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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.
Prop. XLV. Christ hath a threefold Kingdom: Of one all the World are Subjects, these he over-ruleth, and partly ruleth to restraint at least, by the Law of Nature. Of the other (the visible Church) all professed Christians are members: These he ruleth by his Law of Grace, and Spirit, but differently. Of the third (which is the Souls of believers) only true believers are members: These only Christ ruleth to Salvation; but the rest also, as Redeemer.
Prop. XLVI. When the Schoolmen and our own Divines say, that Christ dyed for all quoad sufficientiam pretii, but not quoad efficientiam; they cannot without absurdity be interpreted to mean, that his Death is sufficient for all if it had been a Price for them; and not a sufficient Price for them; For that were to contradict themselves. And so Christ could not be said to dye for Men quoad sufficientiam pretii. For it is neither for them, nor a Price, so considered.
Prop. XLVII. It seems an injurious feigning of Christ to suffer much in vain, to say that he paid a Price sufficient for all the World, when yet it shall be no way efficient: Unless they think that Christs sufferings are no greater for all Men, than if he had suffered but for one or few; and that minima guttula sanguinis Christ i sufficit ad redimendum mille mundos, which our Divines disclaim, as a dangerous Error. They therefore that think it, a making Christ to suffer in vain, to say, He dyed for some that perish; do themselves make him much more, to suffer in vain, in saying, he paid a Price for some, which was sufficient for all, but shall be no way efficient for them.