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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.
Sure it is, many Acts that are expressed in all these words. But 1. As I have said, every Man that hears the Gospel is obliged to all these; though to be performed in order, and not all at once. 2. A Judas may believe the necessity of a Redeemer. 3. And that Jesus is the Redeemer. 4. That there is no other, is an exclusion, which is necessary to the Faith which justifieth; but will not justify it self. 5. As to that of repentance, I have answered before. 6. The Devils believe that Christ is the Wisdom and Power of God to Salvation. No Man can believe that Christ hath Power to save him, that first believeth not that he hath satisfied for him. 7. The Devils may believe truly that there is an inseparable connection between Faith and Salvation. But this is too general a Speech. It must be known in what respect and to what use Faith is so connected to Salvation: And what Faith it is. No Faith is by God annexed to Salvation, but that which supposeth Christ to have satisfied for the believer. 8. Judas was convinced of the necessity of a Redeemer, and was weary and heavy laden. If it be special godly sorrow and hatred of Sin, that is meant, then such are justified already, and therefore were before obliged to believe to justification. 9. The recumbency mentioned is an Act of the Will of which we shall speak anon. 10. The promise is made to none that Christ died not for: For it is a promise of the benefits of his Death. 11. Christ is a sufficient Saviour, able and willing to save only those that ⟨p. 116⟩he died for. Supposing that he satisfied not for any Man, he is not sufficient or willing to save that Man though he should believe. How can it be said that by the sufficiency of his Ransom he is able to save them, for whom it is no Ransom? Indeed the sufficiency of Christs satisfaction is one principal object of that part of Faith which consisteth in Assent. But I shall show anon, that if any Man be bound to believe Christs satisfaction sufficient to justify him for whom it was never paid, he is bound to believe an untruth.
Sure it is, many Acts that are expressed in all these words. But 1. As I have said, every Man that hears the Gospel is obliged to all these; though to be performed in order, and not all at once. 2. A Judas may believe the necessity of a Redeemer. 3. And that Jesus is the Redeemer. 4. That there is no other, is an exclusion, which is necessary to the Faith which justifieth; but will not justify it self. 5. As to that of repentance, I have answered before. 6. The Devils believe that Christ is the Wisdom and Power of God to Salvation. No Man can believe that Christ hath Power to save him, that first believeth not that he hath satisfied for him. 7. The Devils may believe truly that there is an inseparable connexion between Faith and Salvation. But this is too general a Speech. It must be known in what respect and to what use Faith is so connexed to Salvation: And what Faith it is. No Faith is by God annexed to Salvation, but that which supposeth Christ to have satisfied for the believer. 8. Judas was convinced of the necessity of a Redeemer, and was weary and heavy laden. If it be special godly sorrow and hatred of Sin, that is meant, then such are justified already, and therefore were before obliged to believe to justification. 9. The recumbency mentioned is an Act of the Will of which we shall speak anon. 10. The promise is made to none that Christ died not for: For it is a promise of the benefits of his Death. 11. Christ is a sufficient Saviour, able and willing to save only those that