The Preaching of the Gospel expressly, is a fruit of Christs Death: Some have this in great power, clearness and constancy; some but weakly, darkly, or seldom; and some not at all. Shall they that have been at one or two dark Sermons of Christ in all their Lives say, That either Christ Died not for them, or else was an imperfect Saviour? Some are endowed with the gift of Prophecy, Tongues, Miracles, as fruits of Christs Death; shall all that receive not these say, that Christ is an imperfect Saviour, because he gave them none of these fruits of his Death? Some are made Kings and Rulers, and some Apostles, Evangelists, Pastors, Teachers, &c. and all are fruits of Christs Death: Yet all are not Apostles, Pastors, Teachers, &c: Some have Learning and some none: Some have good Parents, and good Education, and some bad: Some of the Elect have Health of Body, ⟨p. 427⟩and Helps, Opportunities and Advantages to to serve God, which others want: Some are permitted to live long in sin, as Manasseh: And others converted in the morning of their Days: Some are preserved in a more even and comfortable walking with God: And some are permitted to fall into most heinous scandalous sins, to the great dishonour of God and their Profession, and to walk sadly for it all their Days, Nay, some to suffer Death by the hands of public justice; Shall all these say, Christ is an imperfect Saviour to them? Some are kept in vigour and growth in grace, and some remain Infants; and some lose their first degree of Love, and grow more luke-warm, and Die in a very low ebb of Grace, Comfort and Assurance. Some enjoy much fellowship with the Father and Son in the Spirit: And others are almost wholly strangers to it. Some are made instruments of doing God abundance of service and the Church much good, and bringing home or building up many Souls, and that to the end of their Lives: Others are kept without parts and gifts, next to useless, if not burdensome. Some Distracted, and after a Godly Life fall into stark madness, and so spend their days as being uncapable of making use of their Affliction or of any Mercy: And some are cut off in Infancy or in the Womb, before they did ever believe or love God, or do him any service. And is Christ an imperfect Saviour to all these? Nay, and he hath revealed to us, that according to this diversity here in degrees of Grace, Holiness and Obedience;
The Preaching of the Gospel expresly, is a fruit of Christs Death: Some have this in great power, clearness and constancy; some but weakly, darkly, or seldom; and some not at all. Shall they that have been at one or two dark Sermons of Christ in all their Lives say, That either Christ Died not for them, or else was an imperfect Saviour? Some are endowed with the gift of Prophecy, Tongues, Miracles, as fruits of Christs Death; shall all that receive not these say, that Christ is an imperfect Saviour, because he gave them none of these fruits of his Death? Some are made Kings and Rulers, and some Apostles, Evangelists, Pastors, Teachers, &c. and all are fruits of Christs Death: Yet all are not Apostles, Pastors, Teachers, &c: Some have Learning and some none: Some have good Parents, and good Education, and some bad: Some of the Elect have Health of Body, ⟨p. 427⟩and Helps, Opportunities and Advantages to to serve God, which others want: Some are permitted to live long in sin, as Manasses: And others converted in the morning of their Days: Some are preserved in a more even and comfortable walking with God: And some are permitted to fall into most hainous scandalous sins, to the great dishonour of God and their Profession, and to walk sadly for it all their Days, Nay, some to suffer Death by the hands of publick justice; Shall all these say, Christ is an imperfect Saviour to them? Some are kept in vigor and growth in grace, and some remain Infants; and some lose their first degree of Love, and grow more luke-warm, and Die in a very low ebb of Grace, Comfort and Assurance. Some enjoy much fellowship with the Father and Son in the Spirit: And others are almost wholly strangers to it. Some are made instruments of doing God abundance of service and the Church much good, and bringing home or building up many Souls, and that to the end of their Lives: Others are kept without parts and gifts, next to useless, if not burdensome. Some Distracted, and after a Godly Life fall into stark madness, and so spend their days as being uncapable of making use of their Affliction or of any Mercy: And some are cut off in Infancy or in the Womb, before they did ever believe or love God, or do him any service. And is Christ an imperfect Saviour to all these? Nay, and he hath revealed to us, that according to this diversity here in degrees of Grace, Holiness and Obedience;
