The vniversallity of God's free-grace in Christ to mankind.: Proclaimed and displayed from 1 Tim. 2.6. and Hebr. 2.9. according to their genuine sense. That all might be comforted, encouraged; every one confirmed and assured of the propitiation and death of Christ for the whole race of mankind, and so for himself in particular. / Through urgent importunity, written by Thomas Moore.

USE III.

If thou be one that holdest, That Christ dyed, and wrought Redemp∣tion for All Men: and dost desire to Partake of the benifit of his Death, and to have Eternall Life with him; and for that end makest Images to thy self, to put thee in mind of him; and makest interceed∣ing Mediatours of Angels and Saints departed, to entreat his love for thee, and devisest Penitentiall abasements and mortifications, as ware∣ing haire garments, lying on bare boards, or chopt straw, going bare∣foot on Pilgrimage, willfull Poverty, and usest dilligence in use of hu∣mane devises, and mens Precepts, to Worship God withall, and are at labour and cost, and usest, and dost many Workes of Devotion, and of Mercy, and Equity, to make thy self worthy of Christ, and life by him; and through all these, to make up a Confidence of life to thy selfe; I pray thee, what wrong should be done thee, if one

shall charge thee with the sinne of the Heathen, in a higher degree then those. Rom. 1.18 22. for dost not thou herein hold the Truth in unrighteousnesse, and professing to know GOD, thou dost not glorifie him as GOD: but becommest vaine in thy immaginations; and pro∣fessing thy self to be wise, thou becomest most foolish: for even in this way, wherein thou thinkest to serve and honour him, and to have life by him, thou dost directly disobey and dishonour him, and provokest him to curse thee.

I pray thee consider, and let thy heart answer without stop, is this obedience or disobedience to the death and bloodshed of Jesus Christ: To be so alive to thy owne wisedome, thoughts, wayes, and workes; to choose thy own wayes, and put confidence therein; See and consider what is said before, to such as are not gone a whoring in thy way; and what is written. Jer. 9.23, 24. 1 Cor. 1.29, 30, 31. 2 Cor. 10.17, 18. 1 Joh. 5.20, 21. Isai. 66.1, 2, 3. and thou shalt see thy way sinfull; is this to honour him, or to dishonour him, To advance thy self in a Will-worship, and in Observation of things that Perish in thousing. Coll. 3.18.23.

Doth not his blood, spiritually applyed to the heart, humble and melt, mortifie sinne, appease the Conscience, and purify the heart? Zach. 12.10. 1 Pet. 1, 2. Hebr. 9.14. Why seekest thou this in other things, devised by thy self, or other men? Is not hee full of Spirit, to imprint his Word in thy heart? and is not his Spirit of devine force? and doe not his Words doe good to them, that walke up∣rightly? Isai. 68.18. Acts 2.32. Heb. 8.1, 2, 6, 10. Jam. 4.5. Mal. 2.7. Joh. 1.14, 16, 17. Why seekest thou to be minded of him, and to serve him by humane devises? Is not hee the brightnesse of his Fathers glory; and the expresse Image of his Fathers Person? Even the Hee, that up∣holds all things by the Word of his Power: who when he had by himself purged our sinnes; sate downe on the right band of the Majesty, on high. Hebr. 1.3. Who beareth and seeth all things. Hebr. 4.12, 13. Whose lippes are full of grace; being also the most Excellent in Beauty. Psalm. 45.2. Cant. 5.10. and who breatheth forth Spirit to reprove, to comfort, to teach, and help to Pray, and returne answeres of Prayers. Joh. 14.26. and 15.26. and 16.13, 15. Romanes 8.26. Psalm. 85.8. Why dotest thou then on dead things, Images of mens ma∣king, that can neither heare, nor see, nor taste, nor smell,

nor speake, nor goe, nor doe good, nor evill, but must be borne, and so makest thy self (in respect of spirituall life,) like them. Psal. 115.4, 8. If thou say no, thou wilt have no Image of God the Father; whose Image Christ is, but of Christ himselfe, as he was Man; to mind thee of him sure.

Thou knowest thou hast no Word of his so to doe; and what di∣shonour doest thou to him, who hath promised by his Word and Spirit, to be with his to the Worlds end, and to manifest himself to such, as in beleeving, d••e honour and love him, and walke in that love. Matth. 28.20. Joh. 14.21, 22, 23. and if thou wilt have Images of him; hee hath pointed such as can live, and breathe, and heare, and speake; whom though thou may not worship; yet thou maist shew thy Love to him, in loving and doing good to them; men and women of the same flesh and blood with thee; who are his Creature, made in his Image. Jam. 3.9. and some of these that are Partakers of his grace and Spirit, and thereby conformed to him in some measure, and shew forth his vertues. 2 Cor. 3.3. 1 Pet. 2.9. and these are lively Images, and representations of him: on these look, for these be at cost to Pitty, and helpe them; to feed the hungry, and cloath the naked, for whom Christ dyed; doing good to all, especially to them of the houshold of Faith; and this done for Christ's sake, is to feed Christ, and to cloathe Christ, &c. Gal. 3.8, 9, 10. Matt. 25.40. and these hath hee left with us, to this end. Joh. 12.8. doe not so dishonour him, to lay out thy cost on mens livelesse Images.

Is not he that only Mediatour and High Priest, that by his owne blood, hath entered into the holy of holyes; and opened the way for us to approch with holy boldnesse, remaining himself there, as our Advocate with the Father, who hath wrought redemption for us; and is the Propi∣tiation for our sinnes, having left his Promise, for that according to his will, wee aske in his Name. Heb. 9.12, 24. and 10, 19, 20. 1 Joh. 2.1, 2. & 5.14, 15. Joh. 16.23, 24. And why turnest thou aside to others, to mediate for thee, and do him that dishonour; But if thou sayest no, thou seekest no Mediatour between God and thee, but Jesus Christ, but Angels, and Saints departed, to enterceed to Christ for thee; I aske, where hath he will'd thee so to doe; Nay hee hath bid thee, Seek the Prayers of the Church, and the Saints that thou knowest, To whom thou may'st make knowne thy griefes; and that

are here on the Earth. James 6.13.18. And not to them that have no Portion in the things done under the Sunne; Eccles. 9.5, 6, 10. Isa. 63.16. who can neither heare, nor answer thee.

Is not hee the great Prophet and Teacher of his Church? and hath hee not left his Spirit and Word therewith, to teach the same, and sealed his care thereof, and love there to by his blood-shed? Isa. 55.4. Acts 3.22. Matth. 28.20. Isai. 59.21. 2 Pet. 3.2. Joh. 10.15. Ephes. 5.22, 25. and can any Worship be pleasing to him, but that which is through Faith in him, confidence in his blood, and guidance of his Spirit, according to his Word: Jam. 1.6. Heb. 10.19, 24. Rom. 8.26. 1 Pet. 1.21, 25. and 2.1, 3. 1 Joh. 5.20.21. and thinkest thou, hee wanted Wisedome, Love or care; why then followest thou Humane Devises, in Wor∣shipping him? Againe, is this the way to Life, or Death, to serve and feare, and worship him after thy owne, or other mens devises, accor∣ding to the Doctrines and Precepts of men? Hath not himselfe said, It is in vain so to worship him. Mat. 15.9. and hee will chuse delusions for such. Isai. 66, 3, 4. and that hee will blast and curse them. Isai. 27.13, 14, 15. As thou therefore esteemest the blood of CHRIST, shed for thee, and his Love testified therein; as thou heedest his honour, and tenderest thy owne Life, Turn from these deceivable follyes, and a∣bominations, and submit to the Gospel, and Spirit of Christ there∣in; and seek him as thon art thereby directed; and there is hope of Pardon and life to be mett with for thee: As for those that are en∣amoured with the Golden Cup, that is in the hand of the Whore, and so given up through desire of her beauty, riches, honour, to Wor∣ship the Beast; I am not here lead to speak to them; they may heare and see what is said of them. Revel. 14.9.10, 11. be not deceived by them.