13. We may ask how Christ so died for the Reprobate, as his death is a remedy applicable to them by the ordination of God, so as they shall have life eternal, if they believe. For 1. there is either a jus and a Law-right to pardon and life eternal merited b• Christs death to the Reprobate, or no such thing is merited. If neither be procured by Christs merit, the Patrons of this way shall say there is no serious offer made to them: yea there is a jus, a title to life eternal and remission, which all the reprobate may challenge, ⟨p. 233⟩even a right to remission and life eternal, so they believe. Well then, it is the same right conditional to life and pardon which is purchased to the Elect: yea this must be purchased whether they believe or not. Then there is no more in the kind of the Law-right to Redemption and life eternal and remission of sins purchased to Peter, then to Judas or Cain; And therefore hath Christ bestowed as much tender love in dying for the Reprobate as in dying for his friends. And Christ saith there is no greater love then this, Joh. 15.13. As for the efficacious intention of applying of Christs death to Peter, when as God had no such intention of applying it to Judas, that is an act of eternal predestination, not a fruit of Christs death, and as for the grace of believing, it was purchased to all, Reprobate and Elect, only the Lord applies not his death, and bestows not the grace of believing upon the Reprobate, but for right to faith, to remission, to perseverance, to life eternal, this right must be purchased, but faith it self is never bestowed upon them. But there is a ransom of blood given for faith, and purchased by CHRISTS merit: But CHRIST is never called the Head of all men, Elect and Reprobate, but the Head of the Body the Church, Eph. 1.22. Col. 1.18. And whereas the Head hath merited faith to the Reprobate, and that absolutely (for a condition is not possible) he should bestow it absolutely, else there is no seriousness in the command of believing.
13. We may ask how Christ so died for the Reprobate, as his death is a remedie applicable to them by the ordination of God, so as they shall have life eternall, if they believe. For 1. there is either a jus and a Law-right to pardon and life eternall merited b• Christs death to the Reprobate, or no such thing is merited. If neither be procured by Christs merite, the Patrons of this way shall say there is no serious offer made to them: yea there is a jus, a title to life eternall and remission, which all the reprobate may challenge, ⟨p. 233⟩even a right to remission and life eternall, so they beleeve. Well then, it is the same right conditional to life and pardon which is purchased to the Elect: yea this must be purchased whether they believe or not. Then there is no more in the kind of the Law-right to Redemption and life eternall and remission of sins purchased to Peter, then to Judas or Cain; And therefore hath Christ bestowed as much tender love in dying for the Reprobate as in dying for his friends. And Christ saith there is no greater love then this, Joh. 15.13. As for the efficacious intention of applying of Christs death to Peter, when as God had no such intention of applying it to Judas, that is an act of eternall predestination, not a fruit of Christs death, and as for the grace of beleeving, it was purchased to all, Reprobate and Elect, only the Lord applyes not his death, and bestowes not the grace of beleeving upon the Reprobate, but for right to faith, to remission, to perseverance, to life eternall, this right must be purchased, but faith it self is never bestowed upon them. But there is a ransome of blood given for faith, and purchased by CHRISTS merit: But CHRIST is never called the Head of all men, Elect and Reprobate, but the Head of the Body the Church, Eph. 1.22. Col. 1.18. And whereas the Head hath merited faith to the Reprobate, and that absolutely (for a condition is not possible) he should bestow it absolutely, else there is no seriousnesse in the command of beleeving.
- 1CHRISTS death cannot be applicable to the Reprobate, by faith, except faith be merited to them by that death. Davenantius, dissert. de morte Christi, pag. 49. Respectu mortis Christi voluntas Dei aliter est comparata ad omnes & singulos, quam esset absque ea, nam hoc ipso quod Christus passus est in natura humana, sine alio ullo medio interveniente, hoc saltem apud Deum effectum, ut velit […] homini▪ (Caino) credenti & poenitenti reconciliari, peccata remittere, vitam aeternam conferre • — tolle respectum hunc mortis Christi — promissionibus quoad non-ele•tos nihil serii, nihil solidi aut veri subesset — illud certum quemlibet hominem beneficio mortis Christi hoc juris sibi vendicare pos•e (Ergo hoc jus est impetratum morte Christi etiam reprobis.)CHRISTS death cannot be applicable to the Reprobate, by faith, except faith be merited to them by that death. Davenantius, dissert. de morte Christi, pag. 49. Respectu mortis Christi voluntas Dei aliter est comparata ad omnes & singulos, quam esset absque ea, nam hoc ipso quod Christus passus est in natura humana, sine alio ullo medio interveniente, hoc saltem apud Deum effectum, ut velit 〈…〉 homini▪ (Caino) credenti & poenitenti reconciliari, peccata remittere, vitam aeternam conferre • — tolle respectum hunc mortis Christi — promissionibus quoad non-ele•tos nihil serii, nihil solidi aut veri subesset — illud certum quemlibet hominem beneficio mortis Christi hoc juris sibi vendicare pos•e (Ergo hoc jus est impetratum morte Christi etiam reprobis.)
