2. In the Gospel Christ and Salvation by him is offered unto all men. The offer of the Gospel is as Free and universal as possibly can be. Mark 16. 15. Go and Preach the Gospel to every Creature. Every man where the Gospel comes, has Christ and Salvation by him tendered unto him. Rev. 22. 17. Come whosoever will. What can be more Free or Universal than that invitation of the Gospel, Come whosoever will? And if they come they shall have Life? Heb. 5. 9. He is the author of eternal Salvation to all them that obey him. Let never so many obey him, he will be the author of Eternal Salvation to them. And there is not a man in the world, but a Minister of Christ may say to that Man, Do you believe on the Name of Jesus Christ and you shall never perish, but shall have Eternal Life, Joh. 3. 16. God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that ⟨p. 23⟩whosoever does believe on him should not perish, but should have everlasting Life. In this there is a difference between fallen Man and fallen Angels. It may not be said unto the fallen Angels, if you believe you shall be saved by Christ, if you will trust to him for Salvation you shall be saved by him. When Evil Spirits in possessed persons have entered into discourses with men, as oftentimes it hath been so, no man may say to one of them, If you will trust to Christ for Salvation, you may be saved. But now this may be said to Men, to every one without exception. So large, so universal is the offer of the Gospel that the Children of men are made partakers of. If a Prince should lay down a Price for the Redemption of a company of Slaves, declaring that whosoever will consent to be his Subjects, the price is laid down for them, how unreasonable ⟨p. 24⟩would it be for any one of them to say, I don't know it was intended for me in particular: when the Prince their Redeemer said it was intended for all that would consent to be his faithful Subjects. So does the Lord Jesus Christ the Prince of Life say in the Gospel, I •aid down a Price to redeem the Slaves of Hell, and whosoever will sincerely consent to be my Subject, my faithful Servant, it is for him.
2. In the Gospel Christ and Salvation by him is offered unto all men. The offer of the Gospel is as Free and ••iversal as possibly can be. Mark 16. 15. Go and Preach the Gospel to every Creature. Every man where the Gospel comes, has Christ and Salvation by him tendred unto him. Rev. 22. 17. Come whosoever will. What can be more Free or Universal than that invitation of the Gospel, Come whosoever will? And if they come they shall have Life? Heb. 5. 9. He is the author of eternal Salvation to all them that obey him. Let never so many obey him, he will be the author of Eternal Salvation to them. And there is not a man in the world, but a Minister of Christ may say to that Man, Do you believe on the Name of Jesus Christ and you shall never perish, but shall have Eternal Life, Joh. 3. 16. God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that ⟨p. 23⟩whosoever does believe on him should not perish, but should have everlasting Life. In this there is a difference between fallen Man and fallen Angels. It may not be said unto the fallen Angels, if you believe you shall be saved by Christ, if you will trust to him for Salvation you shall be saved by him. When Evil Spirits in possessed persons have entred into discourses with men, as oftentimes it hath been so, no man may say to one of them, If you will trust to Christ for Salvation, you may be saved. But now this may be said to Men, to every one without exception. So large, so universal is the offer of the Gospel that the Children of men are made partakers of. If a Prince should lay down a Price for the Redemption of a company of Slaves, declaring that whosoever will consent to be his Subjects, the price is laid down for them, how unreasonable ⟨p. 24⟩would it be for any one of them to say, I don't know it was intended for me in particular: when the Prince their Redeemer said it was intended for all that would consent to be his faithful Subjects. So does the Lord Jesus Christ the Prince of Life say in the Gospel, I •aid down a Price to redeem the Slaves of Hell, and whosoever will sincerely consent to be my Subject, my faithful Servant, it is for him.
