A90278:218
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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Here perhaps I could have desired a little more Candour. To have an Opinion fastened on me, which I never once received, nor intimated the least Thought of, in that whole Treatise, or any other of Mine; and then my Arguments Answered as to such an end, and purpose, as I not once intended to promote by them, is a little to harsh Dealing. It is a facile thing, to Render any mans Reasonings exceedingly weak, and ridiculous, if we may impose upon them such, and such things to be proved by them, which their Author never once intended.
Here perhaps I could have desired a little more Candor. To have an Opinionion fastened on me, which I never once received, nor intimated the least Thought of, in that whole Treatise, or any other of Mine; and then my Arguments Answered as to such an end, and purpose, as I not once intended to promote by them, is a little to harsh Dealing. It is a facile thing, to Render any mans Reasonings exceedingly weak, and rediculous, if we may impose upon them such, and such things to be proved by them, which their Author never once intended.
For Partional Justification, Evangelical Justification, ⟨p. 33⟩whereby a Sinner is completely Justified, that it should proceed Believing, I have not only not Asserted, but Positively Denied, and disproved by many Arguments: To be now traduced as a Patron of that Opinion, and my Reasons for it, Publicly Answered, seems to me something Uncouth: However I am Resolved not to interpose in other mens Disputes, and Differences, yet lest I should be again, and further mistaken in this, I shall briefly give in my Thoughts to the whole Difficulty: after I have discovered, and discussed the Ground, and Occasion of this mistake.
For Partional Justification, Evangelical Justification, ⟨p. 33⟩whereby a Sinner is compleatly Justified, that it should preceed Believing, I have not only not Asserted, but Positively Denyed, and disproved by many Arguments: To be now traduced as a Patron of that Opinion, and my Reasons for it, Publickly Answered, seems to me something Uncouth: However I am Resolved not to interpose in other mens Disputes, and Differencies, yet lest I should be again, and further mistaken in this, I shall briefly give in my Thoughts to the whole Difficulty: after I have discovered, and discussed the Ground, and Occasion of this mistake.