3. Even Reprobates have this advantage by Christ that they enjoy all the mercies they have; That they have health, wealth, and the comforts of this world; For seeing that by Adams sin all was forfeited, and a curse come upon every thing, now by Christ who is the heir of all things they come lawfully to enjoy the mercies they have, Heb. 1. It is Christ that beareth up the world, if he did withhold his arm the whole world would fall into rubbish; It's true indeed if we speak of a sanctified use, so wicked men have none of the comforts they enjoy, but being impure all things are impure to them, so that the curse of the Law is not taken off from them, because they are not yet in Christ, otherwise they have a lawful right before God and man to the comforts they enjoy, for that is not to be received though many pious men have preached it, that wicked men have no right to the goods they have, but are as Thieves and Robbers, and shall answer for every bit of bread they eat as Usurpers; This is against the Scripture which saith, God hath given the Earth to the Inhabitants thereof, Psal. 115.8. And that command Thou shalt not steal doth make it evident, that both by Gods Law and mans Law what wicked men have in Righteous ways they are true and lawful Possessors of, and this, say Divines, cometh by Christ, who restored the Forfeit, Adam made, else the world would not have subsisted a moment: Although it must be granted that some Learned men attribute the enjoyment of Comforts which the ungodly have, not to Christ, but to the patient Providence of God, whereby he doth not take the present Forfeiture; But may not this Patience of God be attributed to Christs death seeing he did not use any such to the Apostate Angels, but they were immediately chained up in the close Prison of utter darkness.
3. Even Reprobates have this advantage by Christ that they enjoy all the mercies they have; That they have health, wealth, and the comforts of this world; For seeing that by Adams sinne all was forfeited, and a curse come upon every thing, now by Christ who is the heir of all things they come lawfully to enjoy the mercies they have, Heb. 1. It is Christ that beareth up the world, if he did withhold his arm the whole world would fall into rubbish; It's true indeed if we speak of a sanctified use, so wicked men have none of the comforts they enjoy, but being impure all things are impure to them, so that the curse of the Law is not taken off from them, because they are not yet in Christ, otherwise they have a lawfull right before God and man to the comforts they enjoy, for that is not to be received though many pious men have preached it, that wicked men have no right to the goods they have, but are as Theeves and Robbers, and shall answer for every bitt of bread they eat as Usurpers; This is against the Scripture which saith, God hath given the Earth to the Inhabitants thereof, Psal. 115.8. And that command Thou shalt not steal doth make it evident, that both by Gods Law and mans Law what wicked men have in Righteous waies they are true and lawfull Possessors of, and this, say Divines, cometh by Christ, who restored the Forfeit, Adam made, else the world would not have subsisted a moment: Although it must be granted that some Learned men attribute the enjoyment of Comforts which the ungodly have, not to Christ, but to the patient Providence of God, whereby he doth not take the present Forfeiture; But may not this Patience of God be attributed to Christs death seeing he did not use any such to the Apostate Angels, but they were immediately chained up in the close Prison of utter darknesse.
