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3. Either Christ and his benefits are given conditionally (on condition of believing) to all or to none. To the Non-elect, or not to the Elect. But rhey are given to some, even to the Elect: Therefore to all. The Major is evident in the tenor of the promise. 1. It is Universal, [Whosoever will] [Whosoever believeth] It is no where limited to the Elect. 2. If it were limited to the Elect, it were useless, because none could know before believing whether he be Elect. Indeed the thing promised is proper to the Elect, and so is the Effectual, Actual, Donation, or Conveyance of Right by the promise: But that is not (as to the Sense of the promise) as they are Elect but as believers, or performers of the condition: And in this Sense only Believers are Heirs of the promise, that is, its effectual conveying act, and so to the thing promised.

3. Either Christ and his benefits are given conditionally (on condition of believing) to all or to none. To the Non-elect, or not to the Elect. But rhey are given to some, even to the Elect: Therefore to all. The Major is evident in the tenour of the promise. 1. It is Universal, [Whosoever will] [Whosoeve believeth] It is no where limited to the Elect. 2. If it were limited to the Elect, it were useless, because none could know before believing whether he be Elect. Indeed the thing promised is proper to the Elect, and so is the Effectual, Actual, Donation, or Conveyance of Right by the promise: But that is not (as to the Sense of the promise) as they are Elect but as believers, or performers of the condition: And in this Sence only Believers are Heirs of the promise, that is, its effectual conveying act, and so to the thing promised.

But the Great doubt is of the Minor with some. For they deny that Christ is given conditionally to any Unbeliever Elect or not Elect; but only is decreed for the Elect before time, and given to Believers in time. The Sense is; that there is no conditional promise or deed of Gift, but all absolute. For if it be made only to Men that do believe, their first believing cannot ⟨p. 97⟩be the condition; and if it be made on condition of First believing, it is made to Men that do not yet believe. But the main Scope of the Gospel proves the Minor, by proving the conditional Gift, or promise: As the Texts even now cited, among others. Where note (to put it out of doubt) 1. That the time of Gods enacting this Law, or making this Testament, Gift or promise, was before we were born and therefore before we believed. 2. that in its nature, it first speaks to unbelievers as its Subject. For who will offer a gift to us to be accepted that it may be ours, if we have accepted it already? Nay how can it be accepted before it is offered? And how can we consent to have Christ and so be united to him, except he first give himself to us on condition that we will consent? 3. Note, that the promise is made in most proper conditional terms [If thou confess with thy Mouth and believe in thy heart,