to the EP HES i A N S. (elf. The Angels then are of feveral ranks, and there are of all forts of them in ~ Heaven. . . Srrm. X. !1. Men 011 Eorth: Chtifl hath a body of men, made up of all on Earrh, an \./"'V""V Eldt of all forts. . . . . . . . . The firfl divilion of thmg_s on Earth IS mto Jew and Gntttle, 111 common; that the Church of men conlt11s ot both thefc, ts knownto all: . Secondly, Among the Gmttles, there are many Nattons; and Gm._t8. 18. the Promilc is to Abrt~ham, th~t "'hm• ('·e.. tn Chnfl,) t~tl the. Nattolls of the Earrhjbould be bte(Jed, and tt fs repeated agam mCh,;p. n: It JS not only that Chrifi fl 10 uid !prinkle many Nations Wtth Ills Blood; If.u. p. 1 5'· bur the firfl romile faith, all Nations. Pja!. 86. 9· All jV,mo11s whom I hot~ hujl m.tdejhatl Yome, 1 md worfbip before thre,O Lord, m:dfhatlg!ortfie thy 1wme. Chrift there~ fore gave Commillion that the Gofpel ihould be preached to all Nations, and fo it Jhall be before the end ot tile World. . . .. Then Thirdly In every feveral Natton there are many Kmdreds, Famthes,ot Fatherhoods, as'Prtrrfpeaksof them; Affs ~· 2). out of Gm, 1i, ~- In thy Seed/ball atlthr Fa"!t!tes. of the Earth beblef.Jrd; and that is twice faid, as well as the 'tother ol Nattons. And tf you Will hear the whole Church of the New Teflamenr, fum up all in their own Names; Rw. 5'. 9· Thot~ waf/ '!lti11, t~ndhaf/ redeemrd tts to God6y thy blood; one of r'lmy Kindred , a11d Tott,gtlf, and People, a11d Nat1o11. He mulnphes words enough, even as Lawyers ute to do, rhar he might be fure ro comprehend all. . Fourthly, There are other dtvttions: Smners of all forts, feveral ranks,kmds; and degrees of Sinners. And God ~Ill faveourof all thefe forts but of one, and they are fuch of the Sons of Men as )Oyn tfiue wtth the Serpent, and liri, .the De– vil's Sin the fin agatn£\ the Holy Gho£\; and are m the fiate of the Devt!s wlllle they ar'e upon Earth; and therefore are not to be reckoned with things on Earth, But of all forts of Srnners, our Savwur C/mft bath fa id, M,;tth. 12. ~ 1, that they !hall be forgtven, All mmmer of Si11, and B!ajphemj Jba!! 6t jorgivm 1mto mm ; 6ttt the Blafphemy againjf the Holy Ghoj!, jba!l 11ot 6eforgivm tento mm.Hedoth not fay that all manner of Sins may, but he faith that all jhafJbe forgtven m one or other. And he through whofe hands all Pordons run, 'tis he fatth thrs; God hath ordered hts Elect; take the whole body and bulkc of th~m, to fall into a!l forts of Sins'· one or other of them, fo as there is no fort or ktnd, degree of Sm, n_o way ofSrnnmg, manner ofSinning, or aggravation ofSm, but m fome or other 1t lhall be pardoned~ and he doth it to glorihe hts grace m Chnfl, m whom he gathers them; and th1s was the myflery ofthatShret, whichPeterfaw commK dow11from Heavm, Affs 10." 12 • titdat thefotlrcmurs,as pointing to all the four quarters ofthe world; In which there werr all mmweroj tmclran_ Crraturrs; fot<r(ooteti Beafls ofthe Earth, a11dwi!d Beaf/s, midCreeptng th111gs, afld Fouls of the Air. It imports all forts of Sinners, all the world over,the moft venemous Creatwrcs;as many creep– ing things are; of thofe Jhould the Church Catholick coniifl. La£\ly, There is another divilion of the outward ranks of men; and out of all doth God take fome, I Ttm. ·7., He exhorts that prayers and tha 1 t!u may 6e madrfor all mm ; for Kings, midfor all that ate i11 Authority. He takes up' Kings, and of all forts, and ranks that are i~ Authority eife; yea and out of all men, and therefore he woul~ have thanks gtven for all forts,. as well as prayers made. You know your callmg,Brethren, not many Wtfe, not many noble, yet fome. I am a debtor to the wtfe, and to the weak, faith Paul · aud God takes fools as well as wife men. The fools Utall noterrtherein, !fa ~i.s. though they be natural fools, he can come at thetr hearts. And fo you have the Third He_ad in general mentioned, and the Third lignif.• cation ofthe word, dv."~"""''.)~, fill'd up and made good, The Fourth Head, That Gpd, to illuflrate the glory ofhis grace, and of his Chri£\, purpofed a fecond gathering after a firfl, bath of men and Angels ; this th~ word to gather again implies, rtco!ltgere, 'This J.,J, as BiihopAJJdrews on thts text, mufl not be loft, it is an addition of infinite imporrmce,to amplifie the glory of God in this purpofe ofhis. It importsi •· A
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