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They hold, that only they for whom Christ died, are bound to believe, that Christ died for them; and if there were any for whom Christ died not, they should not be bound to believe he died for them, or condemned for not believing; yea, if there were any such Reprobates, they should rather be bound to believe, that he died not for them.
Only they bound to believe, &c. 1 Pet. 1.
18, 19. with 21. ye were redeemed with the precious blood of Christ, who was manifest for you, who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God. Iohn 14. 1, 2, 3. Believe also in me. Why? I goe to prepare a place for you, and I will receive you to my selfe. See 1 Cor. 15. 2, 3. with the 14 verse. Whence it followes, that they for whose sins Christ died not, and for whose justifi∣cation he rose not again; to them, preaching is vain, and their faith is vain, for they do but believe an untruth, and lean upon the staffe of a broken reed. Accordingly (as was alleaged above) Maccovius saith, A man must first be∣lieve Christ to be his Saviour (which he cannot be, unless he hath died for him) and that must be the reason why he placeth his faith in him.
Rather believe that he died not for them. For Deut. 29. 29. Those things which are re∣vealed, belong to us. And Luke 24. 25. O fooles and slow of heart to believe all that the Prophets have spoken. If it be a revealed truth, that Christ died not for the Reprobates; then are they bound to believe, he died not for them. But if it be not a truth revealed, why is it then preached, and urged, as an Arti∣cle of faith?