Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

in which sense speaks the Apostle,¹ He spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all.—And he gave himself a ransom for all,— and God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all,—And by the righteousness of one, the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life;— He tasted of death for all men, or distributively for every man. All which texts are rightly interpreted by Caiaphas, He prophesied that Jesus should dye for that Nation; ²and not for that Nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God, that were scattered abroad. And thus John brings in the four beasts, and four and twenty Elders, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, ³and to open the seals thereof for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and thus Paul rightly argues, Is he the God of the Jews only? ⁴is he not of the Gentiles also? yes, of the Gentiles also. O the fullness of Christ's death!— many are apt to complain, Would Christ dye for me? why alas, I am an alien, I am not of the common-wealth of Israel, I am a dog, I am a sinner, a grievous sinner, ⁵a sinner of the Gentiles: And what then? Ye who sometimes were afar off, are now made nigh by the blood of Christ, for he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross. Oh what encouragement is this for thee to believe thy part in the death of Christ?

in which sence speaks the Apostle,¹ He spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all.—And he gave himself a ransome for all,— and God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all,—And by the righteousness of one, the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life;— He tasted of death for all men, or distributively for every man. All which texts are rightly interpreted by Caiphas, He prophesied that Jesus should dye for that Nation;