conditions of men, betwixt which God maketh no diffe∣rence, as honourable, meane, rich, poore, learned, vnlear∣ned, olde, yong, free, bond, male, female, Magistrate, sub∣iect, with the like.
3 It is to be applied to the all-sufficiency of Christs sa∣crifice, which is auailable to take away the sinnes of the most notorious sinners that can be (as we heard before) as well as of any other sinners.
Thus this doctrine rightly taken, is abundantly con∣firmed throughout the whole Scripture. Salomon brings in Wisdome in the open streetes, proclaiming mercy to all: and Christ commandeth his Apostles to Preach the Gospell to euery creature: meaning euery reasonable creature capable thereof. But more particularly and expresly saith the Apostle; He that is Lord ouer all, is rich vnto all that call vpon him. And againe, God will that all men shall be saued: and Christ gaue himselfe a ransome for all men.
For with God there is no respect of persons; hee hath not carnall eyes, nor seeth as man seeth: the soules of the meanest are as deare and precious to him, as the soules of the greatest: All soules are mine, saith the Lord.
[Vse 1] This further confirmeth that which was noted before, that mans destruction is of himselfe.
No man can iustly blame God, who offereth mercy and pardon to euery one.
Let euery one of what ranke or condition soeuer he be, be encouraged to apply to himselfe this glad tidings of pardon: and seeing God excludeth none, let not any of vs exclude our selues.