Rome ruin'd by VVhite Hall, or, The papall crown demolisht

SECT. 1.

HAving in the first Treatise displayed the highest, or grand delusion of Anti-christ, I shall now incounter with the second sort of them, being as branches of the same Tree, or streames of the same fountaine, which remaine yet unlopped, or dryed up in this Nation; in which onset, I shall in the first place adventure of that too much owned Tenent of Ʋniversall redemption; which gangreen doth much endanger the Spirituall life of many a poore soule. My reso∣lution (in the enterprise) shall be only to strike at the head of the Argument (viz. Whether Jesus Christ by his death, and passion, redeemed the whole world, yea, or no) against which affirmative part, if I shall prevaile, the circumstantiall members will fall of themselves. And,

1. That these places of Scripture (cited by them, to prove their assertions) cannot possibly be meant, of every particular person in the world, will plainly appeare by Christs owne distin∣ction (in that expression of his to his Apostles) Joh. 17. 11. 16. by comparing of which texts it will evidently appeare, that the

elect are a sort of people, which are in the world, and yet not of* 1.1 the world; in the world, in respect of their externall forme, and substance, and yet no•• of it, in respect of their internall affecti∣ons; so that they are in the world no otherwise then the Soul•• is in man, as wil appeare by comparing the one with the other, as thus.

Notes

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  The elect in the world, ••n•• yet not of the world.