The Gentiles, the body of them are wild, not by original sin, for so the Jews were as bad as they, and had as much of that as they: Whence is their wildness then, because God left them in their natural corruption without the help of those means that might help them, and therefore they grew wild as a tree in the wilderness grows wild, so they were left without any interest in any means of help, and so they grew wild; for God had not engaged himself to them, Acts 17.30. In the times of ignorance God regarded not, but now he admonisheth all men every where to repent: that is, now all the nations of the earth ran riot, it is the same with that in Acts 6.1. the Widows were neglected, that is, God left them as Trees in the Wilderness, God did not care for the Gentiles, in giving them means for their good, therefore now they grow wild. Acts 14.16. who in times past suffered all the Gentiles to walk in their own ways: Israel had laws to walk by, but it was not so with other Nations, and therefore they were wild, and strangers from the common-wealth of Israel. Ephes. 2.12. they had not an interest in the covenant of the Jews, but were wild sinners, and not under the dressing of God for their good; and so were all those that came of them, Pagans of Pagans, such Children of such Parents, under the curse of God, in sin; and not looked after, having no means, the Fathers ignorant, and so were the Children. And this is the meaning of that Rom. 11.24. For if thou were cut out of the Olive Tree, which was wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into the right Olive Tree, &c. What nature is meant? corrupt ⟨p. 51⟩nature? No, for the Jews were corrupt as well as they: the Jews were as deep in original sin as they; not only contrary to corrupt nature, but they were wild by nature, that is, they were under such a dispensation, that God was not engaged to them, and so the children of them were under the like condition, they were in such a course, as they had not the means to mend them, nay they had no engagement of God, but they were under the curse of God, without means; but now the true Olive, that grew not wild; not that they had not as many sins by nature; and as they, so their children, the same sin in their nature:
The Gentiles, the body of them are wild, not by originall sinne, for so the Jewes were as bad as they, and had as much of that as they: Whence is their wildnesse then, because God left them in their naturall corruption without the help of those meanes that might help them, and therefore they grew wild as a tree in the wildernesse growes wild, so they were left without any interest in any means of help, and so they grew wild; for God had not ingaged himselfe to them, Acts 17.30. In the times of ignorance God regarded not, but now he admonisheth all men every where to repent: that is, now all the nations of the earth ran riot, it is the same with that in Acts 6.1. the Widowes were neglected, that is, God left them as Trees in the Wildernesse, God did not care for the Gentiles, in giving them meanes for their good, therefore now they grow wild. Acts 14.16. who in times past suffered all the Gentiles to walk in their own wayes: Israel had lawes to walk by, but it was not so with other Nations, and therefore they were wild, and strangers from the common-wealth of Israel. Ephes. 2.12. they had not an interest in the covenant of the Jewes, but were wild sinners, and not under the dressing of God for their good; and so were all those that came of them, Pagans of Pagans, such Children of such Parents, under the curse of God, in sinne; and not looked after, having no meanes, the Fathers ignorant, and so were the Children. And this is the meaning of that Rom. 11.24. For if thou were cut out of the Olive Tree, which was wild by nature, and were grasred contrary to nature into the right Olive Tree, &c. What nature is meant? corrupt ⟨p. 51⟩nature? No, for the Jewes were corrupt as well as they: the Jewes were as deep in originall sinne as they; not onely contrary to corrupt nature, but they were wild by nature, that is, they were under such a dispensation, that God was not ingaged to them, and so the children of them were under the like condition, they were in such a course, as they had not the meanes to mend them, nay they had no ingagement of God, but they were under the curse of God, without meanes; but now the true Olive, that grew not wild; not that they had not as many sinnes by nature; and as they, so their children, the same sinne in their nature:
