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The doctrine of the covenant of redemption. Wherein is laid the foundation of all…
The doctrine of the covenant of redemption. Wherein is laid the foundation of all our hopes and happiness. Briefly opened and improved. / By Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston. ; [Three lines from Psalms]
Boston: printed by Benj. Harris over against the Old-Meeting-House, 1693
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
4. That all mankind universally were not included in this Covenant, so as that the Son of God undertook to pay the Redemption price for them. How far there was some benefit to redound from it to mankind, I here dispute not: But that Christ became Surety to pay the Price for all, is not to be believed. As to the notion or distinction, of his redeeming all Sufficiently, and only some Effectually, it cannot be reconciled to sense, how then shall it be believed? It is one thing to pay a Price of sufficient value to redeem all, and another thing to pay it for their Redemption: and to suppose that he did it for this end, and yet they should perish at the last, is not only besides, but against Scripture, Joh. 6.39. This is the ⟨p. 50⟩Fathers Will that hath sent me, that of all that he hath given me, I should Lose nothing; yea, if we consider the nature of the Covenant, it will evidence it to be inconsistent. The end of it hath been shown to be for the Glory of Gods Grace, in the Salvation of his Redeemed: this Covenant was a Medium to that end, and therefore all that were so Covenanted for must certainly attain it, or else the Covenant so far loseth its design. This therefore is that which Christ Intercedes for in behalf of those whom he hath Redeemed, Joh. 17.24. these are they whom his Father gave him, that he might Redeem them.
4. That all mankind universally were not included in this Covenant, so as that the Son of God undertook to pay the Redemption price for them. How far there was some benefit to redound from it to mankind, I here dispute not: But that Christ became Surety to pay the Price for all, is not to be believed. As to the notion or distinction, of his redeeming all Sufficiently, and only some Effectually, it cannot be reconciled to sense, how then shall it be believed? It is one thing to pay a Price of sufficient value to redeem all, and another thing to pay it for their Redemption: and to suppose that he did it for this end, and yet they should perish at the last, is not only besides, but against Scripture, Joh. 6.39. This is the ⟨p. 50⟩