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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. That it is Christs dying for those same persons to whom he gives these mercies, that is the ground of them: And this further is proved thus. 1. Some of the mercies given are such as could no other way be procured and given, as is ordinarily granted: Such as are, the Universal Remission, ⟨p. 208⟩Justification, Adoption, and gift of Christ himself on condition that Men will accept them; Christ given as Redeemer supposeth his Redemption as to paying of the price to be past; Without Blood there is no Remission neither conditional not absolute (as is proved in the first Argument:) But a conditional Remission to all, is given in the New Testament, Ergo, &c. The Remission also of their punishment for the time of this Life, or at least of so much of it, is actual (though not plenary) Remission, and wicked Men partake of that; Of one of these two Christs speaks in the parable of the ungrateful unmerciful Servant, Mat. 18. 27. 32. 35. [The Lord of that Servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt, &c. His Lord said, O thou wicked Servant, I forgave thee all that debt, &c. So likewise shall my Heavenly Father do also by you, if ye from your Hearts forgive not every one his Brother their Trespasses.] But of this Text more hereafter. So that God doth remit to the Non-Elect most of the temporal punishment of their Sin actually, and all the Eternal punishment conditionally. That he remitteth the temporal punishment, is further proved, Psal. 78. 38. [But he being full of compassion for gave their iniquity and destroyed them not: Yea many a time turned he his anger away and did not stir up all his wrath] He that reads out the rest of the Psalm will not believe that all these dissembling Israelites were Elect. So for the legal forgiveness of Sin upon the use of Ceremonies, See Lev. 4. 26, 31, 35. and 5. 10, 13, 16, 18. and 6. 7, and 19, 22. Numb. 15. 25, 26, 28. It shall be forgiven all the Congregation of the