Arguments againfl Univerfal Redemption. 533 to the Son ; and fo fully difcriminated from all the red ; and both Father Son Rand engadged to carry thefe thorow unto falvation : all which confide- red , it is moft plaine , that the Redemption was Particular & Adtual , con- forme to the Undertaking, & Tránfaétion. Nay (4.) If we will confider the fountaine love , from whence the fending of Chrift came we will fee how unreafonable it is to imagine an Univerfal meer Poffible Redemption , as the proper end & effe& , of Christ's death & merites. It is laid soh. 3: 16. A place , which our LUnis erfalif}s look upon, as molt favourable for them ) that God fo loved the world , that he gave his only /begotten Son, that all beleevers in hire, might have eternal life. This love is held forth as unparallelable , a love greater than which cannot be conceived , & a love detnonftrated by the greaten effect imaginable , fending & giving his only begotten , to give his life a ranfome , & to die for (inners ; and it mutt be contrary to all reafon , to imagine, that all this was to procure a Re- demption , by which it was poflible, that not one man should be Actually Redeemed. Chris himfelf faith' job. 15: 13. greater love bath no man, than this , that a man lay down his life for his friends. See alto Rom. 5: S. And shall we think , that the effect of all this Non fuch Love , both of the Father , & ofthe Son , was only a Potrble Salvation , and Redemption ? and that all this love should be Doted; and poffibly not one man faved ? Either the Lord knew , that fume would get good by this fruite of wonderful love , or not ? -then he was not omnifcient: and then the Father gave his Son , & the Son )same , & both were the effe t of the greateft love imaginable, & yet nei- D ther of them knew, that any one foul should be faved for all that. If he knew, V1 t'i 64 .w that they would get good by it , either by themfelves alone , without his Grace, or not. If the firfl, why would he fend his Son to die , & why would Chrift come to die for filch , as they law would never have a will to be faved by his death ? If the lall be laid , then , Icing the greaten exprefíion of glove was to fend his Son & in the Son to come & die, how can we think, that that was for all , when the grace to improve that death , & profite by it, was not defigned for all ? Sayeth not Paul Rom. 5j2. He that fpared not his owne Son , but delivered him up for us all , how shall not with him alto freely give us all things? Importing that that was Impoffible. Shall we imagine that that is the greaten love , which is common to all, & is notable to effedtua- te thefalvation ofchofe upon whom itisfet? and how can this be, that the greatest effect of this greaten love shall be common to all, & fmaller eff'e is not common all() ? See alto i s Soh. 4: 9, I o, I r. where this fpeciall love , by which Chrift was Pent, is made peculiar unto beleevers; for John is fpea- king of none elfe : So is this love peculiarly terminated on Christ's Wife & Church Ephef. s: 26, 26. & hath gracious & laving effects Gal. 2: 2o. Tit. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Ephcf. 2: 4; 5, 6. Rom. 8: 36, 37. 2. Thef: 2: 16, 17 Revel. I: 5, 6. Befide , that this love is mentioned as an Old , Everlaning, & Uochanga- ble Love, 3er. 31: 3. Ephef. 1: 3,¢. Rom.9: II. roh. 13: x.zeph. 3:17. And is all this nothing but a General Common thing , that cannot favc one foul, if Lord Freewil do not confent of his own accord ? Moreover (5.) if we confider the ends aflìgned to the Death of Chrift, V v v Z men-
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