The author dwells on the particularist view of the divine design of the atonement, that by the atonement God purposed to save only those who are elected. The author supports this view from Scripture. The discussion also involves the opposing views of unrestricted and inconsistent universalism. The author then says that the particularist view does full justice to the sovereignty of God, harmonizes perfectly with the covenant of redemption and with Christ's teaching in the Gospels, the teaching on the special love of God toward believers, and salvation by grace.