Cap. 7 Arg. 3 Probatur 2: Scripture’s elect titles mark restricted intention—vs John 3:16
The second point is proved: in the places alleged Christ’s death is marked as restricted under a special reason to certain persons. For otherwise why would Scripture have named sheep, children, and church, if it had meant to designate that death as it extends to all? It would have used in vain words that mark out a small part of the human race, unless it also meant to show that Christ’s intention in that matter looks not to the whole human race but is referred to those few. Christ’s death and God’s intention embracing all people without distinction is best expressed in John 3:16: “God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.” And so he loved the sheep, the children, his Church, that by his death he decreed to merit for them faith and eternal life efficaciously.
Latin
Probatur secundum, nempe, in locis allegatis mortem Christi sub speciali aliqua ratione ad certas personas restrictam denotari. Nam alioquin cur Scriptura oves, filios, ecclesiam nominasset, si eam uti ad omnes extenditur designare voluisset? Frustra vocabulis usus fuisset exiguam partem humani generis designantibus, nisi & intentionem Christi ea in re non ad totum humanum genus spectantem sed ad illos paucos relatam indicasset. Mors Christi atque intentio Dei omnes promiscue complectens optime exprimitur Johann. iii. 16. Sic Deus dilexit mundum, ut Filium suum unigenitum daret, ut omnis qui credit in eum, non pereat, sed habeat vitam aeternam. Ac sic dilexit oves, filios, Ecclesiam suam, ut morte sua iis fidem & vitam aeternam decreverit efficaciter promereri.