Object. III. Many places of Scripture there are which affirm this, that the benefit of Christs death doth appertain unto all. Rom. •1. God hath shut up all under sin, that he might have mercy upon all. 1. Tim. 2.4. God would have all men to be saved. 2. Pet. •.9. God would not have any to perish, but all come to repentance. Answer. I. You must understand all that believe, as it is Math. 11.28. All that are weary and heavy laden. Joh. 3.6. All that believe. Gal. 3.23. The Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by the faith of Jesus ⟨p. 170⟩Christ, should be given to them which believe. Act. 10.43. All which believe. And surely there is as well a generality of them that believe, as of the whole world. II. We may understand by [all] of all sorts some, not every singular person of all sorts. So, Revel. 5.9. Christ is said to have redeemed some out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation. And Gal. 3.28. There is neither Jew nor Grecian, neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female, for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. Matth. 4. Christ is said to have healed every disease, that is, every kind of disease. And Augustine to this purpose hath a fit rule. All is often used for many, as Rom. 5.18,19. Augustine in his Manuel to Laur. chap. 103. It is thus said (saith Augustine) God would have all to be saved, not because there was no man which he would have damned, who therefore would not do miracles amongst them, which would as he saith, have repented, if he had done miracles, but that by all men we should understand all sorts of men, howsoever distinguished, whether Kings, private persons, &c. And in his book de Corrept. & gratia, chap. 14. It is said, he would have all to be saved, so as we must understand all such as are predestinate to be saved, because amongst them there are all sorts of men, as he said to the Pharisees, You tithe every herb. III. These two, to be willing to save man, and that he should come to the saving knowledge of the truth, are inseparably united together. 1. Tim. 2.4. But the second we see doth not agree to all and every singular person: therefore the first cannot.
Obiect. III. Many places of Scripture there are which affirme this, that the benefit of Christs death doth appertaine vnto all. Rom. •1. God hath shutte vp all vnder sinne, that he might haue mercie vpon all. 1. Tim. 2.4. God would haue all men to bee saued. 2. Pet. •.9. God would not haue any to perish, but all come to repentance. Answer. I. You must vnderstand all that beleeue, as it is Math. 11.28. All that are wearie and heauie laden. Ioh. 3.6. All that beleeue. Gal. 3.23. The Scripture hath concluded all vnder sinne, that the promise by the faith of Iesus ⟨p. 170⟩Christ, should be giuen to them which beleeue. Act. 10.43. All which beleeue. And surely there is as well a generalitie of them that beleeue, as of the whole world. II. We may vnderstand by [all] of all sorts some, not euery singular person of all sorts. So, Reuel. 5.9. Christ is said to haue redeemed some out of euery kinred, and tongue, and people, and nation. And Gal. 3.28. There is neither Iew nor Grecian, neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female, for ye are all one in Christ Iesus. Matth. 4. Christ is said to haue healed euery disease, that is, euery kind of disease. And Augustine to this purpose hath a fit rule. All is often vsed for many, as Rom. 5.18,19. Augustine in his Manuel to Laur. chap. 103. It is thus saide (saith Augustine) God would haue all to be saued, not because there was no man which he would haue damned, who therefore would not doe miracles amongst them, which would as he saith, haue repented, if he had done miracles, but that by all men we should vnderstand all sorts of men, howsoeuer distinguished, whether Kings, priuate persons, &c. And in his booke de Corrept. & gratia, chap. 14. It is saide, he would haue all to be saued, so as we must vnderstand all such as are predestinate to be saued, because amongst them there are all sorts of men, as he said to the Pharises, You tythe euery hearb. III. These two, to be willing to saue man, and that he should come to the sauing knowledge of the truth, are inseparably vnited together.
