The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…

To pass by all other the great and notable common benefit, is the conditional Covenant of grace; or the conditional pardon of sin, and gift of eternal life to all without exception, John 3.16. Mark 16.15, 16. Rom. 10.9. Mat. 6.14, 15. Mat. 22.7, 8, 9. And this general conditional promise must be first preached; and the preaching of this is the universal o• common call and offer of grace: And it must be first believed, as is before said. But the actual belief of it, according to its true intent and meaning, doth prove our actual personal title to all ⟨p. 191⟩the benefits which were before given but conditionally, John 3.16. 1 John 5.10, 11, 12. 2 Cor. 5.19, 20 21.

Direct. 4. Accordingly judge how far Redemption is common or special, by the common and special benefits procured.

For no man can deny but it is so far common, as the benefits are common: that is, so far as to procure and give to sinners a common conditional pardon as aforesaid (as Dr. Twice very often taketh notice.) And no man can affirm, that it is common to all, so far as absolutely or eventually to give them actual pardon and salvation, unless they dream that all are saved. But that some eventually and infallibly are saved, all confess: And we had rather think that Christ and the good pleasure of God, is the chief differencing cause, than we our selves.