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706
ObteMons
tal`en
j
rorn
teßimonies
of
Scrip
t
ure,anfuered.
and inducd with
faith
may
be deflroyed and perifh. Vnto
which
I
anfwere,
firfl,
by
diflinguifhing
ofthe
affumption;
for
Chrifl
is
faid
generally and improperlie
to
haue died
for the whole
vifible
Church; butproperlie
and truely for
the
faithfull
only,i,vhich are
ofthe
Church
inuiíble.The
firfl
phrafe
of
fpeech
is
true
in
regard
of
the
fufficiencie
of
his
death, which
in
it
felfe
was
a
full
and
fufficient price
for
the
ranfome
of
all,
or
elfe
if
we
vnderfland
it
by
a
fynecdoche
of
ofthe
whole for
the
feuerall
parts
and
members
;
but not
in
refpea
of
the
eflïcacie
ofhis
death, for it
is
only
effe
&luall
for
the
redemption
and
faluation
of
thofe
who
applie vnto
themfelues
the
vertue and
merit thereof,
by
a
true
and
liue-
ly faith. All therefore
for
whom
Chrifl
is
faid
to
haue
died,
are
not
ele&
and faithfull,
but
only thofe
to whom
the ver-
tue
and
power
of
his
death
and
merits
are effe&ually
appli-
ed. Secondlie, Chrifl
is
faid
to
haue
died for
euery
member
of
the
vifible
Church,becaufe
being outward
members
ther-
of,
they
are
in
the
iudgement
of
charitie reputed and
eflee-
med
ofthe
Church to
bee
redeemed
and
iuf4jfied
by Chriíls
death,
vntill
by
their
apoflacie
they
make
it
knowne
that
they
were
but
hypocrites, for whom Chrifl
neuer died
;
and
of
fuch
may thefe
places
bee vnderflood,
feeing
the hohe
Ghofl
oftentimes fpeaketh
ofthings
according to the iudge-
ment
and eflimation
of
men;
and alto
by
fuch
charitable
fpeeches
doth
teach
vs
both
to
fpeake
and iudge charitably;
and
feeing
likevvife
wee
find
by experience, that
many fuch
hypocrites
as
doe for
a
time
profeffe
theinfelues members
of
the Church,
and redeemed
by Chrifl
death, being fcandali-
zed
and
offended by
the
example
offome others,doe
fall
a-
way
from
their
profeflîon, and
fo
vtterlie perifh.
But
if
wee will vnderfland
it
of
thofe for whom Chrifi
truelie
and effectually
died,the
propofition
is
falfe;for
Chrifl
Tea
.ro.t
S,zi;,
died for none but
his
fheepe,
Iohn
r
o.
z
5.
and Chrifls
fheepe
fhallneuerperifh,
neither can any
plucke
them
out ofhis
bawl.
verf.28. Yea
but
it
is
Paid,
that
thy
wea4ebrother
Jhallperifh.
I
anfwere,
that
is
not
to bee vnderflood
of
the
effect and
e-
uent,but
of
the
caufe
and
occafion:forhowfoeuer the
weak
Chriftian
may
be ihreudly
ilaken,and
be grieuoufly woun-
ded