A90278:170
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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After this, I give a Third Answer to the former Objection, manifesting how the FREEDOM of Pardon, may Consist with Christ Satisfaction, in these words:
The Freedom then of Pardon hath not its foundation in any defect of the Merit or Satisfaction of Christ; but in Three other things: 1 The Will of God freely appointing the Satisfaction of Christ: Joh. 3. 16. Rom. 5. 8. 1 Joh. 4. 9. 2 In a Gracious Acceptation of that decreed Satisfaction in our steads, so many, no more. 3 In a free Application of the Death of Christ unto ⟨p. 25⟩us. Remission then excludes not a full Satisfaction by the solution of the very thing in the Obligation, but only the Solution or Satisfaction of him to whom Pardon and Remission is granted.
It being the Freedom of Pardon that is denied. Upon the supposals of such a Satisfaction as I Assert, I Demonstrate from whence that Freedom doth accrue unto it, notwithstanding a supposal of such a Satisfaction: not that Pardon consisteth in the Three things there recounted, but that it hath its Freedom from them: That is, Supposing those Three things, notwithstanding the Intervention of Payment made by Christ, it cannot be, but Remission of Sin unto us must be a free and gracious Act.
It being the Freedom of Pardon that is denied. Upon the supposals of such a Satisfaction as I Assert, I Demonstrate from whence that Freedom doth accrew unto it, notwithstanding a supposal of such a Satisfaction: not that Pardon consisteth in the Three things there recounted, but that it hath its Freedom from them: That is, Supposing those Three things, notwithstanding the Intervention of Payment made by Christ, it cannot be, but Remission of Sin unto us must be a free and gracious Act.