A90278:256
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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First, If by final Unbelief, you mean that which is actually so, Christ satisfied not for it. His satisfaction cannot be extended to those things, whose Existence is prevented by his Merit. The Omission of this in the consideration of the Death Christ,1 lies at the bottom of many mistakes. Merit, and Satisfaction, are of equal Extent as to their Objects: both also tend to the same End, but in sundry respects.
Secondly, If by final Unbelief, you understand that which would be so, notwithstanding all means, and remedies, ⟨p. 41⟩were it not for the Death of Christ, so he did satisfy for it. It's Existens being prevented by his Merit. So then, if Christ died not for final Unbelief, he died not for the finally Unbelieving: Though the Satisfaction of his Death hath not paid for it, the Merit of his Death would remove it.
Secondly, If by final Ʋnbelief, you understand that which would be so, notwithstanding all means, and remedies, ⟨p. 41⟩were it not for the Death of Christ, so he did satisfie for it. It's Existens being prevented by his Merit. So then, if Christ died not for final Unbelief, he died not for the finally Unbeleeving: Though the Satisfaction of his Death hath not paid for it, the Merit of his Death would remove it.
Thirdly, I Suppose, That the Means, as well as the Ends, Grace, as Glory, are the Purchase, and procurement of Jesus Christ: See this proved in my Treatise of Redemption. Lib. 3. Cap. 4. &c.