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

Now that this Remission is granted to none, but by virtue of Christs dying for him, I will now but refer you to the whole multitude of Reformed Divines, in their Writings against the Papists about Purgatory, Indulgences, and Humane Satisfactions, where they argue with greatest Zeal, and many Arguments, that temporal punishments are remitted only for Christ's Satisfaction: even the same men that deny Universal Satisfaction; not remembering how this overthroweth their own cause. The reason, I conceive, is, that here the evidence of truth constraineth them; but in the denial of Universal Redemption, they constrain themselves to it, merely because they have not found out the way of reconciling Universal Satisfaction, with Special Predestination, and therefore think they are necessitated to deny the former (though against the clear light of many express Texts of Scripture) for fear of contradicting the later.

Now that this Remission is granted to none, but by virtue of Christs dying for him, I will now but refer you to the whole multitude of Reformed Divines, in their Writings against the Papists about Purgatory, Indulgences, and Humane Satisfactions, where they argue with greatest Zeal, and many Arguments, that temporal punishments are remitted only for Christ's Satisfaction: even the same men that deny Universal Satisfaction; not remembring how this overthroweth their own cause. The reason, I conceive, is, that here the evidence of truth constraineth them; but in the denial of Universal Redemption, they constrain themselves to it, meerly because they have not found out the way of reconciling Universal Satisfaction, with Special Predestination, and therefore think they are necessitated to deny the former (though against the clear light of many express Texts of Scripture) for fear of contradicting the later.

1. Amesius saith, Bellarm. Enervat. To. 2. li. 5. c. 2. p. (mihi) 158. Christus per spiritum suum nihil in nobis operatur, nisi virtute satisfactionis plenae Deo anteapro nobis presentatae. Neque quidquam per nos facit, ⟨p. 211⟩quod ipsemet antea satis & perfect fecit. 3. Per Causas secundas Deus non operatur Creationem ex nihilo: sed Satisfactio & Redemptio eundem locum habent in ordine Gratiae quem Creatio habet in ordine naturae (& p. 172. Deus aliquando parcit iis quibus non est propriè reconciliatus, &c.)