Of Redemption. But I have aword moreto giveyou, by wayof caution, if you will thinkon it. A. "What's that? B. What willyou fay if Epifcopius, Arminius; Corvinua, are themen thatdeny moft Univerfal Redemption, while the synodmaintaineth it ? Howcan Chrift die for the fins of any Infants in proper fenfe, if they have nofin, and deferve no pnnithment? Or be a Saviour to fave them from fin and punithmentthat have none ? 57 The fecond Crimination. A. " sy denying common Redemption; they deny the exprefs words of of thephrafe oftdyingfor " scripture, whichfaith, That Chrift tafted deathfor every man, Heb. 2.9. un,thatwemaynotcheat That he is the Saviour of the World, ph. 4. 12. That he is the Lamb of°pr felves by confound- ing things that differ.To " God, that takethaway the fins of the World, yoh. r. 29. That he diefor no or for all, is to s' died for all, that they which live,. fhould live to him that died for die for oar bereft; or for the benefit of all. Now " them, 2 Cor. 5. r4, 15. That God was inChrift reconcilingthe world there benefits are of a " to himfelf, 2 Cor. 5. 19, 20. That he is the Saviour of all men, efpe- otfferent n ture, where- " t dallyof them that believe, I Tim.4.1o. That theGrace ofGod which ed only conditionally, "bringeth Salvation toall men, hathappeared, Tit. 2. II, t 2. That he (though forChrifìsfake) 1I isthe Propitiation for our Sins, and not for ours only, but for the fins ofdtnand tSalva ion 4' of the wholeWorld, I ph. 2. 2. with much more to thefame purpofe. There God cloth confer u onl on the condition And de theft men deal (inertly with God and the scripture, that can of Faith and Repen-; " diort all this to their ownfenfe ? Anddo they notufefuchviolence with tance: Now lam ready C' Gods Wordandtheir Confciences, as that on thefe terms they may make uppofeeasand thathe " their own Religion, and believe what they lift ? Do they not plainlyThem mouth of all our Di- " thattheytakenottheirFaithfromGod, but from their Teachers, and be- Vines+ that every one whoheareththeGofpel, lieve as the Church believeth which they joyn with? Had it been but one without di[tin lion be- " ortwoTexts, or had they been obfcurely' uttered, a goodHaan might have tween Eleft and Repro- "thou ht that he mull reduce their en a to the many andmore plain. But bace, is bound to be- g f f y p heave that Cñrift died " to oppugn the plainGofpel it[elf bath no exoufe. for hirn,fo far as to pro- are fharp againftother mens Errors,and other menagainft yours. his fns,há a Pardoór, Buti have proved to you that theSynod, and thegenerality of the Pro- in cafe he believe and teftant Churches in their Confefüons, deny not any thingwhich theft .2t : benefice Texts fay. They holda common Redemption as well as you : our very chill merited for us, Children are taught in their Catechifmdìftinftly to believe, [ r. In God vaian. Faith and Repen- tce èac. 1'In:ffi againft the Father, who made themand all the World; 2. InGod the Sou, who isard,'li. r, p. t s4. redeemed them and all Mankind. 3. And in God the Holy Ghoft,who fan&ifieth them and all the Elect People ofGod. î This is the good old Dobrine, plainand true, and that which Aisfiintaught. A. " Iamfore many of their Writers expreflyoppugn common Redempti- on 5 and even Jafenius the Papift who joyneth with themdenieth it, and "faith, that Auguftine denied it : Therefore we Eland not to his autho- " rity. B. s. As for Augullineand fomeProteflants, they oft deny that Chriff redeemethany but the Faithful, becaufe the word Redemption is ambigu- ous, and fometimes taken for the priceor ranfome paid, and often for the very liberation of the captive Sinner, And when ever Auflindenieth common Redemption, he taketh Redemption in this !aft fenfè, for affual deliverance. But he afherteth it in the firft fenfe, that Chrift died for all. Yea, he thought his death is aCtuallyapplied tothe true Juftification and Sanftification of fome Reprobates that fall away and perilh, though the I Ele&
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