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

1. For the first, It is so openly blasphemous against God and his providence, for Men to say, that God is merciful to none but the Elect, that one would think no Christian should ever own ⟨p. 205⟩such an Assertion. 1. If none but the Elect have any mercy from God, then none else are obliged by mercy to repentance: But the mercies of God lead others to repentance, Rom. 2. Even those that by hardheartedness and impenitency do heap up wrath against the day of wrath and Revelation of the righteous judgment of God. 2. Else none but the Elect should be obliged to love and thankfulness for mercy, which is false and wicked. 3. Else none but the Elect should be guilty of sinning against mercy, or should need to confess any such Sin, or need pardon of such, or can be accused, condemned or punished for any such, which are all false. 4. Their own words do confute themselves, for whereas they say, that Reprobates have no true mercy because all do but increase their condemnation and misery; It is evident that if they were not real mercies, no Mans condemnation or punishment could be aggravated by the abuse or rejecting of mercy, Jo•. 4. 2. God had mercy on more Ninevites then were Elect, Jon. 3. 10. and 4. 11. Christ himself saith God is kind to the unthankful and the Evil, Luk. 6. 35. and commandeth us to imitate him in loving our Enemies and being merciful as he is merciful, Psal. 106. 7. Psal. 145. 9. His tender mercies are over all his Works, Act. 14. 17. Mat. 5. 45. 48. Mat. 25. throughout; sure those that deny the Non-Elect to partake of any mercy on Earth, think it no mercy to be out of Hell, to have Christ and pardon and glory given them, on condition of acceptance, they would hardly yield then that God is merciful to the very damned in Hell, and yet our own Divines and Papists say it is past doubt. See Ursin Catech. Page 68. Edit. Parai posthum. & Robert. Baronius