EpißleofS. Petal to TAW. CHAP. 1.14 . deemed the world, God fo lowed the world as he gaue , Godwas inChrifi ¶07 reconciling theworld, I giuemy flees for the life oftheworld , &c. Anf. By the world, is not meant eueryparticular man in it, but the e1e&both of Lewes and Gentiles:for Chrifi and his Apofiles often croire the Iewes, who conceited that they alone were:louedof God, and not fo the Gen- tiles,and therefore to abate their pride, were often and much inproo- uing,that howfoeuer in times the Gentileswere paffed by,yet now they were called to the participation ofgrace and faivation, as well as they: andhence fometimes the Gentiles alone are called by the name of the roorld,as that oppofition fheweth betweene Iewes andGentiles ,Rom, t i.t z. Ifthefallingofthem the lewes, be the richer ofthe world, that is the Gentiles: and fometimes againe onely thecle& of both Iewes and Gen-. tiles; for there is a worldof the ele&onely , as Aagnfine well prooueth out of the place in Iohn alieadged: and thisworld,ts onely reconciledveto Troetar.37.in God. lohr Secondly, they obie&fnch places as afirme that Chrifi died fera11: Ho,rchr°ili, Rom.S. 3 z.1 Vho (pared not his forme, but gaue him todeath for vs all: laid to d1e for I. Tim. 2.6. who g'ue himfelfe a ranfome for all: Hcb. 2.9. tafed of;atlmen. deathfor all,cc. e/1.fw. The word all, 6gnifiech not alwaies all thei pofiericie of Adam,( which if it alwaies doe not, the force of the ar- gument is broken) but fomecimc, I. onely thofe of the lair age of the I world, A&.17.3o. But now would haue all men to repent. z. tome-' times not euery particular, but euery kind : as Chriti is laid to haue hea er Gana tin-a led all ducales; that is ,all kinds of difeafes; and the Pharifes ryrhed iorur,nor$n all hearbs,that is, not curry particular, but all kinds : and thus is it ac- cording to the truth ofScripture , and content of the auncient Church, to be taken in thofe places which afirme that Chrif died for all, name- ly,for all kinds of inen,but not for euery feuerall of eucrie kind. 3. The places of Scripture refraine themfelues to beleeuers : as I. Tim. 2.7. Godwould haue all men fatted : but that is, a. all kinds of men for whom we nun/ pray. 2. all fuck as come to the knowledgeof the troth: fo Rom. 8. 3 2. gaue him for vt all, but all inch , as haue all things giuen with him,all [itchas are chofen,iufified,and (hall neuer be condemned: for fo it followeth in the next verle. Hen. 2.9. Chrìfi tafed of death for all, but who thele all be, thecontext fheweth. 1. tonnes that mutt be lead vow glory,ver.s o. z.Chritis brethren, I I. 3.fuch children as are giuen ofGod visto Chrift, vent 3. Latily , with thele formes of (peach compare thele placeswhich fay that, the ionise ofman came to giue his life ar.anfamefor many, Match. z6. 28. and that he died to make many infl: Rom. 5. 19. and that he was otlfred to take away the finnesof m a- ny, Heb.9 2,8, and this will iufiifie that truthwho.ol?kernerh,,that with Paul, ts
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