CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

And 1. Some have said and endeavoured to prove, That so universal is the grace of God obtained by Christs Death, that it's not only sufficient but efficacious in all men as they are men; They think that by Christs death every man by his own natural Reason and power may be able to save himself; Thus Puccius wrote a Book wherein he glorieth of an hundred and twenty Reasons to prove this, but this is so monstrous that others cry out of it; For by this means all unbelievers and heathens should be partakers of the grace of Christ, whenas Joh. 3.24. He that believeth not, the anger of God abideth on him

And 1. Some have said and endeavoured to prove, That so universall is the grace of God obtained by Christs Death, that it's not only sufficient but efficacious in all men as they are men; They think that by Christs death every man by his own natural Reason and power may be able to save himself; Thus Puccius wrote a Book wherein he glorieth of an hundred and twenty Reasons to prove this, but this is so monstrous that others cry out of it; For by this means all unbeleevers and heathens should be partakers of the grace of Christ, whenas Joh. 3.24. He that beleeveth not, the anger of God abideth on him

2. There are another sort called Huberians from Samuel Huberus who thought that Christ by his Death procured actual Reconciliation with God without any respect to Faith or Repentance; So that he saith, Christ did as actually and applicatively bring Gods Reconciliation to all mankind, as Adam did actually condemnation, And that therefore none are damned for their sins as being expiated by Christs Death, but because by their unbelief they reject this actual Reconciliation made for them, so that all men have a general Remission of their sins, but those only have a special Remission that by Faith accept it; But this also is rejected as absurd, although it be observable that most of those places they bring for Universal Redemption speak of the act, and so the Huberians keep more to the plain words then they do who plead for universal grace,