04- That redemption by aril is,:of vninerfall. 29 by Chrifl, for then the fenfe is thus much ; as aAdamderiued deathvnto all his, by naturall'propagation, fo Chriíi bath deriued life to all his bygrace: and this appeareth in theverfe following, wherehe faith, that firfl Chrifl rofe, and after- wards they that are of Chrifl (hall rife at his comming : now theyonely areChrifis who are led byhis fpirit,and therefore they whohaue not theirpart in the firfl reiirreaion, where- by being fan6lified they rife againe, from the deathof finne to newneflèe of life, (hall not haue their part ofthe f.cond re- furre6lion, whereby they rife to inherit thofe ioyes which Chrift hathpurchafed for them. But it maybefurther vrged,that ifall doenot liue inChrift whodied in Adams 4dams finne (hall beofmore force than Chrifis death and fatisfa&ion , and .Adam'fhall be more flrong todeflroy than Chrifl to faue. I anfwere,that their po- wer and flrength is not to bee meafured by thenumber of thofe ivho are defiroyed and faued ; but according to the manner whereby they were defiroyed and faued, or accor- ding to the vertue and forcerequired to fauing anddeflroy- ing; for it is fare more eafie to hurt many than to helpe a few,tokill a multitude thanto reflorc one to life; for euen brúitebeafiscan kill and defiroy, but neith,,er man, Angell, nor other creature can giue life faue God alone ; and fo it was no hard matter for Adam to plunge all mankinde into thegulfeof perdition, but to faueand deliuer vs out of this wretched eflate, neither beenor any other could performe faue Chrifi alone: and therfore thoughour Sauiour hadfreed and rellored to lifebut only one,and e,Idambyhis finnede- firoyed all,yet Chrifisdeathwas fironger and ofmore vertue infauing,than Adams finne in defiroying.Secondly,I anfver, thatChrifis "death isas fufficient for the redemptionofall the world,as 2dams finne for their condemnation,inrefpe6t of the infinite value and price thereof; if,as .z4darn.c finne was dcriued'vnto all by naturali propagation, fo Chrifis death andmerits wereappliedvrto themby faith ; for there is no -want ofvertue in this precious falue toheape, but the caufe .Why it healeth not,. i-s becaufe it is reieo`ted and call away ghroughlincrcdulitie. Thirdly, Chrifis death is,offarrremore -` tr .2 vertue
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