Pelecanicidium, or, The Christian adviser against self-murder together with a guide and the pilgrims passe to the land of the living : in three books.

SECT. XXVIII. With the Universarian.

BUt worse than Atheist! If there worse can be, For Thou Religion makest Blasphemie. Thou Universal-Grace-Man, that doest place, The rankest Poyson in, Best Balsame, Grace! To purge the Sins of all the World Christ di'd. A Truth. And yet it ought to be deni'd, As thou do'st rend the Text; and wu'dst infer, As if that Satan were Interpreter. Mark with what Subtilty the Devil tryes! With such large Spectacles t'abuse thine Eyes!

Mark Consequences! If for All He di'd, He then for All most fully satisfi'd; And if he satisfi'd for All, forepast, to come, No Debt is due; And if No Debt, No Doom. What may'st Thou then not do? in Sin abound. Thou canst not fail. For Scripture is thy Ground. Why should'st denie a Lust? Or hold thy Hand From Murder, when it with thy Ends do's stand? Say Naboths Death was Just! Condemn his Wit! For Ahab offer'd Fair. The Ground laid Fit. Hold Iezabel for Wise! Make good Her Fast! But Mark his Curse! And read her End at last! Christ di'd for All. For All the World Christ di'd; For whom soe're Believes he satisfi'd; For whom soe're Believes in Him; His Will do's do; All Those the Priviledge belongeth to. He would have All be sav'd. But ye would not. He said, and wept. O There! O There's the Blot! What! What shall we Then say! Shall Sin take Place! Shall We continue still in Sin, that Grace May more abound! Say as S. Paul then did! God forbid. O tell! How shall We that are Dead to Sin, (Abusing Grace) Shall we yet live Therein? Know Ye not that All, All so priz'd as We, Which into Iesus Christ Baptized be, Into His Death have been Baptiz'd? We then With Him by Baptism int' His Death (for Men) Are buri'd, that as Christ was rais'd from Dead By th' Glory of the Father, We (so led) Should Walk in Newnesse of our Life, (and be, As He, that is so dead from Sin, is) free.