More reasons for the Christian religion and no reason against it, or, A second…

Secondly, We all confess the universal necessity of Repentance? But this is partly coordinate (as the end) and partly subordinate (as an effect) and therefore not contrary to the necessity of a Redeemer? Repentance is our conversion, and our begun Recovery from sin: And will it follow that the Physician ⟨p. 83⟩is unnecessary because health and recovery are necessary? Yea, and sufficient in their kind?

Thirdly, How doth it follow that the Remedy was not Universal, when Redemption by Christ was universal? Christ so far died for all men, as by his death he procured them any Grace. But he procured Grace (though not equal Grace) for all: You confess an universal Grace, and yet an inequality of benefits: we say, that Grace was procured by Christ: Do we narrow it at all, by saying, Christ procured it?

Thirdly, How doth it follow that the Remedy was not Universal, when Redemption by Christ was universal? Christ so far died for all men, as by his death he procured them any Grace. But he procured Grace (though not equal Grace) for all: You confess an universal Grace, and yet an inequallity of benefits: we say, that Grace was procured by Christ: Do we narrow it at all, by saying, Christ procured it?

Fourthly, I perceive some mens mis-explication of these things was your snare and scandal. First, We distinguish between Christs procurement of our pardon and salvation by his sacrifice and merit with God, and Christ as the object of mans faith, or as Believed in by man. We do not make the latter so universally necessary as the former. For we hold that Infants are saved, that believe not. But we hold that no one is saved for whom Christ did not satisfy Gods Justice and merit salvation. Secondly, And ⟨p. 84⟩