A27064:791
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.
2. You may enforce your objection as strongly concerning God's Love to the Elect: He once willed their Creation, then he willed to redeem them by Christ, then he willed to call them, and to give them their first justification, to deliver them from this sickness and that danger, then he willed that they should die, and then that they should rise again: If you will tell me how God after the Resurrection, will continue to all Eternity, to will to create Man, to redeem him, to call him, justify him, deliver him, raise him, &c. then I will tell you how God will Eternally will the giving Christ Pardon and Salvation conditionally to all. If you say, he Wills them as preterita, and not as presentia vel futura; you may say so by this. If you say, that there is no preteritum vel futurum with God, but all present, and therefore he willeth them as preterita sic dicta quoad hominem vel fidem mensuram humanam, sed ut presentia quoad Deum; the like you may say here also.
2. You may enforce your objection as strongly concerning God's Love to the Elect: He once willed their Creation, then he willed to redeem them by Christ, then he willed to call them, and to give them their first justification, to deliver them from this sickness and that danger, then he willed that they should die, and then that they should rise again: If you will tell me how God after the Resurrection, will continue to all Eternity, to will to create Man, to redeem him, to call him, justifie him, deliver him, raise him, &c. then I will tell you how God will Eternally will the giving Christ Pardon and Salvation conditionally to all. If you say, he Wills them as preterita, and not as presentia vel futura; you may say so by this. If you say, that there is no preteritum vel futurum with God, but all present, and therefore he willeth them as preterita sic dicta quoad hominem vel fidem mensuram humanam, sed ut presentia quoad Deum; the like you may say here also.
To the 5th. Consequence I must answer anon by it self when we speak of their Argument from Rom. 8. 32.