A treatise of Mr. Cottons clearing certain doubts concerning predestination together with an examination…A treatise of Mr. Cottons clearing certaine doubts concerning predestination together with an examination…

Again, whom he bought, he bought from the earth, Rev. 14. 8. And from men, ver. 4. Can this be verified of Angels of light, and of angels of darkness, and of reprobate men, and of all Gods creatures?

Again, whom hee bought, hee bought from the earth, Rev. 14. 8. And from men, ver. 4. Can this bee verifyed of Angels of light, and of angels of darknesse, and of reprobate men, and of all Gods creatures?

Lastly, whom he bought by his blood, he redeemed from their vain conversation, 1 Pet. 1. 18. So he did not redeem either reprobate men, or reprobate angels: and as for the Elect Angels they stood not in need of any such Redemption, much less the brute creatures of God. Yet even of some that were no better then Reprobates, it is said that he redeemed them, 2 Pet. 2. 1. And hence Arminius infers that the most wicked are redeemed by Christ, and that in the same sense that Gods Elect are redeemed by Christ. You say he redeemed, even the Reprobates, but not in the same manner as he redeemed the Elect, but only that he bought the dominion of them. But this seems a forced interpretation: For whom he hath bought, they are his in special manner. But to he Christs, is peculiar to Gods Elect, 2 Cor. 3. ult. And hence the Apostle inferreth, Glorify God in your bodies, 1 Cor. 6. ult. You will say, In what sense doth the Apostle say of wicked men, that the Lord redeemed them?

Lastly, whom hee bought by his blood, hee redeemed from their vain conversation,