Truth triumphant through the spiritual warfare, Christian labours, and writings of that able and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Robert Barclay, who deceased at his own house at Urie in the kingdom of Scotland, the 3 day of the 8 month 1690.

The Fifth and Sixth Propositions. Concerning the Universal Redemption by Christ; and also the Saving and Spiritual Light, wherewith every Man is enlightened.

The Fifth Proposition.

God (out of his Infinite Love, who delighteth not in the death of a Sinner, but that all should live and be saved) hath so loved the World, that he hath given his Only Son (a Light) that whosoever believeth in him, should be saved: Who enlighteneth every Man, that cometh into the World; and maketh manifest all things, that are reproveable: and teacheth all Temperance, Righteousness and Godliness. And this Light enlighteneth the Hearts of all in a Day in order to Salvation, if not Resisted: Nor is it less Ʋniversal, than the Seed of Sin, being the pur∣chase of his Death, who tasted death for every Man. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.

The Sixth Proposition.

According to which Principle (or Hypothesis) all the Objections a∣gainst the Ʋniversality of Christ's Death are easily solved. Neither is it needful to recur to the Ministry of Angels, and those other Mira∣culous Means, which, they say, God makes use of to manifest the Doctrine and History of Christ's Passion unto such, who (living in those places of the World, where the outward preaching of the Gospel is unknown) have well improved the first and Common Grace: For hence it well follows, that as some of the Old Philosophers might have been Saved; so also may now some (who by Providence are cast into those Remote parts of the World, where the Knowledge of the History is wanting) be made partakers of the Divine Mystery, if they receive and resist not that Grace, A manifestation whereof is given to every Man to profit withal. This certain Doctrine then being received, (to wit) that there is an Evangelical and Saving Light and Grace in all, the Ʋniversality of the Love and Mercy of God towards Mankind (both in the Death of his beloved Son the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the manifestation of the Light in the heart) is established and confirmed against all the Obje∣ctions of such, as deny it. Therefore Christ hath tasted death for e∣very Man, not only for all kinds of Men, as some vainly talk; but for every one of all kinds: the Benefit of whose Offering is not only ex∣tended to such, who have the distinct outward Knowledge of his Death and Suffering, as the same is declared in the Scriptures; but even un∣to those, who are necessarily excluded from the Benefit of this Know∣ledge by some inevitable accident. Which Knowledge we willingly Confess to be very Profitable and Comfortable; but not absolutely Needful unto such, from whom God himself hath with-held it: yet they may be made partakers of the Mystery of his Death (though ignorant of the History) if they suffer his Seed and Light (enlightning their hearts) to take place (in which Light Communion with the Father and the Son is enjoied) so as of wicked men to become holy, and lovers

of that Power, by whose inward and secret Touches they feel them∣selves turned from the Evil to the Good, and learn To do to others, as they would be done by; in which Christ himself affirms all to be in∣cluded. As they have then falsly and erroneously taught, who have denied Christ to have died for all men; so neither have they sufficient∣ly taught the Truth, who affirming him to have died for all, have ad∣ded the absolute necessity of the outward Knowledge thereof in order to the obtaining its saving Effect. Among whom the Remonstrants of Holland have been chiefly wanting, and many other Asserters of Ʋni∣versal Redemption; in that they have not placed the Extent of this Sal∣vation in that Divine and Evangelical Principle of Light and Life, wherewith Christ hath enlightned every one that comes into the World: which is excellently and evidently held forth in these Scriptures, Gen. 6.3. Deut. 30.14. John 1.7, 8, 9. Rom. 10.8. Tit. 2.11.

Notes

• Ezek. 18.23. Isai 49.6. John 3.16. and 1 9. Tit 2.11. Eph. 5 13. Hebr. 2 9.
• 1 Cor. 15.22.
• 1 Cor. 12.7.
• Hebr. 2 9.