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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
OF Universal Redemption. › Chapter 8 › Argument 3: Argument 3. Against Universal Satisfaction.
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3. Christ had as much of his ends obtained in those that perished by Rejecting Grace, before his death, as he hath for those that perish for the same cause since.
4. The Wicked that perished before Christ's death, had the same benefits by it, as those that perish after his death, (allowing the difference that the clear discovery of the mystery of Salvation now doth cause;) they had mercy offered them, and Remission and Salvation given them on Condition of repenting and believing, and sufficient grace to have brought them nearer God than they were, which if they had obeyed, they had a high probability of having more added.
5. All this presupposeth Christ then a sufficient Object for their Faith; that is, Christ who had satisfied for them, as to his Undertaking, and must and would do it afterwards in performance, was then the Object propounded for them to believe in; and therefore their Unbelief was Consequential, and not Antecedent to Christ's moral satisfaction, and suffering for them; even as the Faith of the Godly also was.
6. It is as good arguing, to say, some were in Heaven when Christ dyed, therefore he dyed not for them, as to say, some were in Hell, therefore he dyed not for them. For it may as wisely be said, those in Heaven were past all need of satisfaction, as that those in Hell were past all hope and remedy.