Universal redemption of mankind, by the Lord Jesus Christ stated and cleared by the…

These are the terms on which God took Christ's Sufferings as satisfactory to his Justice, which terms are well pleasing to the Son himself, nor did he ever desire to ransom them on other terms, or to bring them into any other Condition, than under this his own Government and Laws, nor to convey Pardon and Glory (the Fruits of his Death) to any that refused him; (still supposing his Everlasting secret Decree of procuring his chosen infallibly to perform the Conditions, and partake of the benefits which belongs to another part of Theology.)

Also it must be well observed (as the very Principal Point for avoiding the common Errors in this business) that the satisfaction is made to God as Legislator, and so Rector per Leges; and so hath its main direct respect to his Legislative Will. His Will de Eventu is naturally Antecedent to it, and the Cause of it as Event: But his Law was the cause or occasion of it, as due or morally necessary; and also there ⟨p. 382⟩are no Acts of his Decretive Will de Eventu caused by it, but there are Acts of his Laws (and so as to our manner of conceiving of his Will de Debito) caused by it; and so it was not for Christ's Death that God decreed to give Faith to any, and consequently to give actual Pardon and Glory: But God Decreed to give these for Christ's death, when he so gives them: And it is because of Christs death that they are due; though not immediately from his death, but mediante donatione Testamenti vel faderis, Christ's death is the Cause of Faith, but not of the Decree to give it.

Also it must be well observed (as the very Principal Point for avoiding the common Errours in this business) that the satisfaction is made to God as Legislator, and so Rector per Leges; and so hath its main direct respect to his Legislative Will. His Will de Eventu is naturally Antecedent to it, and the Cause of it as Event: But his Law was the cause or occasion of it, as due or morally necessary; and also there ⟨p. 382⟩are no Acts of his Decretive Will de Eventu caused by it, but there are Acts of his Laws (and so as to our manner of conceiving of his Will de Debito) caused by it; and so it was not for Christ's Death that God decreed to give Faith to any, and consequently to give actual Pardon and Glory: But God Decreed to give these for Christ's death, when he so gives them: And it is because of Christs death that they are due; though not immediately from his death, but mediante donatione Testamenti vel faderis, Christ's death is the Cause of Faith, but not of the Decree to give it.