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Rh as others who have no better Claim? I am afraid the Presbytery will find themselves fast here.

But the Presbytery cannot find a Method to get Sinners condemned for not believing the Gospel without contriving this Gift and Grant, and andand [sic] the universal Offer in consequence thereof. But one would think their was no Difficulty here. Every rational Creature is justly condemned for making God a Liar, by rejecting the Record he hath given concerning his Son. The Gospel affords Arguments and Proof that Christ fulfilled all Righteousness Sake; but Sinners reject the Proof and give their Maker the Lie. They are not condemed for not believing what was never true, namely, that Christ died for all who hear the Gospel; but for rejecting what is Fact, viz. That God is pleased in Jesus Christ. This, as a Matter of Revelation, merits the Acceptation of all who hear it, whether their Salvation depended upon it or not; and they are justly condemned for making God a Liar. The Almighty has, by the Gospel, revealed this Truth, which could never have entered into the Heart of Man to conceive, namely; that he is reconciled to the Guilty for the sake of the Work which Christ finished on the Cross. This he has published in the Word of Truth without mentioning Individuals, or saying that Christ died for any but his Sheep; and the Enmity of Sinners is soon discovered by their opposition to this Truth. Many are fond of the Ap-