The only point which he names here, is, That the Primate embraced the Doctrine of Universal Redemption, and saith, in that he doth as good as say all. He doth not assert it from his own knowledge, but saith he hath it from many most unquestionable persons which had it poured into their ears, by the Primates own mouth. If it were in a Sermon of his at a Church in London, the last he preached in that City, and many months before his death; (which I am informed by others is the sense of it) I was present at it, and with me there was no new thing observed to have been uttered by him, differing from what his judgement was many years agone, since I had the happiness to be known unto him. It may be some of these persons produced for witnesses being ⟨p. 58⟩strangers to him and taking him to be of the other extremity might apprehend it as a retractation, If they heard him affirming, That by the death of Christ all men receive this benefit that they are salvabiles or put into a capacity of salvation; That terms of peace are procured for all mankind, That all mens sins are become pardonable, mercy attainable, (in which state those of the Angelical nature which fell, are not.) That there is some distinction to be made between his satisfaction (rightly understood) and his intercession, according to that of our Saviour, I pray for these, I pray not for the world, &c. It is possible, for ought I know, some such expressions might be his then. But that by this Universal Redemption should be understood such an Universal grace, that the same measure of it, without any distinction, should equally, and alike, be conferred and applied to Judas, which was to Peter; and that the only difference, was, The free-will of Peter ⟨p. 59⟩in accepting, without any further cause of thanks to God for his grace in inclining him accordingly, &c. This I suppose will not be attested to have been professed by him, either in this, or any other Sermon, or private conference with him. And in this present enlargement, I would not be understood to interpose my self in the controversy; or to affix thus much upon Mr. Piercies judgement, but only to aver, That the Primate at his last in this particular differed not from what he had declared formerly, which the former tractate, I suppose, will confirm, now published, but not resolved on, when this was first written.
The onely point which he names here, is, That the Primate embraced the Doctrine of Universal Redemption, and saith, in that he doth as good as say all. He doth not assert it from his own knowledge, but saith he hath it from many most unquestionable persons which had it poured into their eares, by the Primates own mouth. If it were in a Sermon of his at a Church in London, the last he preached in that City, and many moneths before his death; (which I am enformed by others is the sense of it) I was present at it, and with me there was no new thing observed to have been uttered by him, differing from what his judgement was many yeares agone, since I had the happinesse to be known unto him. It may be some of these persons produced for witnesses being ⟨p. 58⟩strangers to him and taking him to be of the other extremity might apprehend it as a retractation, If they heard him affirming, That by the death of Christ all men receive this benefit that they are salvabiles or put into a capacity of sulvation; That terms of peace are procured for all mankinde, That all mens sins are become pardonable, mercy attainable, (in which state those of the Angelical nature which fell, are not.) That there is some distinction to be made between his satisfaction (rightly understood) and his intercession, according to that of our Saviour, I pray for these, I pray not for the world, &c. It is possible, for ought I know, some such expressions might be his then. But that by this Universal Redemption should be understood such an Universal grace, that the same measure of it, without any distinction, should equally, and alike, be conferred and aplied to Judas, which was to Peter; and that the onely difference, was, The free-will of Peter ⟨p. 59⟩in accepting, without any further cause of thanks to God for his grace in inclining him accordingly, &c. This I suppose will not be attested to have been professed by him, either in this, or any other Sermon, or private conference with him. And in this present enlargement, I would not be understood to interpose my selfe in the controversie; or to affixe thus much upon Mr. Piercies judgement, but only to averre, That the Primate at his last in this particular differed not from what he had declared formerly, which the former tractate, I suppose, will confirm, now published, but not resolved on, when this was first written.
