.. 654 Book IV. Pare. 3• Lo1king tmts 1-efus. Chap. 3 .Sett; S' -----------~------- that have been, ·are, or fuall be called into the fiate of grace· whether Jews, or Gentiles, bound or free. I know fome hold: that Chrifi dyed for all, and every man with a purpofe to fave; only thus they explicate. I. That Chrifi dyed for all men . con1idered in the common lapfe or fall, but not as obfiinate impenitent, or unbeleevers; he dyed not for fuch, as fuch: 2. That Chrill dyed for all men in refpeCl: of the requefi or impetration offalvation, but the application thereof is proper to beleevers. 3. That Chrifi dyed not to bring all or any man acbaally to falvation, butt<? purchafefalvability, and reconciliation fo far, as that God might and would (!alva jujlitia) deale with them on termes ofa better covenant. 4- That Chrifi hath purchafed falvability for all men, but faith and regeneration he ha.th merited for none; becaufe God is bound to give that which Chrifi hath merited of him, althol)gh it be not defired, or craved. I cannot a£fent to thefe pofitions: but thus far I grant, tbatChrifis death in it fdfisa fufficient price&fati5faCl:ion toGod for all the world,and that alfo it is effectual in many particulars to all men refpedively in all the world ; every man in one way or other hath the fruit of Chrifts death conferred upon him; but this fruit is not ofone kinde; for, I. Some fruit is common to every man, as the earthly bleffings which infidelHnjoy, may be termed the fruitsofChrifis death. 2. Other fruit is common to all the membe.rs of the vi!ible Church , as, to be called by the Word, to enjoy the ordinances, to live under the covenant, to partake offome graces that come from Chrift 2. Ocher fruit is indeed peculiar to the·Saints ofGod, as,faita unfeigned regeneration, p11rdon 0f fin, adoption, &c. And yet this" ft uit. ts uni· verfal to all the Saints, whether Jews or Gentiles: in which fenfe fpeaksthe Apoll:le, he !pared not his own Sen, btJt delivered RGm.S.J~; himupfo;· ma/l.-And he gave him.(elfe 11 ranfome for a/1,- 1 Tim.z, 6 , and God hath concluded them all in unbtlief, that he might bave mercy upon all,·-aad by the righteaufnef[e of o~1e, the free gift caintjpan all men;ui1to jujlificaticn of life; --- he rafted tfdeath for a!Ldren, or difir ibutively, for every man. All which texts are rightly interpreted by C12ipbM; he prophejied rh,zt.Jef m jh011ld Rom xr.p. Rom.~.18, Heb.z.9. .Joh. u, p ,$ t. dye f or that Nation; and net for that N ationonly, but that alfo he jbouldgather together in one the children ofGod, that were fcatterd ' abroad. And thus 'fohn brings in the foure beafts, and feure and twenty
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