Now that Christ hath not left the Non-Elect as remediless as the Devils appears. 1. Christ speaketh of his coming into the World and executing his office, as having such ends to all Men, as they had not to the Devils, as he was the 2d. Adam, and took on him our nature and not the nature of Angels; so he never saith that he came into the World to save Devils, but he saith that he came into the World, not to judg the World but to save the World, of whom he expresseth unbelievers to be part Joh. 12. 47. 48. And God sent his Son into the World not to judg the World, but that the World by him might ⟨p. 230⟩be saved: Even that World which in the next verse is distinguished into believers and unbelievers, Joh. 3. 16, 17, 18. It is never said that God sent his Jesus to bless the Devils in turning every one of them from their iniquities: But it is said so of every one of the Jews (Elect or not) to whom the Apostle spake Act 3 last, unbelievers perish not for want of an expiatory Sacrifice, but for rejecting it, not for want of a Jesus, but for want of Faith: But it cannot be said so of the Devils, God sendeth Men in his stead to beseech unbelievers to be reconciled to God (upon supposition of the payment of the price of Reconciliation by Christ to the Father:) But he doth not so to the Devils. All say Christs Death is sufficient to pardon all Men if they will believe (Ames. cont. Bel•ar. saith we never doubted of it: Sadeel cont. human. satisfact. saith, let him be blotted out from among the number of Christians that denieth it.) But I know none that dare say •o of the Devils. To unbelievers is given Christ himself and all his benefits, by Gods Act and Deed on condition they will receive him: But who can show such a deed of gift to the Devils? Giving Christ (though but on condition of acceptance to any one,) implieth and presupposeth, giving him on the Cross for them. God entreateth wicked Men daily to accept of Christ that they may live, but he never did so by the Devils. The Spirit of Christ convinceth and soliciteth some of the Non-elect to believe, and striveth with them till they grieve and quench it: But so he doth not by the Devils. All Men in the Church Elect and Non-Elect are called on to take heed lest a promise being left ⟨p. 231⟩them of entering into rest, any of them should prove to come short of it through unbelief Heb. 4. 1.
Now that Christ hath not left the Non-Elect as remediless as the Devils appears. 1. Christ speaketh of his coming into the World and executing his office, as having such ends to all Men, as they had not to the Devils, as he was the 2d. Adam, and took on him our nature and not the nature of Angels; so he never saith that he came into the World to save Devils, but he saith that he came into the World, not to judg the World but to save the World, of whom he expresseth unbelievers to be part Joh. 12. 47. 48. And God sent his Son into the World not to judg the World, but that the World by him might ⟨p. 230⟩be saved: Even that World which in the next verse is distinguished into believers and unbelievers, Joh. 3. 16, 17, 18. It is never said that God sent his Jesus to bless the Devils in turning every one of them from their iniquities: But it is said so of every one of the Jews (Elect or not) to whom the Apostle spake Act 3 last, unbelievers perish not for want of an expiatory Sacrifice, but for rejecting it, not for want of a Jesus, but for want of Faith: But it cannot be said so of the Devils, God sendeth Men in his stead to beseech unbelievers to be reconciled to God (upon supposition of the payment of the price of Reconciliation by Christ to the Father:) But he doth not so to the Devils. All say Christs Death is sufficient to pardon all Men if they will believe (Ames. cont. Bel•ar. saith we never doubted of it: Sadeel cont. human. satisfact. saith, let him be blotted out from among the number of Christians that denieth it.) But I know none that dare say •o of the Devils. To unbelievers is given Christ himself and all his benefits, by Gods Act and Deed on condition they will receive him: But who can shew such a deed of gift to the Devils? Giving Christ (though but on condition of acceptance to any one,) implieth and presupposeth, giving him on the Cross for them. God entreateth wicked Men daily to accept of Christ that they may live, but he never did so by the Devils. The Spirit of Christ convinceth and soliciteth some of the Non-elect to believe, and striveth with them till they grieve and quench it: But so he doth not by the Devils. All Men in the Church Elect and Non-Elect are called on to take heed lest a promise being left ⟨p. 231⟩them of entering into rest, any of them should prove to come short of it through unbelief Heb. 4. 1.
