The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

For the third Point, for whom he suffered, that is answered in divers Scriptures; he suffered not for himself, but for us, 1 Pet. 2. 19. Now that this may be distinctly understood, it must be considered both Negatively, and Affirmatively: Negatively, and so he did not suffer for all the men and women in the world universally, as the Arminians and Lutherans affirm: and that we may gather by many sentences of Scripture; as Matth. 26. 28. He saith his blood was shed for many, which imports it was not shed for all: And Matth. 7. 23. Christ saith to some men, I know you not, which ⟨p. 308⟩imports strongly that he did not suffer for them: and Joh. 17. our Saviour still limits his petitions in his pleading, viz. for such as God the Father had given him, and said he prayed not for the world: and John 13. 1. it is said he loved his own which were in the world, and therefore all were not his own: and John 10. 15. He laid down his life for his Sheep, and therefore not for Goats and Swine: and Ephes. 5. 25. He gave himself for the Church, not for all the world: and Revel. 14. 3, 4. they that are bought out of the earth, are distinguished from other men, to show all are not redeemed: and Heb. 9. 15, 16. The benefit of his Mediation and Blood-shedding is extended only to such as are called. Thus of the proof of the Negative.

For the third Point, for whom he suffered, that is answered in diuers Scriptures; he suffered not for himselfe, but for vs,