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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
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3. Or if the Children prove wicked and rebellious themselves, God may bring on that Generation the Evils deserved by the foregoing. Yet is there a great difference in degree between guilt from Progenitors, and guilt from our own Personal voluntary Actions; and therefore God never imputeth the former where men are personally obedient and penitent; but lays it as an addition to their personal guilt, on the Impenitent and Disobedient.
3. Or if the Children prove wicked and rebellious themselves, God may bring on that Generation the Evlis deserved by the foregoing. Yet is there a great difference in degree between guilt from Progenitors, and guilt from our own Personal voluntary Actions; and therefore God never imputeth the former where men are personally obedient and penitent; but lays it as an addition to their personal guilt, on the Impenitent and Disobedient.
Prop. XX. I cannot find in Scripture where it is clearly revealed to us, on what terms God will Judge those that heard not of Christ. In general we find that he will judge them according to their usage of the Talents of Mercy received, and not according to the rigour of the Law of works as it stands alone; but particularly how God will proceed with them, or whether any Heathen be ever saved? I cannot find that he hath revealed. For indeed it doth not concern us to know it. I dare not say that any of them (Socrates, Seneca, Plato, &c.) are saved: Nor dare I say that I am certain they are not: They that are certain let them be thankful for their knowledge, and not be angry with me for confessing my Ignorance. And I hope they will distinguish between Ignorance and Error, and therefore not charge me with Error in this. It seems to me that these ⟨p. 476⟩men being not under any conditional Promise of Life, (for Faith is the condition) therefore they cannot lay claim to Salvation by the Tenor of the Covenant. (Though some think that the Promise of Pardon and Life to them that Repent may give them an interest:) But yet God is not engaged to the contrary, but dealeth Arbitrarily with them, and therefore we cannot know his dealings particularly and fully herein.