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A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the mediator to believers, and his direful wrath against impenitent sinners containing the substance of near forty sermons upon several subjects / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by the author, 1694
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
8. All those that have Redemption, or that Christ died to redeem, have or shall have remission of Sin: But the greatest part of Men have not, nor ever shall have remission of Sin, therefore Christ did not die for the greatest part of the World; Redemption and Forgiveness of Sins is of equal extent.
9. Again, I might argue thus; Those that Christ did not pray for, he did not die for; those that he never would put up one Prayer, one Sigh to the Father for, certainly he never purchased Remission of Sins and Eternal Life for: I pray for them, I pray not 1for the World; but for them which thou hast given me, for they are thine. Now it is easy to know what World it was Christ prayed not for; namely, those that were not given to him by the Father; for all that were of the World, that did belong to the Election of Grace, though then under the Power of Sin and Unbelief, he did pray for: Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall 2believe on me through their Words: the Elect, whilst Sinners, may be called the World as well as any others.
10. If Christ died for all, he intended to save all: But Christ did not intend to save all; therefore he did not die for all. Strange! will any say our Lord Jesus did that which was contrary to his Purpose and Intention? And if it was his Intention to save all, who could frustrate him in it? Why then are not all saved? Sirs, the Death of Christ cannot extend to the Salvation of any one Soul, further than the Intention and Purpose of God, or the Election of the Father, and Application of the Holy Spirit.
10. If Christ died for all, he intended to save all: But Christ did not intend to save all; therefore he did not die for all. Strange! will any say our Lord Jesus did that which was contrary to his Purpose and Intertion? And if it was his Intention to save all, who could frustrate him in it? Why then are not all saved? Sirs, the Death of Christ cannot extend to the Salvation of any one Soul, further than the Intention and Purpose of God, or the Election of the Father, and Application of the Holy Spirit.
11. Those that Christ died for, he purchased Grace for, Remission of Sin for; and all things in order to make the Redemption of his Blood effectual unto, he purposed to bestow the lesser Grace and Gift upon them, as well as the greater. Would a Man give ⟨p. 253⟩a Million to purchase such an Estate for a Man, and will he refuse to part with five Pounds in order to have it made sure to him for whom he laid down so great a Sum?
12. That Purchase of Remission of Sin, and Salvation, that 1leaves Men under a Certainty of Damnation, is not esteemed Redemption at all; but a Purchase of Remission and Salvation, upon the Condition these Men talk of, leaves most under a Certainty of Damnation, because it is an impossible Condition in respect of Man, he being dead in Sins and Trespasses, therefore can't perform it; and also in respect of Christ, because he never purchased Grace for them to enable them to perform that Condition.
13. If the Death and Resurrection of Christ shall have its proper Effect, to the Eternal Salvation of all them for whom he died; as a Corn of Wheat that falleth into the Ground, or is sown in the Earth, in that respect hath its Effect; then all for whom he died shall be saved: But his Death, &c. shall have like Effect; see his own Words, And Jesus answered them, saying, The Hour is come that the Son of Man should be glorified. Verily verily I say unto you, 1Except a Corn of Wheat fall into the Ground, and die, it abideth alone; but if it die, it bringeth forth much Fruit. See here, all that are and shall be saved, our Lord ascribeth unto his Death as the absolute Effect thereof; all his Elect being virtually in him, as all the Increase virtually is in that one Corn of Wheat that is sown into the Earth, that is produced by it.
See Reverend Dr. Chancy, 1"If (saith he) there be the same Eternal and Unchangeable Cause of Redemption, as of Application, as to the same Persons; then whosoever is redeemed, shall have Redemption applied, and be saved eternally: But there is the same Eternal and Unchangeable Cause of both; Ergo."
See Reverend Dr. Chauncy, 1"If (saith he) there be the same Eternal and Unchangeable Cause of Redemption, as of Application, as to the same Persons; then whosoever is redeemed, shall have Redemption applied, and be saved eternally: But there is the same Eternal and Unchangeable Cause of both; Ergo."
"3. All that are redeemed, must be saved; or if they be not saved, the Reason is from the Insufficiency of his Redemption: and whatsoever is not efficient, is not sufficient to attain the End, either from want of Virtue in the Thing, or Will in the Efficient. Now if Christ's Intention were to redeem all, he intended that which he could not do; if he intended not to redeem all, whatever the simple Virtue of his Obedience might have done, had it had an Intention of the Agent annexed to it; yet having it not, it is limited by it, and becomes insufficient."
"3. All that are redeemed, must be saved; or if they be not saved, the Reason is from the Insufficiency of his Redemption: and whatsoever is not efficient, is not sufficient to attain the End, either from want of Virtue in the Thing, or Will in the Efficient. Now if Christ's Intention were to redeem all, he intended that which he could not do; if he intended not to redeem all, whatever the simple Virtue of his Obedience might have done, had it had an Intention of the Agent annex'd to it; yet having it not, it is limited by it, and becomes insufficient."
"4. If the Death of Christ be sufficient to redeem all, and all are not actually redeemed, so as to be saved, it is Nonsense to talk of Universal Redemption; for an Universal Redemption, without Universal Salvation, is an Absurdity of the first Rate."
"5. If Christ's Death be universally sufficient, then it is irresistible in attaining its End; and if so, Man's Will cannot hinder it. But these Men that hold Universal Redemption, will say, That notwithstanding this Redemption, some Men will not be saved; therefore this Redemption is not sufficient to save all, for it seems it doth not conquer every Man's Will, so as to make him willing to be saved: and it seems by them, Christ is such a Redeemer as cannot save whom he will; and therefore not being an All sufficient Redeemer, cannot be a sufficient Redeemer to save all."
"5. If Christ's Death be universally sufficient, then it is irresistable in attaining its End; and if so, Man's Will cannot hinder it. But these Men that hold Universal Redemption, will say, That notwithstanding this Redemption, some Men will not be saved; therefore this Redemption is not sufficient to save all, for it seems it doth not conquer every Man's Will, so as to make him willing to be saved: and it seems by them, Christ is such a Redeemer as cannot save whom he will; and therefore not being an Alsufficient Redeemer, cannot be a sufficient Redeemer to save all."
"6. He that died to redeem all, died instead of all. But Christ did not die in the room or stead of all. The Major wants no Proof, and all Opposition to Christ dying in our stead, is but a mere Wrangle: And that Point is yielded of late by our soberest and most Learned Universalists. I proceed to the Minor; Christ did not die in the stead or room of all; for if so, in what Christ suffered in their stead that are not saved, he was injured: To pay this or that Man's Money, and be accepted and taken Debtor and Paymaster in his stead, and yet for all this if the Man is not discharged, nor one Farthing of his Debt, both Christ and the Sinner must needs be fallaciously and injuriously dealt with."
"6. He that died to redeem all, died instead of all. But Christ did not die in the room or stead of all. The Major wants no Proof, and all Opposition to Christ dying in our stead, is but a meer Wrangle: And that Point is yielded of late by our soberest and most Learned Vniversalists. I proceed to the Minor; Christ did not die in the stead or room of all; for if so, in what Christ suffered in their stead that are not saved, he was injured: To pay this or that Man's Money, and be accepted and taken Debtor and Paymaster in his stead, and yet for all this if the Man is not discharged, nor one Farthing of his Debt, both Christ and the Sinner must needs be fallaciously and injuriously dealt with."
"7. It is not fit Christ should die for all, seeing his Father elected not all, and gave not all to him; for Christ to redeem more, were to disobey his Father's Will, and not to do it. If any say God elected all, it's most absurd to talk of choosing some from among many others. When a Man takes the whole Number, this is no Election: or if any say that Election is Conditional, provided a Man will, this also is no Election; for if Election be upon the Condition of Man's free Will, one Man is not chosen and not another; but all have equal previous Designation to the End, and so there is no Election at all."
"7. It is not fit Christ should die for all, seeing his Father elected not all, and gave not all to him; for Christ to redeem more, were to disobey his Father's Will, and not to do it. If any say God elected all, it's most absurd to talk of chusing some from among many others. When a Man takes the whole Number, this is no Election: or if any say that Election is Conditional, provided a Man will, this also is no Election; for if Election be upon the Condition of Man's free Will, one Man is not chosen and not another; but all have equal previous Designation to the End, and so there is no Election at all."
"8. All that Christ shed his Blood for, he loved with a Conjugal Love; and therefore must be married to them in Application, and they must necessarily be saved."1
"9. The Works peculiarly ascribed to each Person, according to their Divine Order and Manner of working, are of equal Extent; whom the Father elects, the Son redeems, and the Holy Ghost sanctifies."*
Thus far the Reverend Dr. Isaac Chancy.
Thus far the Reverend Dr. Isaac Chauncy.
I might add divers other Arguments against this pretended Universal Redemption, but because what I have already said under this Argument taken from the Death of Christ, doth so fully overthrow such a pretended conditional Universal Redemption, I shall say no more unto it.
