A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the…

Answ. I answer, We do not deny that God gives that Grace to all, which they say is sufficient or effectual to save all; our Doctrine robs no Man of that Power they have but we do deny that common Light, Grace, and Abilities are sufficient to save any one Soul: And if this be true, it follows that they render God more unmerciful than they are aware of, in that they will not have God to afford such Grace that is sufficient, viz. Special Grace to any at all. Certainly if God was not more merciful to them that assert this Doctrine, than their Notions import, or did not their Experiences contradict their Principles, it would be impossible one of them should be saved: For will mere moral Swasive Grace, (which leaves Salvation to the choice of Man's depraved and unrenewed Will, whether it will turn to God or no, believe in Christ or no) save one Soul? which they say is all the Grace God vouchsafes to any. So that by their Doctrine, none can be saved, but all must unavoidably perish.

Answ. I answer, We do not deny that God gives that Grace to all, which they say is sufficient or effectual to save all; our Doctrine robs no Man of that Power they have but we do deny that common Light, Grace, and Abilities are sufficient to save any one Soul: And if this be true, it follows that they render God more unmerciful than they are aware of, in that they will not have God to afford such Grace that is sufficient, viz. Special Grace to any at all. Certainly if God was not more merciful to them that assert this Doctrine, than their Notions import, or did not their Experiences contradict their Principles, it would be impossible one of them should be saved: For will meer moral Swasive Grace, (which leaves Salvation to the choice of Man's depraved and unrenewed Will, whether it will turn to God or no, believe in Christ or no) save one Soul? which they say is all the Grace God vouchsafes to any. So that by their Doctrine, none can be saved, but all must unavoidably perish.

Besides, how unjust do they render God to be, seeing he, as they say, gave Christ to die for all Men, with an intention to save them, ⟨p. 160⟩and this without any desert of Man, which is the greater Gift; and yet he denies the Gospel to the greatest part of the World, nay and effectual Grace to many (nay to all, according to them) that attend upon the Administration thereof, seeing he could as easily bend or incline the Wills (if he please) of such who do not believe, as he doth theirs that do believe. Strange! did Christ spill his Blood for the greatest part of Mankind in vain? nay, die in their stead for them, that he foreknew would reject him, and believe not? Did he give Millions for them to redeem them, and deny one Pound to make that Redemption effectual to them, in order to give them a Right to it, and Interest in it? What! give them the greater, and deny them the lesser Gift? But how contrary is this to what Paul says, If when we were Enemies, we were reconciled to