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

And because this means so pleaseth him, he esteemeth Christs satisfaction meritorious of further benefits, (joined with his meritorious obedience) upon which estimation and his own will (called the Covenant with Christ) he annexeth further benefits thereto. For the end why he satisfied his justice by the Sacrifice of his Son, was that he might honourably, wisely, and justly give out the following benefits which he giveth out hereupon. So that Christs death is as to God, first satisfactory, and then meritorious of further benefits. Now Faith very remotely followeth all this, as shall be shown.

And because this means so pleaseth him, he esteemeth Christs satisfaction meritorious of further benefits, (joyned with his meritorious obedience) upon which estimation and his own will (called the Covenant with Christ) he annexeth further benefits thereto. For the end why he satisfied his justice by the Sacrifice of his Son, was that he might honourably, wisely, and justly give out the following benefits which he giveth out hereupon. So that Christs death is as to God, first satisfactory, and then meritorious of further benefits. Now Faith very remotely followeth all this, as shall be shewn.

5. The thing that God could not do without satisfaction, was the remitting of sin, and freeing the delinquent from punishment: it was not directly, nor in its self the bestowing of Faith.

6. For I would desire any Judicious Man to consider, whether if Christ had by his death satisfied God's justice for mans guilt, and had not at all done any more by his death for the meriting of Faith, might not God have given man Faith at his own pleasure, without the least show of injustice, or any other prohibiting inconvenience? though Christ de facto did merit more, yet we may well in dispute for searching out the truth, separate in our thoughts guilt of sin, and want of Faith in Christ; and we may suppose that Christ had done no more by his death,