Universal redemption of mankind, by the Lord Jesus Christ stated and cleared by the…

2. God doth not offer that which he cannot give (for his offer is a gift, on condition of Acceptance: and we must not dare to charge God with illusory or ludicrous actions.) But God cannot give Pardon and Justification and Right to Salvation, to any sinful man for whom Christ never satisfied: When I say [God cannot] ⟨p. 105⟩I mean not, that he cannot for want of Power, but because of his Wisdom, Goodness and Justice, He cannot (being Rector of the World) do that which is so Inconvenient, and such a Monster in Government, and so destructive to the ends of his Government: All grant that quoad potentiam ordinatam now he cannot: that is, He will not. If God may give these to one man, yea to All the Non-Elect to whom they are offered, without Christs satisfaction procuring them, then he may do so by all: but that is not true, Ergo, &c.

Object. But i• men will Believe God Can and Will give them what he offers.

Answ. This Objection supposeth the Believing of that person for whom Christ died not, or else it changeth the subject of the question. For the Question now is, Whether God can give Pardon to a Man for whom Christ hath not satisfied? And it is hereby answered, that He can if that man Believe? To which I reply, that he cannot, or will not, supposing that such a Man should believe. For it is Christs Death that is principally requisite, and that before Believing, without which all the Believing in the World will do no good. But some will say, It may not be supposed that a Non-Redeemed man should Believe. I say, it may well be supposed in dispute: But I shall have occasion fuller to answer this anon.

Answ. This Objection supposeth the Believing of that person for whom Christ died not, or else it changeth the subject of the question. For the Question now is, Whether God can give Pardon to a Man for whom Christ hath not satisfyed? And it is hereby answered, that He can if that man Believe? To which I reply, that he cannot, or will not, supposing that such a Man should believe. For it is Christs Death that is principally requisite, and that before Believing, without which all the Believing in the World will do no good. But some will say, It may not be supposed that a Non-Redeemed man should Believe. I say, it may well be supposed in dispute: But I shall have occasion fullier to answer this anon.