3. The Third Argument; It is no injustice in God to make a Law to those that Christ Died for, which threateneth Punishment to them conditionally, and commandeth them to fear it, and avoid it; therefore it is no injustice in God to punish some for whom Christ Died. The Antecedent is doubtless because God doth actually make such Laws as threaten to all both Temporary and Everlasting punishments. If it be said that [they threaten none but final Unbelievers; and Christ Died for none such.] I answer, (to omit the begging of the Question in this Objection) Gods new Law threateneth Temporal Punishment to those that are not such Unbelievers, and Eternal Punishment conditionally to All; viz. If they believe not: And it threateneth no man but conditionally, for the discovery of absolute Non-election, and the certainty of the perishing of all the Non-elect, is not properly a threatening but a Prediction; yet improperly may be called a threatening: Even as the discovery of absolute Election, and ⟨p. 405⟩of the certainty of the Salvation of all the Elect, is improperly called a Covenant or Promise; which is properly a Prediction de eventu only, not constitutive of any Right. If the whole New Law (He that believeth shall be Saved, and he that believeth not shall be Damned) be made to all, Elect as well as others; and must be preached or promulgate to every Creature, then the comminatory part is made to all, Elect, as well as others: But the Antecedent is true, Ergo, &c.
3. The Third Argument; It is no injustice in God to make a Law to those that Christ Died for, which threatneth Punishment to them conditionally, and commandeth them to fear it, and avoid it; therefore it is no injustice in God to punish some for whom Christ Died. The Antecedent is doubtless because God doth actually make such Laws as threaten to all both Temporary and Everlasting punishments. If it be said that [they threaten none but final Unbelievers; and Christ Died for none such.] I answer, (to omit the begging of the Question in this Objection) Gods new Law threatneth Temporal Punishment to those that are not such Unbelievers, and Eternal Punishment conditionally to All; viz. If they believe not: And it threatneth no man but conditionally, for the discovery of absolute Non-election, and the certainty of the perishing of all the Non-elect, is not properly a threatning but a Prediction; yet improperly may be called a threatning: Even as the discovery of absolute Election, and ⟨p. 405⟩of the certainty of the Salvation of all the Elect, is improperly called a Covenant or Promise; which is properly a Prediction de eventu only, not constitutive of any Right. If the whole New Law (He that believeth shall be Saved, and he that believeth not shall be Damned) be made to all, Elect as well as others; and must be preached or promulgate to every Creature, then the comminatory part is made to all, Elect, as well as others: But the Antecedent is true, Ergo, &c.
