An antidote against Arminianism, or, A succinct discourse to enervate and confute all the five points thereof to wit, predestination grounded upon man's foreseen works, universal redemption, sufficient grace is all, the power of man's free-will in conversion, and the possibility of true saints falling away totally and finally : all which are demonstrated here to be damnable errours, both by Scriptures and reason &c. ... / published for the publick good by Christopher Ness.

Answer 1. The Arminians boast much of this

Argument, as if Achilloean and Invincible; suppose we should grant it for Truth; would it not be poor Comfort for a distressed Soul, to believe that Christ died for it no more than for Judas, and for all the Damned in Hell? They would still be but miserable Comforters, and Physitians of no Value, to such a Soul; Christ dyed for all, thou art a Man, Ergo, he dyed for thee, might comfort Cain and Judas in their Despair.

2. But in Truth, the Minor of this Argument is false, for they to whom the Gospel never came, nor have ever heard ought of the Death of Christ, are not bound to believe that Christ dyed for them, Ubi nulla Lex, nulla Trans∣gressio.

3. Neither is every One that hath the Go∣spel bound to believe it absolutely, but on this Condition, If they be weary and heavy laden with sin; such only Christ calls to him, and such only are bound to believe, not all promiscuously. For if Men abide in Impenitency, they are bound to believe that the Death of Christ belongs not to them.

4. The Agument is a plain Paralogism, and a Sophistical Fallacy, having [Quatuor Terminos] four Terms in it, for the [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] the Word [believe] in the Major Proposition, is taken for a fiducial Embracing of the Truth with the Heart, which is Faith properly; but in the Mi∣nor, or Assumption, it is only a certain Practical Collection (which is not Faith but Improperly) as if it were the Intention of God, that this or that Man (suppose Judas, &c.) should be∣lieve.

5. We are all bound to believe, that what God reveals is true, and [thus saith the Lord] is the Object of Faith; but God no where re∣veals, or faith that it is his Intention that Ju∣das shall believe, or that all should believe.

6. The Word [Unusquisque] is also Vox oequi∣voca, or every One, and must have its Limita∣tion; to wit, every one that is Penitent, Hun∣gry, Thirsty, &c. otherwise it could not be Morally and Theologically true, for it is revealed, that Christ died for Sheep, Friends, Church on∣ly, he is the Saviour of the Body. Eph. 5.23.

7. Christ is a Deed of Gift, but this Deed runs not with a [Noverint Universi] in an Unlimited Sense, but it is [Omnibus Christi fidelibus] I have given and granted upon sundry and certain good Considerations.

8. 'Tis true, the Commission is, Go preach the Gospel to every Creature, Mark 16.15. and ac∣cordingly we hold out a Tender of Christ to all promiscuously, but it is not, because Christ is in∣tentionally given to all, but because we know not the Elect from the Reprobate, which is a Se∣cret, and Afacto ad jus non valet Consequentia.