The fountain opened, or, The great gospel privilege of having Christ exhibited to sinful…The fountain opened, or, The great gospel priviledge of having Christ exhibited to sinfull…

2. In respect to the Extent of the offer that is ⟨p. 35⟩made of it. Before the Gospel times, Christ was in some respects a fountain shut up, and sealed; he was opened, only to the Nation of the Jews, and such as were Proselyted to them; and that also obscurely: the Law of Ordinances was a partition wall between the •ews and other people, so that this was their peculiar privilege and prerogative; Rom. 3. 2. To them. were committed the Oracles of God; Chap. 9. 4. 5. Who are Israelites, to whom pertaineth the Adoption, & the Glory, & the Covenants, & the giving of the Law, &c. And hence we have that of Christ himself, in Joh. 4. 22. Salvation is of the Jews. Hence the Gospel was to be first offered to them, and on their rejecting it, to be carried to the Gentiles. Acts 13. 46. But now the partition wall is pulled down, the Law of Ordinances is removed, and there is a way opened for others to come to him, and have peace in him, Eph. 2. 14, 15. He is our peace, having made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us▪ &c. Christ therefore, when he was to ascend to Heaven, Commissioned his Apostles to go into all, the world, and Preach the Gospel to every Creature, Mark 16. 15. The Apostle therefore tells us, Rom. 10. 18. Their sound went into all the earth, and their words into the ends of the world.

2. In respect to the Extent of the offer that is ⟨p. 35⟩made of it. Before the Gospel times, Christ was in some respects a fountain shut up, and sealed; he was opened, only to the Nation of the Jews, and such as were Proselyted to them; and that also obscurely: the Law of Ordinances was a partition wall between the ews and other people, so that this was their peculiar priviledge and prerogative;