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berefes, in which are feveral expreffions that are agreeable to the doctrine of particular redemption; as when he calls in question the redemption of fome perfons, which he could not well do, if he thought that all were redeemed by Chrift. Thus fpeaking of the Arrians, he fays, "These rash men again introduce fome other paffages of fcripture, fowing their opinions of damnation against him who has redeemed them,

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meg now, if jo be they are redeemed." And elfewhere having mentioned these words, Ye are bought with a price, with the preci ous blood of Chrift, a lamb without spot and without blemish, he adds, "If therefore ye are bought with blood, ex agness Tay ngogaoμever, thou art not of the number of them that are bought, O Manes, because thou denieft the blood." Befides the characters which he sometimes gives of the perfons for whom Chrift fuffered and died, do not agree with all mankind; as when he says', that "He (Chrift) in the last days vouchfafed to be in the womb of a virgin, and formed a body for himself, and was truly born, and really became man, that he might suffer in the fleth for us, and give his life, UT TWY idiwv. Te goatay, for his own sheep." Again

Contr. Hæref. 69. § 58. p. 781. Vol. 1.

* Ib. Hæref. 66. § 78. p. 609.
! Ib. Hæref. 24. § 9. P. 74.

Ib. Heref. 39. $8. p. 289.

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berefes, in which are feveral expreffions that
are agreeable to the doctrine of particular
redemption; as when he calls in question
the redemption of fome perfons, which he
could not well do, if he thought that all
were redeemed by Chrift. Thus fpeaking
of the Arrians, he fays, "Thefe rash men
again introduce fome other paffages of fcrip-
ture, fowing their opinions of damnation
against him who has redeemed them, g
meanour, if jo be they are redeemed." And
elfewhere having mentioned these words,
Ye are bought with a price, with the preci
ous blood of Christ, a lamb without spot and
without blemish, he adds, "If therefore ye
are bought with blood, agers tay nge-
gaoμever, thou art not of the number of them
that are bought, O Manes, because thou de-
nieft the blood." Befides the characters
which he sometimes gives of the perfons for
whom Chrift fuffered and died, do not agree
with all mankind; as when he fays', that
"He (Chrift) in the last days vouchsafed to
be in the womb of a virgin, and formed a
body for himself, and was truly born, and
really became man, that he might fuffer in
the flesh for us, and give his life, Ung Tay
idiwv. Te goatay, for his own fheep." Again",

i Contr. Hæref. 69. § 58. p. 781. Vol. 1,
* Ib. Hæref. 66. § 78. p. 609.

! Ib. Hæref. 24. § 9. P. 74.

Ib. Heref. 39. § 8. p. 289.

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"He (the Devil) has alway's heard the prophets declaring the coming of Chrift, the future redemption of them that had finned, και δια χριςς μετανοεντων, and by Chrift repent: And he thought that he himself should obtain fome mercy." Once more, citing those words, Chrift hath redeemed us from the curfe of the law, being made a curfe for us, he makes this obfervation ", "Chrift is not the curfe, but the diffolution of the curfe; a bleffing indeed, aoi 2015 HIS AUTOD αληθώς πεπιςευκοσιν, to all that truly believe in him: So he hath redeemed, he does not fay, he hath bought." Monfieur Daille has cited a fingle paffage from this writer, as countenancing general redemption, where he fays, that Chrift first offered up himself, that he might abolish the facrifice of the Old Teftament, by giving a more perfect, and a living one, for the whole world;" which may be very well understood of the Gentiles, fince the facrifice of the Old Teftament did not belong to them, but to the Jews only.

As to what is cited from Afterius Amafenus, who thought, that if Judas the betrayer had not immediately laid violent hands on himself, but had fell on his knees and asked mercy, he would not have