The divine will considered in its eternal decrees, and holy execution of them. By…

Let a thing be of never so vast a value in it self, 'tis no Price at all, unless it be paid for that end, and being paid, 'tis a Price for no more than those only for whom it was so paid; because the intrinsical worth how great soever doth not constitute it a Price. Hence it is clear, that if Christ's Death (though of immense value) had been paid for none, it had been no Price at all; and if it were paid but for some, it was no Price for the rest for whom it was not paid. These things premised, if Christ no way died for all men, how can those Promises stand true? All men, if they believe, shall be saved; saved, but how? Shall they be saved by a [Greek or Hebrew] or Price of Redemption? there was none at all paid for ⟨p. 287⟩them; the immense value of Christ's death doth not make it a Price as to them for whom he died not; or shall they be saved without a [Greek or Hebrew] or Price? God's unsatisfied Justice cannot suffer it, his Minatory Law cannot bear it, neither doth the Gospel know any such way of Salvation; take it either way, the truth of those Promises cannot be vindicated, unless we say, that Christ died for all men. But you'll yet reply, that albeit Christ died not for all, yet is the Promise true; because Christ's death is not only sufficient for all in it self, but it was willed by God to be so. I answer, God willed it to be so, but how? Did he will that it should be paid for all men, and so be a sufficient Price for them? then Christ died for all men; or did he will that it should not be paid for all men, but only be sufficient for them in its intrinsical value? then still it is no Price at all as to them, and consequently either they may be saved without a Price, which is contrary to the Current of the Gospel; or else they cannot be saved at all, which is contrary to the truth of the Promise. If it be yet further demanded, To what purpose is it to argue which way Reprobates shall be saved, seeing none of them ever ⟨p. 288⟩did or will believe? Let the Apostle answer, What if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the faith of God of none effect? God forbid; yea, let God be true, but every man a liar, Rom. 3. 3, 4. And again, If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful and cannot deny himself,