Divine consolations, or, The teachings of God in three parts ... with an answer to the objections made against it, and Doctor Crips [sic] booke justified against Steven Geree / by Samuel Richardson.

Whether all those for whose sinnes Christ dyed, shall be saved?

They shall all be saved; as appeares Rom. 5. 9, 10. John 6. 37. 39. John 17. 2. 19. 24. 29. Heb. 13. 20. Jer. 32. 40. & 31. Mat. 25. 33. The salvation of Gods Elect is certain.

Some say, Christ dyed for their sinnes who shall not be saved: But to what end shall Christ die for their sinnes who are not appointed to life? Doth not Christ loose the end of his death, to die for their sinnes who shall perish? Some are not ordained to eternall life, as ap∣peares Acts 13. 48.

Doth it stand with the wisdome of God, to send Christ to die for their finnes, whom he before decreed to condemn: The Lord hath made the wicked for the day of evill, Pro. 16. 4. 2 T••es. 2. 11. Isa. 43. 6, 7.

Q. W••et••er Christ is offered to all or no?

The Gospel is to be declared to every creature, Mark. 16. 15. 16. But to declare a thing, and to offer it, is not one thing.

The Scripture doth not say, that Christ is offered to any; men say so, but not truly nor safely. The saying, Christ is offered to all, occasioneth many errors; as to say, if God offereth Christ to men, and they have no power to receive him, and God gives them none: they are mocked, and that God is un∣just, and unreasonable, and that he doth not meane as he saith, else, say they, all men have

power, and may be saved if they will, and they may will, &c.

The purpose of God, Christs death, salvati∣on, and the revealing it in the Scripture, are one in the extent; the one is not larger then the other; neither is the ministery thereof to be larger in the declaration, viz. in the ap∣plication of salvation, is not to be larger (but rather straiter) because he is bounded to be∣leeving and baptizednesse; He that beleeves, and is baptized, shall be saved, Mark. 16. 16. He may not apply it to any person that doth not beleeve, &c.