A90278:26
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 is no way clear to me, what Glory redoundeth to the Grace of God, what Exaltation is given to the Death of Christ, what Encouragement to sinners in the things of God, by maintaining, That our Saviour in the Intention, and from the Designment of his Father, died for the Redemption of Millions, for whom he purchased not one dram of saving Grace, and concerning whom, it was the Purpose of God from Eternity, not to make out unto them effectually, any of those means for a participation in the fruits of his Death, without which it is impossible but it should be useless and unprofitable unto them:1 and yet this is the main Design of that Dissertation concerning the Death of Christ: What in that, and the ensuing ⟨image 6⟩Discourse, is argued and contended for, according to the mind of God, we thankfully accept: and had it not been condited with the unsavoury salt of human wisdom, it had been exceeding acceptable, especially at this time. For,
It is no way cleer to me, what Glory redoundeth to the Grace of God, what Exaltation is given to the Death of Christ, what Encouragement to sinners in the things of God, by maintaining, That our Saviour in the Intention, and from the Designment of his Father, died for the Redemption of Millions, for whom he purchased not one dram of saving Grace, and concerning whom, it was the Purpose of God from Eternity, not to make out unto them effectually, any of those means for a participation in the fruits of his Death, without which it is impossible but it should be useless and unprofitable unto them:1 and yet this is the main Design of that Dissertation concerning the Death of Christ: What in that, and the ensuing ⟨image 6⟩Discourse, is argued and contended for, according to the mind of God, we thankfully accept: and had it not been condited with the unsavory salt of human wisdom, it had been exceeding acceptable, especially at this time. For,
- 1Ignat. ad Phi•ad.