68 Of Redemption. The fourth Criminrltion. C. "Theymake Chrif!to diefor thofe thathe wolddnot prayfor, 74. 17. I praynot for the world,, but for thofe that thouhaft given me out of " theworld--- B. He maketh himfelf to die for them. It is ofter and plainer faid that he died for all, than it is, that he prayed not for all. And many plain Texts, yea thefcope of theGofpel, muff not be reduced to your feigned fenfe ofone obfcurer Text. 2. But doth the Text tell us, that he died not for the world, as it tells us, that he prayed not for them ? Or cloth it tell us, that he died for no more thanhe then prayed for ? Orrather are not thefeyour own Inventions? 3. But where doth the Text fay,that Chrift never prayed for any but theEle& ? yea, or that he prayed not at all for the world, though he put not up that particular prayer for the world ? Lookon theText, and you will fee that he fpeaketh there only of the Difciples that followed him onEarth; And that heprayed not in that Petition for all his Elect only; And therefore he after addeth, verf. 20. Neither pray i for thefe alone, butfor themalfo which(hall believe inme through their word.Andwhat was the prayer ? [ That they may be one, and kept from the evil of the world,] which is ablef£rng peculiar tohis Difciples.. But it ismanifeft,thatChrift had other prayers for the world, even for many ungodly men ; yea, for Reprobates. For, t. On the Crofs heprayeth for his Perfecutors, Father, forgive them : And it ismensown invention to fay that hemean- eth-none but theEle&: Wemuff not unneceffarily limit where the Word limiteth not. AndStephen madeChrift. his Pattern. And it is grofs fi&ion tofay that Stephen prayed for none but theEle&. C. "Oathnot Chrijlfay, That his Father heard him always ? and can "you imagine that heprayedfor that which Goddenied him ? * Pinera ntro . de I'atadry%us.. B. 2- My next Anfwer fhould have prevented that Obje&ion, which. owns Moms facere peces. is, that what God giveth to the World for Chrifis fake, thatChrift may tares, etiam circa empioe well be laid to prayfor For it is the fruit of hisMediation. But God ollendere id givethmuch Pardon, and manyMercies tothe World, for Chrift's fake. lontatem : dr dto nee g > y proditurnm debnit prseeri- s. He giveth them an A& of Oblivion of conditional pardon of the re, ut adverterentemcee . god in eleíticne edam eternalpuniffiment ; which Chrift purchafed,and therefore prayedfor. proditoris frei, fervando 2. He giveth them much AEtnal pardon of temporal punifhments for rum omnium annrg PD- Chrift's fake. All the Li£e,`Health, Time, Gofpel, Means and Mer- fuit eflendet omnibenquad cies, which ever he giveth them, are fuch as deferved full punifhment emcee velum liberare. Nec would have deprived themof: And therefore they are all a&s of exe- tamen dice quia pravari- catienem nefeiebat futu- cutive pardon of that punifhment. ram: immo quia fcielas 3. And this very Chapter containeth a prayer for the World, via. affero. Sed non idea per- euntia proditorie invidjam Ver f. 25 23. That the Worldmay believe, and know that thou haftPent me, - en /e debdit derivare, ut and hall loved them.- -- If you fay that bythe World here is meant on- afcriberetor Dea good u- I the EletB I anfwer, I. Your word is no Proof..' 2. That. theyare cdÿ '¡ó1é.Tom.q.nom9.deprayedfor, to believeand know, &c. is no proof: For many did be- laud. omnuialvesiequide lieve that God Pent Chrift that yet were not faved. This foundeth but as non emnium veluntae ejua a common A&of Faith. 3. And note, that here the world is contradi- vo aóluotari ob q e:uY: and; f inguifhed, notonly fromApofiles, but thofe (after-mentioned) that ad Jetufalem,&c. Dens fhould believe by their word; and it is prayed, That the..world may paratue eft ad falvandum know that God loveth thole that believe in him : which may extend both hominem,noninvoluntari- um,neq; non lockage.] to the Converfion of fuch as then are unconverted, and to the con viFion
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