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

I know not what can be said against this, but the former objection, that it is only the World of the Elect that Christ came to save: But I have said enough in answer to that, and shall, say more anon. As for their feigned [Greek or Hebrew] here are expressions plain enough to exclude it: and were it granted, it would do them no good; except withal they prove not only that by the World, v. 46. is meant the Earth (which yet is unsound) but that by the World in both parts of the 47. v. is meant only the Elect; which they will, I think, never be able to prove. And indeed their pretended [Greek or Hebrew] doth make Christs reason to be invalid, and so contradicteth the Text.

I know not what can be said against this, but the former objection, that it is only the VVorld of the Elect that Christ came to save: But I have said enough in answer to that, and shall, say more anon. As for their feigned 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 here are expressions plain enough to exclude it: and were it granted, it would do them no good; except withal they prove not only that by the VVorld, v. 46. is meant the Earth (which yet is unsound) but that by the VVorld in both parts of the 47. v. is meant only the Elect; which they will, I think, never be able to prove. And indeed their pretended 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 doth make Christs reason to be invalid, and so contradicteth the Text.

The fourth Text to the same sense is, Joh. 6. 32, 33, 35, 36, 40, 51, 64, 66. compared; where note,

1. That the persons he spake to were many unbelieving murmuring Jews, yea and many of his own Disciples which yet believed not, ver. 60. 61, 64. that is, such as followed him and professed to be his Disciples; & yet did not heartily and firmly believe, and therefore they then