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

If Christ have a new Dominion and Empire over all men, grounded (quoad meritum) on his redeeming of all, (or satisfying for all,) then he did Redeem (or make satisfaction for) all: But the Antecedent is true, Ergo, &c.

I might have used these as two distinct Mediums; but for brevity I will conjoin them, and argue specially a jure imperii, which in order of Nature followeth the jus Dominii, and is grounded on it: Man being made a rational Creature, there was a necessity he should have a Government Moral according to his Nature; and God being his Lord and Owner it was therefore necessary that he should be his Supreme Rector: For the right of disposure belongs to him that is absolute Owner, or full Proprietary: And Regiment is part of the disposure of the reasonable ⟨p. 187⟩Creature. So then the necessit as regiminis passivè considerati, is founded in the Nature of Man; but the jus imperii is founded in the jure Dominii (in our present case.) So that where ever God hath as Redeemer the jus imperii, it is necessary necessitate consequent & Consequentiae, that he have the jus dominii: And wherever he hath the jus dominii, it is necessary necessitate Antecedent & consequentioe that he have the jus imperii; if so be that the Creature be capable of Government Moral, else not; for the jus supposeth that capacity. And therefore Christs Dominion is larger than his Empire. I still here take the term [Domini•m] in the strict sense, as it signifieth mere Propriety, and not in the large sense as it comprehendeth both Propriety and Empire, as its parts. As Gods Rectorship is founded in his Propriety, so his Legislation presupposeth his Rectorship: So that in natural order he is first Dominns Absolutus and then secondly, Rector Supremus; and then ex jure imperii, he is Legislator. Now God at first was owner of the World as Creator, and thence had a right to Govern the World as Creator; and thence made them that perfect Law fitted to the state of a perfect Creature, and expressing the perfection of the Creator, Ruler and Law-maker. Upon the breach of this Law, and the ruin of the World thereby, the maker becomes the repairer; Christ redeemeth the World: And hereby hath first a novum jus Dominii, a new Propriety in it. 2. A novum jus imperii, a new right to Govern it. 3. And hence he is novus Legislator, he doth make new Laws, even the Laws of Grace and Faith.