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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80146	The marrow of Christianity: or, A spirituall discoverie of some principles of truth, meet to be known of all the saints; represented in ten sections. / By T. Collier, minister of the gospel. Whereunto is added an epistle, written by M. Saltmarsh.	Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691.; Towne, Robert, 1592 or 3-1663. Assertion of grace.	1647 (1647)	Wing C5291; Wing T1978; Thomason E1157_1; Thomason E1157_2; ESTC R208677	55,702	142

dies the death that so he might free man from death and so Christ in bearing the sinne and the condemnation recovers man out of this lost and undone condition Two objectictions here need to be cleared Object 1. Whether Christ Jesus the second Adam bare the sins and so the condemnation of all men Ans First it is without question that he took the sin and fault of the first Adam upon him and so the sinne of the world of man whose nature was in him and so taking the sinne so the condemnation of the whole upon him else he could not have effected that work for which he came Object If Christ beare the sin and condemnation of all why then are not all saved Answ 1. All are in one sense saved that is with an externall salvation from the present curse and death pronounced and so the whole world have a being by Christ and a redemption a salvation a peace which it enjoyes by him a mercy that they are not sensible of Col. 1.20 Having made peace by the blood of his Crosse by him to reconcile all th●ngs to himselfe whether things in heaven or things on earth c. Note all things are reconciled What things The same that were made by him verse 16. All things partake of this reconciliation and peace Secondly all are not saved with an eternall salvation b●cause all doe not beleeve It is true that there was a salvation purchased from the externall part of the present curse for that present sin yet Adams posterity acting other sins draw on other externall judgements but there was likewise by the taking away of the present judgement or death threatned a prevention of the present execution of that eternall death included and so a spirituall and an eternall life by Christ obtained yet so as that none partake of it but beleevers so that although there be a salvation purchased by Christ and tendered unto all yet none are made partakers of this salvation but beleevers and none can beleeve savingly but those who are drawn up to the Father through the Sonne by a power above themselves who were known and beloved of God from everlasting the Father giving forth his Sonn● as a publick person making sa●is●action to the Law of Transgression rhat all mankind might bee brought under the tender of the Gospel that so upon beleeving they might be delivered from both the first covenant and transgression no man being indeed delivered from either but by beleeving all men remaining in the first Adam and so under the Law of transgression in the Spirit unlesse beleev●rs Christ having purchased an eternall salvation but keeps it in his own hand and dispenseth it in the Spirit to those to whom God gives hearts to receive both him and it so now nothing hinders the salvation of any man with relation to Christ a Saviour or Deliverer from the transgression and sin of the first Adam on Gods part externally all partake of it internally onely believers Hee is the Saviour of all but especially of them that beleeve And nothing on Gods part hinders the eternal salvation of all with relation to the purchase or price paid but only on Gods part his eternall purpose to draw up some into union with himselfe in ●is Son and leaving others to beleeve if they wou●d or could And from hence on the crea ures part being thus left onely a Christ tendered able to save them if they beleeve they being left of God having neither wi●l skill nor power to bele●ve perish everlastingly under the rejecting of the Gospel Object It seemes to be injustice in God to condemne the sin of all upon Christ and yet to condemne it upon the sinner too Answ 1. It was as easie for Christ being thereunto appointed of the Father to make satisfaction to the Law of Transgression for the sins of all as one Such was his excellent worth Secondly the spiritua●l and eternall part of it remains still with God in Christ and is handed forth to none but beleevers and so it remaines that there is no injustice in God to put such a worth in the sufferings of his Son that it is able to satisfie the law of transgression for all and able to save all that come to God by him and yet to condemne sinne even the sinne of the first as iwell as the rejecting of the second Adam n all those that refuse him seeing his eternall purpose in all was the setting forth of his Son as a peace-maker that so there might be a visible ground upon which the beloved of God might accept of peace and so come to enjoy that invisible union with the Father in the Spirit which he from eternity intended and likewise that there might be a visible rule of rejecting all who wilfully con●emne their own peace and so judge themselves unworthy of eternall life Quest Did Christ purchase life and love from the hand of the Father Ans Nay he did not purchase life and love from the hand of the Father but was a gift flowing forth from the Fathers love The death of Christ was not the cause efficient either of life or love but love in God was the efficient cause of the coming forth and suffering of Christ John 3.16 God so loved the world that he gave his Sonne Qu. In what sense then may Christ be said to deliver from wra●h 1 Thess 1.10 And to purchase his Church with his blood Acts 20.28 Answ 1. He delivers from wrath in a two-fold consideration First from that wrath and justice of God gone forth in a righteous law it being broken wrath is gone forth upon all because God is Truth and so in the letter wrath is gone forth upon all through Adams trnasgression and so all unbelievers in that sense are under wrath and there remain eternally if not delivered John 3. last 2. They are delivered from wrath with relation to their apprehension Never any soul comes savingly to Christ but he first makes him sensible of an estate of wrath and so every beleever may truly say They were once children of wrath that is in an estate of wrath under the Law of Transgression and so are delivered from wrath to come because if God had not from everlasting received them into the number of those written in heaven they must likewise have endured wrath to come Secondly He purchased his Church with his blood and so salvation for them under two considerations 1. He purchased his Church from the Law of Transgression God having said In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt dye Man eates and so should have died eternally had not God provided such a remedy therefore he gives his Son to purchase Man from that condition 2. He purchaseth His with his blood from wrath and condemnation in their own apprehensions Man being sensible of his lost condition must have something to satisfie his conscience therefore likewise the Father gives Christ and in both these not as the first and moving

cause of any thing in God but God out of his love gives forth his Son to effect that work As if a man indebted for more than he is ever able to pay the Creditor having vowed satisfaction the debter is cast down and troubled exceedingly the creditor to satisfie both his own word and the mind of the debter sends forth his Sonne and fully inables him to pay the debt he brings along the debter with him payes the debt cancells the bands and sets him free and thus it was with the Father man had sinned God had said in the day thou sinnest thou shalt dye this debt of death must be discharged the Father that he might be just and yet a justifier and that the conscience of falne man whom he loved might be satisfied he gives or sends forth his Sonne he payes the debt and so satisfies the word of the Father and the conscience of the sinner and so indeed is not essentially the procuring cause of love but rather an effect of love to satisfie both the word of the Father and the conscience of the sinner and this was Gods way from eternity through which he intended to manifest himselfe to his people SECTION 5. How persons come to have benefit by this meanes that God hath appointed as the way of life SInners come to have benefit by Jesus Christ by believing Iohn 3.16.36 he that believeth on the Son hath life and he that believeth not on the Son shall not see life but the wrath of God abideth in him Faith as an instrument is the meanes appointed of God by which sinners receive and owne Jesus Christ and life by him For clearing this truth three things will be necessary to be considered First what faith is Secondly how it comes Thirdly the properties and effects of it 1. What it is faith is the apprehending and applying Christ and so the father and his everlasting grace in him 1. It is the apprehending of Christ that is the observing and beholding of him as he is in himself the seeing of him in his beauty and excellency Esa 33.17 thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty it is to see all that worth to be in him that the soule needs and then 2. to apply him according to the soules present occasion a dying Christ to a dead soule and this Christ commends unto us to be the faith by which soules come to enjoy salvation Iohn 6.40 this is the will of him that sent me that he that seeth the Son and believeth on him may have everlasting life note he that seeth the Son that is apprehends that wor●h and excellency that ability the Father hath put in him to save sinners able to save all those to the utmost that come unto God by him and believeth on him that is applyeth him receiveth him as its alone Saviour and justifier to them he gives power to become the Sons of God ●ohn 1.12 even to as many as believe on his name 2. this faith doth not onely apply Christ as given forth of the Father singly and a part from the Father but it applyes that is ownes the Father in the Son and that everlasting love of the Father to the Soule brought downe through the Son for the Son is but the Fathers way down to sinners John 24.6 Iohn 12.44 He that believeth on me believeth not on me but on him that sent me that is be loveth not alone in Christ but believes injoyes ●hat everlasting good will and love of the Father to the Soule and so seeth the Father in Christ commending love and so giveing forth himselfe to the Soule and so is able to see and say tha it is indeed God that justifies and that God was in Christ as the way reconciling sinn●rs to himselfe not imputing their sins and now the sinner sees that Christ never acted any thing or brings down any thing to the Soule bu● what was and is the good will and pleasure of the Father and so faith ownes not onely Christ but the Father giving forth the Sonne as the price of their redemption Ephes 1.7 Gal. 3.13 and way of their adoption Gal. 4 5. 2. How is this faith obtained Answ It is the free guift of God as Christ who is its objects and all other good things or every good and perfect guift comes down from the Father God in Christ is the Prince and Author of our faith Heb. 12.2 Looking to Jesus the Author and finisher of our faith Eph. 2.8 ye are faved freely by grace through faith that not of our selves it is the gift of God faith is the proper and peculiar guift of God no man cometh unto me except the Father which hath sent me ●raw him it is the Father that workes all the Father first loves and then gives his Son and then drawes Soules up unto himselfe in the So● ●lse they never come No man comes t●●ne unlesse the Father draw him Iohn 6. hence it is that the experienced soule desires to be drawn C●n● 1.2 Phil. 1.29 for unto you it is given in the behalfe of Christ not onely to believe but to suffer that is you who have received this guift of faith must expect to suffer likewise Obj. But is not faith held forth in the Gospel as the co●di●ion of the Covenant of grace he that believeth shall be saved A. 1. Although it seems in the letter of the Gospel to be held forth as a condi●ion of the Covenant he tha believeth shall be saved yet it is in the spirit or mystery of the Gospel of conditio● on Gods part it is true none can be said say truly himself that he is in the C●venant of grace before faith yet this faith is the guift of God as you have heard and if any condition it is on Gods part in the mystery and it is his promise Heb. 8.10 this is the Covenant I will make with them I will write my Lawes in their hearts saith the Lord that is I will take them off themse ves and make them partakers of my spirit which shall cause them to own love in God and o live out of themselves in God and shall cause them to act spiritually even as Jesus Christ himselfe acted and so faith may be said indeed to be rather a b●anch or part of the Covenant of grac● than the condition for God in the Covenant promiseth to write his Law and to give faith and all good unto the soule he gives Christ a Covenant and with him he gives all having given us his Sonne how shall he not with him give us all things 2. Faith is indeed an evidence to the Soule that it is in the Covenant of grace and made one with God hence it is called Heb. 11.1 The evidence of things not seene that is not seene with a carnall eye the spirit evidenceth it and faith receiveth that evidence to the soule is satisfied through faiths believing of the word and spirit of God Obj.