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

Ans. If this be true, I must confess my self, bereaved of all Spiritual and Natural sense; which yet I am not willing to do, seeing by one I should confess my self no Christian, and by the other, not a man, at least to have no reason in exercise. This is a heavy charge on all the Fathers, and later Divines and Godly People that differ from this Author. Specially unless his Reasons were stronger; for I confess his Sun-beams are wholly clouded to me. His first reason is answered briefly already, and must be fully afterward by it self. The flesh of Christ was Morally given presently on the fall, before any of the World was in Hell: and therefore it must be physically given on the Cross in time, according to that undertaking which was the moral gift and satisfaction.

Ans. If this be true, I must confess my self, bereaved of all Spiritual and Natural sense; which yet I am not willing to do, seeing by one I should confess my self no Christian, and by the other, not a man, at least to have no reason in exercise. This is a heavy charge on all the Fathers, and later Divines and Godly People that differ from this Author. Specially unless his Reasons were stronger; for I confess his Sun-beams are wholly clouded to me. His first reason is answered briefly already, and must be fully afterward by it self. The flesh of Christ was Morally given presently on the fall, before any of the VVorld was in Hell: and therefore it must be physically given on the Cross in time, according to that undertaking which was the moral gift and satisfaction.

2. His second Reason is also answered fully before, and shall be after. If Christ give Salvation to all on condition they will receive it ⟨p. 314⟩in him, then we may dare to affirm that this is the fruit of the giving himself on the Cross: may we not dare to affirm that God created all mankind in Adam, that they may live to him and so be blessed, (as Ursine and multitudes of our Divines do affirm) though yet, he knew that man would do otherwise eventually? For God commanded him to live to him, and gave him means, and promised him everlasting Happiness if he obeyed. And why may we not as well say Christ Redeemed men to Salvation, that yet for rejecting it are not saved? As showing themselves unworthy of eternal Life. But I like not his phrase, that men come short of Salvation by Gods disappointment. Gods not giving them Faith, nor yet his adjudging Unbelievers to Death, are neither of them to be called his disappointing them of Life. But because he asks, who dare say this? let us next see whether the Holy Ghost dare not.