Chap. 3· SeCl:. 5· Now when the heart is rhus excrcifed, God by his Spirit willnot fail to mee[ us;our dej \ fire and endeavour ofour foulto weaken and kil Ifin in the foul IS not wuhom m reward ; but efpecially when fin barb in rhi1 way . and b~ this means, loft the affeehon of the foul, and is brought in hacred, and dtfefteem, tt decayes, and dyes of tt felf 1 for tt only Jiveth and flouri!heth by the wmn a~cebons, good thoughts, and opmron that the foul bath of it. So tha\ matters gomg thus m the heart, the mfluence that !lwuld nourifh and maintain fin, is cut off, and it wirhers by degrees rill it be finally, and fully deliroyed. · . . . . : . Tt for direcrions; now forthe encouragements of our farth tO be!teve mClmft s death, con!ider.-- L The fulnefs of this objecr, Chriftcrucified; there is a tranfcendent all.fufficiency in the death of Chriil: : in a fife fenfe it contains in it univer(.1lrcdemption : it is fuffici– ent for the redemption of every man in the world, yea and effet'lual for all that have been are, or lliall be called iQto the il:ate of grace, whether Jews, or Gentiles, bound or fr~e. I know fome hold, that Chriil: dyed for all, and every man with a purpofe to fave; only thus they explicate. 1. That Chrit1 dyed for all uten confidered if) the common laple or fall, but not as obil:rnate, unpenuent, or unbel~evers; he dyed not for luch, as fuch. 2. That Chriil: dyed for all men in refpecr of the yeque!t or impetration of falvation, but tlte application thereof is proper to believers. 3.. That Chriil: dyed not to bring all or any man at'lually to falvation, burro purchafe f.1lvabili– ty, and reconciliation fo far, as that God might and would ( falva jujlitia ) deal with them oo terms of a better coven•nt. + That Chriil: hath pqrchafed falvability for all men, but faith and regeneration he hath m.rited for none ; becaufe God ,is bound to oive that which Chrift bath merited of him. although it be not defired, or craved. I cannot alfem to thefe pofirions: but rhus far I grant, that ChriJ1 s death in it felf is a fufficient price and farisfaCl:ion to God for all the world; and that alfo it is effectual in many particulars to all men refpedively in all the world; every man in one way or other harh rhe fruit of ChriP,'s death conferred upon him ; but this fruit is not of one kind; for, r. Some fruit is common to every man, as the earthly blcffings which In– fidels enjoy, may be termed the fruits of Chriil:'s death. 2 . Other fruit is common to •ll the members of the vifible Church, as, to be called by the Word, to enjoy the Ordinances, to live under the Covenant, to p1nake of fome graces that come from Chrill. 2. Other fruit is indeed penl)jat· to the Saints of God, as, faith unfeigned, regeneration, pardon of fin, adoption, e·c. And yet this fruit is univerfal to ~I! the .Saints, whether Jews or Gentiles: in which fence fpeaks the Apo!ile, He fparet/. not Rom 1 r. t.l hu own Son,but deltvered hmt up for m a/I.--And hegave htmfe!f a rdn{ome for all,-- 1 Tim. 1 • <:l ,1111dGod hath concluded them all in un&elief, that he might h.we mercy upon a/1,--And Ro~>. "·~' by therighteoujnefs, of one, the free gift came. upon all men Hnto juftification of life;--- Rocn. <-18. He tajfed of dMto for all men, or dtftnburtvely, for every m,an. All which texts are Htb. 2 ' 9· rightly interpreted by Caiph.u, He prophefied that 'fcfm jhould dye for that NatiM; and John u. 5 , 5 , nor for that 1Vat•on only, bttt that a!fo be f/101tld gather together "' one the children of · God, that were Jcattered abroad. And thus John brings in the four beafis, and four and tl'lemy Elder;, faying ThMrmworthy to takg the boo\, andto open the Jcals thereof, for ll.cv. 5 .9. thou waft jlam, andhaftredecrmd ""toGod by thy blood, om of every kjnd,.ed, and tong~te, ar~df"P!'· andnatton; and tlm< Pau! nght!y argues, Is he the God of th~ rews only .? is R.om. 5 • , 9 ; he not of the Gemdes ,,ifo? yes, of the Gentiles alfe. 0 the fulnefs of ChriJl's deathImany are apt to complain, Wv~tld Chrijfdye for me.? why alru, I am an alien, I am not of the co~momvealth of lfrael, I am a dog, I am a finne.r, a grievom jinner, a fmncr sf ~g~· 2 ' r·.,q, .the Gentdes ... And what then ? Ye who fonetimcs were afar off: arc now made nigh by the blood of Chrijl,_for he is 0/tr peace, who h,h made both one, and h.<th brokgn do1vn the middle w•ll of partt/IOn bcnveen us ; 1 h~t hemight rcconfile both 1into God in _one &•dy by the cro(s_. Ob what encouragement ts tillS for the-e to udtevc thy part m the death of Chrrft? z .. ConGder th.e wonh, the excellency of this glorious objecr, Ch:-ift cr~~cifi-d. There IS an .·mfimte of worth m the death of Clmlt; and d11s anfeth, firil: from the dtgmty of l11s perfon, he. was God:man; the death of Angels and men if put together, c?uld _not have. amounted to the excellency of <.hri£1: s death; !land amazed at thy lup– pmefs, 0 beltever, rhou haft gawed by thy lofs, thou haft loft the righteoufnefsof a creature, but the nghteoufnefs of an infinite perfon is now made thine · hence it ll. ·. IS many times called the Righteo"Ji"fs of God: both bec111fe Chrift is God: and be- , ~~~-'~};, R 1· caufe
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