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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
OF Universal Redemption. › Chapter 7 › Argument 9: Arg. 9th. A Sufficientià pretii pro omnibus.
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The impediment I mean, is in a word all that which did necessitate or require satisfaction: That Faith, cannot satisfy God instead of Christs Death, is undeniable: Nor yet can it make that satisfaction or be mine that was never made for me. There is neither in the nature of Faith, nor in the Office which God hath appointed it, any sufficiency to be instead of a Redeemer, or satisfaction. And therefore it is not merely nor chiefly for want of faith that such would perish, but through the insufficiency of Christs Death. If they shall still say, that it is not to be supposed that the Nonredeemed should believe: I Answer: Do not they suppose it themselves when they say that, ⟨p. 138⟩the Death of Christ is sufficient for the Pardon and Salvation of all Men, if they would believe.
The impediment I mean, is in a word all that which did necessitate or require satisfaction: That Faith, cannot satisfie God instead of Christs Death, is undeniable: Nor yet can it make that satisfaction or be mine that was never made for me. There is neither in the nature of Faith, nor in the Office which God hath appointed it, any sufficiency to be instead of a Redeemer, or satisfaction. And therefore it is not merely nor chiefly for want of faith that such would perish, but through the insufficiency of Christs Death. If they shall still say, that it is not to be supposed that the Nonredeemed should believe: I Answer: Do not they suppose it themselves when they say that, ⟨p. 138⟩the Death of Christ is sufficient for the Pardon and Salvation of all Men, if they would believe.
3. That which leaveth the strongest Faith (supposing it were) both without ground, and use or profit. is not sufficient to remission or Salvation, though Men should believe: But so doth Christs Death, if it be not suffered for Men, and have not satisfied for them: Ergo, &c. 1. If all the Faith in Christ that is in all Men in the World were confined to one Man, it would not do the least good to his Justification or Salvation, if Christ have not satisfied for him as is already proved. 2. Nay indeed such a Faith would be but an ungrounded fancy or presumption. To expect pardon from a satisfaction that was never made for me, is a vain expectation.