A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are…A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are…

In the same sense I understand Heb. 2. 19. that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man, [Greek or Hebrew]: which phrase the apostle rather useth to the Hebrews, to wear out that common opinion of the Jews, that the Messiah was only to be a Saviour to them, as under the Law the Sacrifices were offered only for the sins of the congregation of Israel. Howbeit I may further add for clearing this Text. 1. Seeing the Text hath no more but [Greek or Hebrew], that is, (as the Tigurine rightly rendereth the letter of the Text) pro omni, we may well supply it thus, [Greek or Hebrew], pro omni filio, not for every man, (which though it be the expression of the English Translators cannot be necessarily drawn from the original) but for every son, whether Jew or Gentile, i. e. for every one predestinated to the adoption of children, which I confirm from the two next verses (both of them having a manifest connection with v: 9) •or these all for whom Christ tasted death are called many sons v: 10. and they who are sanctified, also Brethren, vers. 11 See the like phrase Mark 9. 49. [Greek or Hebrew], for every one shall be salted with fire, i. e. every one who shall enter into life: for this sense is to be gathered from the v. 43, 45. 47. and when it is said, 3 epist: John v. 12. Demetrius hath good report of all men, we must either understand all the Brethren, or make some such restriction of that universal expression, [Greek or Hebrew], for most men ⟨p. 284⟩in the world knew not Demetrius. So Luke 16. 16. from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth unto it, [Greek or Hebrew]. Now therefore there can be no further of [Greek or Hebrew], in that Text to the Hebrews, then in these other texts here cited. 2. It may be also supplied thus, [Greek or Hebrew], and tis in it self true that Christ tasted death for every Nation, or for every people, for in him are all the Nations and Kindreds of the earth blessed, Act: 3. 25. Gal. 3. 8. that is, the Elect of all the Nations, which upon the matter comes to one and the same thing with the •ormer sense, although the former expression suits better to the context: yea although it had been said that Christ tasted death [Greek or Hebrew], for every man, (which is not said) yet every man could be here no more then all men,