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

Only the Antecedent requires proof; That wicked Men do partake of Mercy tending towards their recovery, (as to the nature of the mercy, and in Gods legal Ordination) I think I need not prove among Christians; And that they Sin against such mercy, is a thing that needs as little proof; The main proof of the Antecedent [that these mens Sins are aggravated, in that they are against Christ that died for them] will be from several Texts of Scripture which do thus aggravate such Mens Sin, which because I intend to handle particularly, I will refer you thereto, and now pass them by. Further, 1. It is confessed that these Mens Sin is aggravated in that they are against the Blood of Christ as offered to them in its Fruits, and as against Christ himself offered to them as Crucified and as Redeemer, and as against the offers of pardon, Adoption and Salvation, which are all Fruits of Christs satisfaction. But all these imply satisfaction for them to whom they are offered, as is proved already, Ergo &c. Many of our Divines (as Perkins Reform. Cathol. of Justif. and others) say that in this we differ from the Papists, that they make Christs satisfaction to be but the meritorious cause of our Righteousness, but not our Righteousness it self as we affirm it (I do not now ⟨p. 174⟩judg of these words, but) if Christs satisfaction be our very Righteousness or any part of it, then certainly Christ satisfied for all to whom he offers his Righteousness: But that he offers his Righteousness to all without exception is beyond doubt: And he would never offer them a Non-ens, that which is not: He doth not offer to one Man the satisfaction made only for another and not for him, for that would be no Righteousness for him: But it is Righteousness that Christ offers, and therefore it is satisfaction for that sinner himself which is offered to that sinner, to be his Righteousness. Now the offer supposeth the being of the thing offered, except it were only an offer to do or give something hereafter, which is not the case here. And for them that say, [Christ is only offered to Men if they will receive him, or believe] it is idle: For Christ is offered to Men whether they will receive him or not, but none but receivers do enjoy him.

God doth not make our receiving the condition of his offering, as to say [I will offer thee Christs satisfaction if thou wilt receive it] but he makes it the condition of our attaining the good offered q. d, [Christ with his benefits offered to thee shall be thine if thou wilt receive him.]