3. Further: If this were so, that Christ hath payed a price, and left it to mans free will to believe, or not believe; the truth is, Judas would have been as much beholding to Christ for Salvation, as Peter. But you will say, Judas was never saved, Peter was; But according to these men, Christ did as much for Judas as for Peter, for he shed his blood for Judas as well as for Peter; only Peter by the act of his free will, believed, and the other did not. So that the truth is, according to the doctrine of these men, Peter shall be no more beholding to Christ at the day of judgment, than Judas was. Peter indeed must acknowledge that he was saved by Christ; but if their doctrine be true, he may well say; Lord; thou hast done no more for me, than for Judas, and what was more, I did that my self, thou shedest thy blood a like for us, but I believed, and he did not, if he had believed he might have been saved as well as I; so hereby the grace of God is exceedingly dishonoured by these men that hold universal Redemption by Christ, and make it to include all the world. There are many arguments that might be used, which because they are not so clear to the ordinary capacities of people, we shall leave further mentioning of them at this time; and shall only ad; that it is Arminian doctrine, to teach, that there is a price payed by Christ for all the world, and it is left unto men to believe, or not to believe: And that is true evangelical doctrine; That there is a price payed by Christ, and God hath resolved upon such, and such particular ones in the world that he will be reconciled unto, and that they shall believe, and be everlastingly saved.
3. Further: If this were so, that Christ hath payed a price, and left it to mans free will to beleeve, or not beleeve; the truth is, Judas would have been as much beholding to Christ for Salvation, as Peter. But you wil say, Judas was never saved, Peter was; But according to these men, Christ did as much for Judas as for Peter, for he shed his blood for Judas as wel as for Peter; only Peter by the act of his free wil, beleeved, and the other did not. So that the truth is, according to the doctrine of these men, Peter shal be no more beholding to Christ at the day of judgment, than Judas was. Peter indeed must acknowledg that he was saved by Christ; but if their doctrine be true, he may wel say; Lord; thou hast done no more for me, than for Judas, and what was more, I did that my selfe, thou shedest thy blood a like for us, but I beleeved, and he did not, if he had beleeved he might have been saved as wel as I; so hereby the grace of God is exceedingly dishonored by these men that hold universal Redemption by Christ, and make it to include al the world. There are many arguments that might be used, which because they are not so cleer to the ordinary capacities of people, we shal leave further mentioning of them at this time; and shal only ad; that it is Arminian doctrine, to teach, that there is a price payed by Christ for al the world, and it is left unto men to beleeve, or not to beleeve: And that is true evangelical doctrine; That there is a price payed by Christ, and God hath resolved upon such, and such particular ones in the world that he wil be reconciled unto, and that they shal beleeve, and be everlastingly saved.
