A90278:17
Of the death of Christ, the price he paid, and the purchase he made.…
Of the death of Christ, the price he paid, and the purchase he made. Or, the satisfaction, and merit of the death of Christ cleared, the universality of redemption thereby oppugned: and the doctrine concerning these things formerly delivered in a treatise against universal redemption vindicated from the exceptions, and objections of Mr Baxter. / By J. Owen, minister of the gospel.Of the death of Christ, the price he paid, and the purchase he made. Or, the satisfaction, and merit of the death of Christ cleered, the universality of redemption thereby oppugned: and the doctrine concerning these things formerly delivered in a treatise against universal redemption vindicated from the exceptions, and objections of Mr Baxter. / By J. Owen, minister of the gospel.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1650
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Yet have not these things been so distinctly managed, but that as they of old with their Oppositions to his Person, did also labour to decry and disannul the Work of his Grace, so many of those who of latter days have been led away into dangerous misapprehensions of his Grace, both as to the Foundation and Efficacy of it, have also wrested the things concerning his Person to their own destruction.
Yet have not these things been so distinctlie mannaged, but that as they of old with their Oppositions to his Person, did also labour to decry and disanul the Work of his Grace, so many of those who of latter dayes have been led away into dangerous misapprehensions of his Grace, both as to the Foundation and Efficacy of it, have also wrested the things concerning his Person to their own destruction.
Of those that have entangled the Spirits of the men of this Generation, turning aside many from the simplicity of the Gospel, and the Truth as it is in Jesus, none have been obtruded upon the Saints of God, with greater Confidence, nor carried out to a more unhappy Issue, then such, as assisting corrupted Nature to unbend it self from under the Sovereignty of God, and loosening the thoughts of Mens hearts from their Captivity to the Obedience of the Gospel, do suit the Mystery of God in Christ reconciling sinners unto himself, to the fleshly Wisdom and Reasonings of a Man: It was in our hopes and Expectation, not many years ago, That the Lord would graciously have turned back all those bitter streams, which issuing from the Pride, Unthankfulness, and Wisdom of the Carnal mind, had many ways attempted to overflow the Doctrine of the Grace of God, that bringeth Salvation; but finding now by Experience, That the Day of the Churches rest from Persecution, is the Day of Satan's main work, for Seducing and Temptation, and that not a few are attempting once more, to renew the Contest of sinful, guilty, defiled, Nature, against the Sovereignty, ⟨image 5⟩Distinguishing Love, and effectual Grace of God, it cannot but be convenient, yea necessary, That the Faith once delivered to the Saints, be contended for, and asserted from the Word of Truth, in the like public way, wherein it is opposed.