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

2. God hath taught all men naturally to accuse themselves when their wilfulness was the cause.

3. The light of Nature teacheth all Nations under Heaven to lay the blame on the wilful, and to make all their Laws, and execute all their Judgments on that ground; acquitting men so far as they can be discovered to have been forced and involuntary, excusing him that can say [I did it against my Will] condemning those that did it willingly: Deny this therefore and you deny, 1. The Law of God in Scripture. 2. The Law of natural Conscience. 3. And ⟨p. 349⟩overthrow all Laws of Nature and Nations, and all Churches and Commonwealths. Did ever any sober Prince say, I will not condemn a man for wilful Murder, because he hath not free-will, nor power to forbear it, except God give it him? Or did ever wise Judge absolve an offender on that ground? If a Whore-monger or Drunkard so accustom themselves to those sins that they have contracted a habit, and cannot forbear them, did ever any Law-giver, Judge or Wise man, take that for an excuse? Or rather for the most heinous aggravation of his fault? God and Nature hath taught all men, in their enquiries after the cause of sin, to stop at mans Will and lay the blame there. In entreat wise godly men therefore, that they would not shut the very eyes of Nature it self, and overthrow all order of things for their by-conceits; and when they have done to fly in Gods Face with such horrid desperate unreverence and presumption, as to say, God deceives and deludes men, if he give a Ransom for them, and give them Christ and Pardon on condition of their willingness, except he also make them willing. I have before showed it (without any participation with Pelagius) that all men that perish do suffer for abuse of Grace, sufficient to its immediate use and end: and if God will not suffer all so to perish, but compel some to come in, when he doth but invite others; our Eye must not be evil because he is good. He deals mercifully with all, but more mercifully with some: those therefore shall for ever glorify his Mercy, and the rest be ⟨p. 350⟩left without all just excuse, and be speechless.