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Universal redemption of mankind, by the Lord Jesus Christ stated and cleared by the…
Universal redemption of mankind, by the Lord Jesus Christ stated and cleared by the late learned Mr. Richard Barter [sic] ; whereunto is added a short account of Special redemption, by the same author.
London: printed for John Salusbury, 1694
OF Universal Redemption. › Chapter 2: Some further necessary Distinction.
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4. And so we must distinguish between, 1. That Law whose Curse Christ took upon him, and bore, that he might deliver men from it who were obnoxious to it, and obliged to bear it; that is, the first Law of Works. And 2. That Law whose Curse he never took upon him nor bore▪ nor ever freeth any man from who is once properly, Actually and I eremptorily obliged to bear it, or whom it doth actually condemn as guilty of the threatened Penalty: That is, the Law of Grace, which is his own New Law, condemning the finally Impenitent.
4. And so we must distinguish between, 1. That Law whose Curse Christ took upon him, and bore, that he might deliver men from it who were obnoxious to it, and obliged to bear it; that is, the first Law of Works. And 2. That Law whose Curse he never took upon him nor bore▪ nor ever freeth any man from who is once properly, Actually and I eremptorily obliged to bear it, or whom it doth actually condemn as guilty of the threatned Penalty: That is, the Law of Grace, which is his own New Law, condemning the finally Impenitent.
5. We must also distinguish betwixt the fulfilling of the Law, which is when it attaineth its most immediate or nearest Ends: And the satisfaction to the Law-maker for not fulfilling it. It is fulfilled either, 1. In respect of the Precept, and that is only by Perfect Obedience. 2. Or in respect of the Threatening; which is fulfilled only per supplicium delinquentis, and not in another's suffering. For if it never threatened another: then the threatening is not fulfilled in another's suffering. You must distinguish also between satisfaction to the Law, and Satisfaction to the Lawgiver. The fulfilling of the threatening may be called satisfaction to the Law, for the not fulfilling of the Precept. I shall show you that Christ did not this, but that he satisfied only the Lawgiver, and not properly the Law; seeing the Law cannot relax it self, and therefore cannot accept of satisfaction in stead of fulfilling: Yet improperly ⟨p. 25⟩