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Universal redemption of mankind, by the Lord Jesus Christ stated and cleared by the…
Universal redemption of mankind, by the Lord Jesus Christ stated and cleared by the late learned Mr. Richard Barter [sic] ; whereunto is added a short account of Special redemption, by the same author.
London: printed for John Salusbury, 1694
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Answ. That's not so; for that Unrighteousness is injurious to God, and perturbeth the order of Nature, and is injurious to our selves. But this God is not to be conceived as capable of, seeing it consisteth in a disconformity to his will.
And, 2. It's apparent that it is Gods distributive Justice, as to men, and his commutative Justice as to Christ, which is here pleaded by Divines to prove a necessity of the Salvation of all that Christ Died for.
Let us therefore go to the proof of the Minor Proposition: And it is proved thus.
If Gods punishing the same men that Christ Died for be injustice or injurious, then it is either a wrong to God himself or to Christ the Redeemer, or else to the Sinners that perish: But it is no wrong to God the Father, Christ the Redeemer, nor the Sinner: Therefore it is no injustice nor wrong at all.