A90278:249
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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3 For the Third Instance, of Gods receiving the sinner into love, and favour upon his believing, quite laying aside his anger. I Answer: To wave the Anthropomorphism, wherewith this Assertion is tainted as the former: If by receiving into favour, he intend absolute, complete pactional Justification, being an Act of favour, quitting the sinner from the guilt of sin, charged by the Accusation of the Law, terminated on the Conscience of a sinner: I confess it, in order of nature, to follow our believing.
3 For the Third Instance, of Gods receiving the sinner into love, and favour upon his beleeving, quite laying aside his anger. I Answer: To wave the Anthropomorphisme, wherwith this Assertion is tainted as the former: If by receiving into favour, he intend absolute, compleat pactional Justification, being an Act of favour, quitting the sinner from the guilt of sin, charged by the Accusation of the Law, terminated on the Conscience of a sinner: I confess it, in order of nature, to follow our beleiving.
I might Consider further the Attempts of others for the right stating of this business, but it would draw me beyond my Intention. His failings herein, who is so often mentioned, and so much used, by him, who gives occasion to this rescript, I could not but remark. What are my own Thoughts and Apprehensions of the whole, I shall in the next place briefly impart.
I might Consider further the Attempts of others for the right sttating of this business, but it would draw me beyond my Intention. His failings herein, who is so often mentioned, and so much used, by him, who gives occasion to this rescript, I could not but remark. What are my own Thoughts and Apprehensions of the whole, I shall in the next place briefly impart.
Now to make way hereunto, some things I must suppose: which though some of them otherwhere controverted, yet not at all in reference to the present business: and they are these.