A90278:172
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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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.
To all this Mr B. opposeth divers things. For,
1 Imputation of righteousness (saith he) is not any part of Pardon, but a necessary Antecedent. 2 The same may be said of Gods Acceptation. 3 Its Application is a large Phrase, and may be meant of several Acts; but of which here I know not.