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

Arg. 12th. Ab injuriosa negatione Passionum Christi.

It is very injurious to Christ for men to extenuate or deny his sufferings, but so do they ⟨p. 146⟩that deny that he hath satisfied for all men. Ergo, &c.

When God hath laid upon him the Iniquity of us all, and he hath born the sins of the whole World, and was a Propitiation for them, doth not that man vilify (that I say not blaspheme) his sufferings, who shall say it is not so; he bore the Sins but of the few that are chosen; he suffered no more than was due to them; he paid no more than would discharge their Debt. If he that denieth all Christs satisfaction, do sin so damnably, then sure he that denieth the greatest part both of his satisfaction formally, and his suffering materially, doth not lightly offend. If he should sin so heinously that should deny God to be Creator of the greater part of the World, and so rob him of the honour of the most of his Workmanship, then it cannot be a trifle to deny the greatest part of Christs sufferings and satisfaction, and so rob him of so much of the honour of the work of Redemption, by the extenuation of his sufferings: For God hath set up the work of Redemption, as that wherein he expecteth to be as much honoured as in the work of Creation. Suppose the Kings Messengers, Mat. 22. should have told those whom they invited, [Though we are commanded to invite you all to the Wedding, yet the truth is, there is not half provision enough made ready for you all, if you should come, but yet we are commanded to persuade you all, because the King knows your minds that you will not come] should these Messengers have deserved thanks for such a Message.