A27064:1580
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.
Arg. IV. God hath made an ab olute Promise that he will infallibly Convert, Pardon and save some, viz. his Chosen,) which he hath not made ⟨p. 495⟩concerning others, therefore he intended the certain Conversion, Remission, and Salvation of those some, and not of others (in giving Christ, and so did Christ in giving his Life.)
Jer. 31. 33. This is my Covenant, &c. I will put my Law in their minds, and write it in their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my People. So I will take the hard heart out of their body, and give them an heart of flesh, a new heart, one heart, &c. And I will put my fear into their hearts that they shall not depart from me. Such Promises are not to all, nor Conditional: If they are, what is the Condition? Now what God Promiseth, •he Performeth, and intended to Perform.
Arg. V. If Christ intended not the certain Conversion, Justification, and Glorification of his Chosen, more than of others, then those in Heaven are no more beholden to his intention or his death, than those in Hell, nor the Regenerate, than the Unregenerate. But the Consequent is intolerable, therefore so is the Antecedent. At least it will follow that they are no more beholden to him for their Faith, than they that never had it.
Arg. V. If Christ intended not the certain Conversion, Justification, and Glorification of his Chosen, more than of others, then those in Heaven are no more beholden to his intention or his death, than those in Hell, nor the Regenerate, than the Unregenerate. But the Consequent is intollerable, therefore so is the Antecedent. At least it will follow that they are no more beholden to him for their Faith, than they that never had it.