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

Thirdly, And remember again that your self confess an Inequality of Gods Benefits, and that he is not bound to give them to all alike, though there were no inequality of demerit in the Receivers, If then he give more to the Church by Christ Incarnate, then he did before his Incarnation, or more than he giveth to the world that never hear the Gospel, their Eye should not be evil because he is good; much less ours who receive the benefit.

Fourthly, And I am glad that all that you require of God for All the world, is but that their Salvation or Damnation may be brought to their own free choice, and not their perdition ⟨p. 109⟩be a thing unavoidable by Gods mere will, without their culpable mischoosing. And all this we maintain as well as you: And you can never prove that the Christian Religion doth deny it. Nay tell me if you can what mercy your doctrine giveth to all the world, which ours giveth them not? Do you say that they are not under the mere Law of Innocency made with Adam, but under the Law of grace, which after was given him? so do we. But you say, that this Law of Grace is the Law of Nature? Let not names abuse us: It is not the Law of Innocent Nature: But it is so fitted to mans Lapsed State, and doth also so fitly express the Gracious Nature of God, and also hath such evidences in Gods merciful providence and dealing with the sinful world, that in all these respects, if you call it the Law of Lapsed and reprieved nature under its reparation, we will not contend about the name.

Fourthly, And I am glad that all that you require of God for All the world, is but that their Salvation or Damnation may be brought to their own free choice, and not their perdition ⟨p. 109⟩be a thing unavoidable by Gods meer will, without their culpable mischoosing. And all this we maintain as well as you: And you can never prove that the Christian Religion doth deny it. Nay tell me if you can what mercy your doctrine giveth to all the world, which ours giveth them not? Do you say that they are not under the meer Law of Innocency made with Adam, but under the Law of grace, which after was given him? so do we. But you say, that this Law of Grace is the Law of Nature? Let not names abuse us: It is not the Law of Innocent Nature: But it is so fitted to mans Lapsed State, and doth also so fitly express the Gracious Nature of God, and also hath such evidences in Gods merciful providence and dealing with the sinful world, that in all these respects, if you call it the Law of Lapsed and reprieved nature under its reparation, we will not contend about the name.