Psalme Praise the Lord all ye nations praise ye him all ye people For his louing kindnesse is great towards vs and the truth of the Lord endureth foreuer And a-againe Let the people praise thee O God let all the people praise thee And further to the great comfort of all those that seeke the Lord while he may be found The Lord is no lesse bountifull towards halt lame blind and dead miserable man in perfourming of his mercies then he is in promising But according as it is said The Lord is full of compassion and mercie long suffering and of great goodnesse Hee will not alway bee chiding neither keepeth he his anger for euer Euen so walketh he and dealeth with his children We know how like a louing Father he reasoned with Abraham with dust and ashes to haue condiscended to his request if there had been but ten good men How inuiteth h● his people Israel to be conuerted vnto him If a man put away his wife and she go from him and become another mans shall he returne againe vnto her Shall not this land be polluted But thou hast plaied the harlot with many louers yet turne againe vnto me saith the Lord. And againe Thou disobedient Israell returne saith the Lord and I will not let my wrath fal vpon you For I am mercifull saith the Lord and will not alway keepe mine anger Let vs looke vpon examples It was taught vnto Peter Whosoeuer shall denie mee before men him will I also denie before my father which is in heauen But Peter which was taught this doctrine denied the Lord with an oath yea with cursing and swearing That he knew not the man but the Lord forgaue him David sate in the throne of iustice and iudgement yet to make way vnto his wicked lust he tooke Bersabe killed Vrias with the sworde of the Ammonites made the enemies of God to blaspheme his name wrought great wickednesse in the sight of the Lord in numbring the people yet the Lord pardoned him King Manasse● led the people in abhominations fiftie and fiue yeares And when he was in tribulation he besought the Lord his God and humbled himselfe exceedingly before the God of his Fathers and made intercession to him and God was entreated of him and heard his praier Out of the woman sinner the Lord cast out seuen Diuels Yea despairing is not cast vpon Simon Magus that great bewitcher of the people but that the Apostle saith vnto him Repent therefore of thy wickednesse and pray God that if it bee possible the thoughts of thine heart may be forgiuen thee c. But I surcease vpon the multitude of examples and conclude with Dauid that thus burst forth in his wonderfull strait Let vs fall now into the hands of the Lord for his mercies are great c. Let vs in all the imperfections of this life draw neare vnto him who so louingly inuiteth vs saying O ye disobedient children returne and I will heale your rebellions Let vs most gladly and readily answere Behold wee come vnto thee for thou art the Lord our God And for these his mercies his name be blessed and praised for euermore But now wee come to the last part concerning praier the will of the Lord being so manifestly set downe as before I doubt not but according to the same will it is very plaine and euident to discerne for whom wee ought to pray and on the other side the vanitie of those that haue coined formes of praier herein contrary to the good will of God doth appeare also When Moses was about the work of the tabernacle of the Lord and to finish the same he was warned by God See said he that thou make all things according to the patterne shewed thee in the mount so I doubt not but the Apostle being a minister of a better testament which is established vpon bett●r promises would ordeine publique praier for the church of God according to the mind of Christ and the wisedome from aboue reuealed vnto him As if he should reason Is it thy mind O Christ to call in halt lame blind maimed Wilt thou in mercie bring in the fulnes of the Gentiles shall theeues adulterers and Idolaters bee chaunged and sanctified vnto thee shall thy holy commission of the word and sacraments for the subduing of the kingdome of sin for the working of faith in thy children goe forth to