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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.
The Text seems to comprehend both. He is given on the Cross for all, he is given in the word conditionally to all, and so is Eternal Life with him.
Now, though the actual right to Eternal Life and fruition of it be not the portion of all, yet ⟨p. 295⟩that makes no alteration or differencing nature in this Universal Conditional promise, it is because one believed, and another did not. The Promise antecedently to the performance or non-performance of the Condition, gave Christ alike to the Elect, and non-Elect, and Life with him. But that some believed rather than others, was not from the gift of this Universal Conditional Promise, but from another cause, even Gods secret decree of Election.
Their second Reason for proving that by [the World] is meant only the Elect, is because it is the same World that Christ came to save, ver. 17. but that is only the Elect, else God should fail of his intention.
Answ. This is to pervert one Text by perverting another, as I shall show anon, when we come to that Text.