Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world

First, I shall make it appear, That it cannot be meant of every particular man, or woman in the world: Nay, indeed, the truth is, that there is a great part in the world and such a part as the world may receive denomination from too, that Christ hath rejected, & shall never be reconciled to: and that is clear in John. 17. where Christ saith, That he prayed not for the World, surely then he died not for the world: there are some in the world that Christ did not so much as pray for; How was God reconciling himself to the world then, when as Christ professeth, he did not pray for the world? It appears by this, that we are not to understand it of every particular man, or woman in the world; there are some that are in the world that God was never reconciling himself unto.

First, I shal make it appear, That it cannot be meant of every particular man, or woman in the world: Nay, indeed, the truth is, that there is a great part in the world and such a part as the world may receive denomination from too, that Christ hath rejected, & shal never be reconciled to: and that is cleer in John. 17. where Christ saith, That he prayed not for the World, surely then he died not for the world: there are some in the world that Christ did not so much as pray for; How was God reconciling himself to the world then, when as Christ professeth, he did not pray for the world? It appears by this, that we are not to understand it of every particular man, or woman in the world; there are some that are in the world that God was never reconciling himself unto.

1. And besides this Text, it appears from hence. ⟨p. 161⟩Because if God were reconciling himself to all the world, then all should certainly believe, and be saved; Why? Because that Christ should lay down a price for all, and the blood of Christ doth as well pardon the sin of unbelief as any other sin. If there be any one that Christ hath laid down his life for, he hath purchased at the hands of God the Father, that this Soul should be delivered from the power of unbelief; and Faith it is a blessing that comes unto us by Christ, as well as any other blessing. I appeal to you; Is not Faith a spiritual blessing, as well as any other Grace?