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

Arg. 8th. A Causa pereundi negativè.

If Christ hath not satisfied for all men, then the cause of mens perishing is for want of an expiatory ⟨p. 131⟩s•cri•i•e But the want of an expiatory […] is not the cause of mens […] therefore Christ hath satisfied for all. By […] cause▪ I mean not the meritorious cause, for that no doubt must be some sin of Man:) And I suppose that Unbelievers are not condemned according to the first Law of works▪ as standing without Remedy, that is, not merely because they did not perfectly obey; but at the Redeemers bar, because they believed not, and would not have Christ to Reign over them, or because they improved not their Talents of Grace, (that is, of mercy given contrary to desert) And of those that hear the Gospel, this is undeniable; (and I think it is certainly true of all others.) So that it is perishing in reference to a Gospel Judgment at the Mediators Bar that we mean; and specially in a comparative sense: And by [cause] I mean, the Reason of their perishing to be alleged: So that if you ask, seeing all are equally condemned by the Law of works, and mercy hath found out a Remedy, what is the reason that this man is condemned at the Redeemers Bar, when that is acquit? Or that this Man (Judas) is not delivered and saved as well as that (Peter?) Is it because Christ Dyed only for one, or that one only believed and the other refused Christ? Here according to the Doctrine which denieth Universal Satisfaction, it must be said that either the only or the principal reason that men perish when others are saved, is for want of an expiatory sacrifice, or satisfaction for their Sin; i. e. because they had no Redeemer when others had, or no Christ to Die for them. ⟨p. 132⟩But this is contrary to the Scripture. The consequence is evident, that it is more principally, the want of a Saviour or satisfaction then the want of Faith that is the reason of their perishing, if Christ satisfied not for them. 1. Because satisfaction is prerequisite to the efficacy or usefulness of Faith: Sed non è contra. 2. Satisfaction hath the greatest work to do, and is the greatest cause: And faith hath a far and a lower work; and is a lesser cause, or indeed no cause at all, but a mere condition. 3. God could not fitly save Sinners without satisfaction: