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

If Christ hath not satisfied for all, then God hath appointed Men to use those means for their recovery and Salvation, which would do nothing to recover and save them if they were used. But God hath not appointed Men to use such vain and delusory means. Ergo, &c. Here I suppose that God hath appointed to all the World some means which they are to use for their recovery. I avoid the Remonstrants extreme: I say not that all have sufficient means or Grace to believe, or to Salvation. And I avoid that fouler extreme, which saith that Heathens are under the mere Law of works as it stands without remedy, and have no Means appointed them, or helps afforded them towards their recovery. I shall after prove that they have much mercy from Christs Blood: But now I am to prove that God hath not so left them remediless, but that he hath appointed to all Men some means of their ⟨p. 118⟩recovery. And 1. It is apparent they have much of the Light and Law of Nature: They have the Book of the Creatures wherein they may read much of God. 2. They have teaching providences, Mercies and Judgments. By these they may know that there is a God, and that he is the governor of the World, true, Just, Merciful, &c. That we owe him perfect obedience; that Sin deserves his wrath. By experience they may easily know that they are Sinners, and so liable to misery: By Gods Judgments, Sickness, Death, &c. they may know that God will punish: That the Soul is immortal, and punishments and rewards are specially in the Life to come, most Pagans do acknowledge. Gods abundant Mercies to them may acquaint them that he deals not with them in rigorous severity, and on terms of mere justice, but in mercy: And his not executing his Judgments on them according to desert, but showing so much mercy to them, is some kind of pardoning them. Hence they may see that some way God hath for showing mercy to the undeserving, and for pardoning Sinners, without any wrong to the Honour of his Justice, and Holiness, or to the ends of his Government. And hence they may see that they are not certainly help less, and remediless nor their condition desperate Though they discover not the meritorious cause they may discern Gods mercy, the principal Efficient moving cause. Natural self-love bindeth Men in misery to seek out after remedy, and to discover what it is, and how they may attain it.

If Christ hath not satisfied for all, then God hath appointed Men to use those means for their recovery and Salvation, which would do nothing to recover and save them if they were used. But God hath not appointed Men to use such vain and delusory means. Ergo, &c. Here I suppose that God hath appointed to all the World some means which they are to use for their recovery. I avoid the Remonstrants extream: I say not that all have sufficient means or Grace to believe, or to Salvation. And I avoid that fouler extream, which saith that Heathens are under the meer Law of works as it stands without remedy, and have no Means appointed them, or helps afforded them towards their recovery. I shall after prove that they have much mercy from Christs Blood: But now I am to prove that God hath not so left them remediless, but that he hath appointed to all Men some means of their