Salus electorum, sanguis Jesu, or, The death of death in the death of Christ a treatise of the redemption and reconciliation that is in the blood of Christ with the merit thereof, and the satisfaction wrought thereby : wherin the proper end of the death of Christ is asserted ... and the whole controversie about universall redemption fully discussed in foure parts, whereof the I. Declareth the eternall counsell, and distinct actuall concurrence of father, sonne, and holy spirit ... 2. Removeth false and supposed ends of the death of Christ ... rightly stating the controversie, 3. Containeth arguments against universall redemption from the word, with an affection of the satisfaction and merit of Christ, 4. Answereth all considerable objections as yet brought to light ... / by John Owen ...

BOOK. IIII.

CHAP. I. ENtrance into generall Answers to Arguments for universall Redemption: the ground of the whole mistake. Fundamentall principles as to this busi∣nesse laid downe. The first, the sufficiency and infinite vertue of the bloud of Christ, proved from the word. The rise and causes of it. Whence it is a price. The

distinction of the sufficiency and efficacy of the death of Christ discussed. The slight esteeme universalists have of the innate efficacy of Christs death. The generall publishing of the Gospell grounded on the fulnesse of the value of Christs oblation. The bottome of calling all to believe. The second, of the oeco∣nomy of the new Testament in the times of the Gospel Consequences of its enlarge∣ment to the Gentiles. Scripture expressions thereby occasioned. The third, mans duty and Gods purpose distinguished. No connexion between them. Commands not declarative of Gods intentions. The offer in the Gospell what it discovers. Some to be saved where the Gospell comes. 3 things declared by the offer. The fourth, the perswasion of the Jewes concerning deliverance by the Messias. Their esteem of all the world beside themselves. The Apostles seasoned with the Leven. By what meanes it was to be removed. The fifth, generall termes taken indefinitely. The letter of the word how a rule. Of the word world A Scheme of the severall acceptations of that word. Those distinctions proved from Scriptue, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 frequent in the scripture. Instances of it in the word world. How only an argu∣ment may be taken from this word. Of the terme all. Christ not said to dye for all men. Different usage and acceptations of the word all: instances of its be∣ing taken distributively: so most usually. Observations about the word all. Pre∣dictions of the old Testament, and accomplishments in the new set out under the same expressions: Scripture speaking of things and persons according to out∣ward appearance and estimation. Priviledges peculiar to beleevers, ascribed pro∣miscuously to others, by profession onely among them. Of the judgement of cha∣rity: instances thereof. The infallible connexion between faith and salvation: The reason of a generall proffer from hence. Whether a conditionate tender, bee declarative of Gods purpose and intention. Of the mixed distribution of E∣lect and Reprobates: The tender of Christ thereon. Men unacquainted with the particulars of that distribution. The sundry acts of faith: the way, order, and method of acting faith on Christ.

CHAP. II. Answers unto particular arguments. Some things premised. The first generall Argument of our opposers. Its absurd inconsequency as ordinarily held forth: no conclusion to be drawne from the word World. John 3. 16. at large considered. Ʋniversallists interpretation of this place. Ours opposed unto it: both these se∣verally weighed. What love here mentioned. A generall naturall propensity in God to the good of the creature disproved. The love which was the cause of sen∣ding Christ, manifested: who meant by the world in this place. Proved that they are the Elect onely, not considered as such: five reasons to confirme this: excep∣tions removed. Who meant by, Whosoever believeth. The intention of God laid downe in these words.

CHAP. III. 1 John 2 1. 2 considered: The argument of our adversaries from this place: A briefe answer to it. Three things considerable about this Text: this Epistle written to the Jewes, proved by sundry reasons. The aime of the Apostle in this place what it is. Of the word Propitiation: what in the originall, and whence derived. Of that phrase the whole world: termes equivolent thereunto, how to be understood: reasons to prove that particularity of redemption from this text, exceptions removed: John 6. 5. 1. considered. 2 Cor. 5. 19. Exceptions of Tho. More refuted. John 1. 9 opened. John 1. 29. explained. John 3. 18. John 4 47. 2. 1 John 4. 14. Answer to the first Argument closed.

CHAP. IIII. The second generall Argument of our opposers: the places by them urged 1 Tim. 2. 4. 6. considered. Objection from thence answered. Who meant by al men; of the will of God: distinctions about it: acceptations of the word: how taken here. Of the sense of the word all: not taken collectively in this place. 5 Reasons to prove it. The full Answer to this objection: T. M. his inforcements waved. 2 Pet. 3. 9. considered, vindicated from corrupt glosses: who the all in that place, proved from the context. Hebr. 2. 9. considered; the text opened by reasons and deductions from the context, 2 Cor 5, 14, 15: opened, an objection thence inforced and answered. Argument from the Text against the universality of Redemption, 1 Cor, 15, 22. opened, and vindicated, Rom 5, 18 at large vin∣dicated: Christ for whom a publicke person: divers errors discovered in the discourse of T, More on this place: seven arguments about the representation of others

CHAP. V. Last Argument from scripture for universall Redemption: the precious blood of Christ undervalued by universalists. Rom. 14. 15: explaned: The vanity of the objection from this place. 1 Cor, 8. 10, 11, considered: how believers are said to perish. 2 Pet. 2. 1. explained. Heb. 10 29, opened: the minde and intention of the Apostle therein: different affirmations concerning professours and others: de∣claration upon conditions how fullfilled: the outward profession of back sliders: initiated persons how esteemed of old: totall perishing of beleevers not to be allow∣ed: what it is to be sanctified by the bloud of the Covenant: the close of answers with the arguments of the Arminians from scripture.

CHAP. VI. Answer to the argument of T. More for universall redemption: universall re∣demption contradictious to Christian reason: his first argument: The plaine words of the scripture, to be followed for the plaine sense: rules of interpreta∣tion allowable: who meant by every man in the scripture Heb. 2. 9, considered: M. More his logick, his second argument, scripture interpretative of it selfe: a vaine flourish of misallegations and uselesse quotations discovered, the places re∣torted: number of arguments vainely pretended: manner of arguing rectified: sophisme of turning indefinite propositions into universalls: answer to the second argument: The 3 M. More his ignorance in arguing: the utter inconsequence of this argument: the vanity and emptinesse of the matter of it. Rom. 14 9. 11, 12 considered: Dominion of Christ over all, proves not that he dyed for all: his 4 ar∣gument: the irregularity of his reasoning herein, the whole answered: his 5 ar∣gument answered: his 6 argument considered in generall: his first proofe of his maine assertion, 1 Ioh 4. 14. Ioh. 1. 4, 7 considered: so also 1 Tim. 2, 4, the will of God to have all saved: what of sufficient grace: His second proofe answered: his third proof, one ever asserted to maintain another: the pretended proof ever∣ted: his fourth proof considered & answered, Ioh. 16, 7, &c unfolded: that testimony removed, his 5 proof, the word boldly corrupted, false glosses removed Eze, 18, 23, unfolded: The scope of the place miserably mistaken: the aime of the Prophet, and intention of the words: his sixth proof: Answer therunto, words and phrases needlesly repeated. Sense of the word all, every man, &c. The Gospell how preach∣ed to all Nations. The ransome of Christ how purposed to all: severall words interpreting one another: his seventh proofe Answered. No tollerable collection

herein: The death of Christ, a priviledge peculiar to the Elect, the ransome not extended to all individualls, the ransome paid in the death of Christ, and other fruits united in the Scripture: his eight proofe considered. Adam and Christ how compared, wberein that comparison lyes: the intention of it in 1 Cor. 15. 22 Christ and Adam two common stocks: roots communicate onely to their owne branches. Proofe the ninteh, Considered, no strength at all herein appeareth: The preaching of the Gospell to all, substance of the Gospell offers: life and salva∣tion proposed conditionally: Ministers not intrusted with Gods secrets: proofe tenth, Considered many vaine suppositions, whether we must pray for all or no? what we may pray for in respect to all individualls: our duty not in conformity to Gods secret will: proofes, 11, 12, 13. Considered, God with his people preach∣ing and praying: what may be proved about the extent of the death of Christ, from the event: the powerfull influence of love and free grace into conversion: as made universall quit enervate, no such common love in God, as by some assigned efficacy of Gods love in Christ: proofe 14 Considered, what unbeliefe the cause of destruction, Christ rejected in loving darknesse rather than light: of Joh. 1. 12. in what sense, light in Christ, for all all men not in a restored condition by Christ: hard hearts further hardening themselves, how men not saved in Christ loose their owne soules, arguments to disprove a pretended restauration in Christ: absurd consequences of that false assertion: proofe 15 Answered, Expostulations about the abuse of temporall mercies, no arguments for a generall ransome, no desires properly in God, expostulations meerely declarative of our duty, proofe, 16. What it is to turne the grace of God into wantonnesse, men of old ordained to condemnation, not redeemed by Christ in time. Proofe, 17, 18. Considered and re∣moved, the conclusion to M^r. More.

CHAP. VII. Sophisme removed, the remonstrants Achilles, The first grand sophisme from the obligation to believe considered: the sense of the objection: what meant by believing, the Minor proposition denyed, reasons of that deniall: the objection reinforced and answered againe, no safe disputing from what might have beene: what faith required in the preaching of the Gospell, the order of believing: ge∣nerals before particulars, the arguments rightly framed and granted, deductions whence. Contradiction in the way of believing from thence, a second so∣phisme; Answered, doubts and scruples in and about believing according to universality, no occasion of scruple given, by the particularity of Redemption, that proposalls whereby the doctrine removes all scruples: free grace enervated by the generall Ransome, instances in every part of it: the whole Co∣venant of distinguishing grace made uselesse. Free grace made uselesse, free grace exalted by the effectuall Redemption of the Elect, the sundrie particulars in∣stanced. The merit of Christ, enervated, by the pretended generall Ransome, ex∣alted by the opposers of it, as also our owne consolation: which is demonstrated by making good foure positions, 1. That the extending the death of Christ to an universalitie in the object cannot comfort those whom God would have. 2. That denying the efficacy of the death of Christ toward those for whom he dyed cuts the nerves of their comforts. 3. Nothing in confining Redemption to the Elect, doth hinder comfort. 4. The doctrine of effectuall Redemption is the true foun∣dation of all comfort.

Some few Testimonies of the Ancients touching the question in hand.