A90278:277
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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This in the Scripture is called the Love of God. Rom. 9. 13. and is set out as the most intense Love, that ever he beareth to any of his Creatures: Joh. 3. 16. Rom. 5. 8. 1 Joh. 4. 9. Being indeed as properly Love, as love can be assigned unto God. His Love is but an act of his Will, whereby, [Greek or Hebrew]. And in respect of Effects, (in which respect, chiefly Affections are ascribed unto God) it hath the most eminent possible. Now this being discriminating, can no way be reconciled with the common affection before disproved.
This in the Scripture is called the Love of God. Rom. 9. 13. and is set out as the most intense Love, that ever he beareth to any of his Creatures: Joh. 3. 16. Rom. 5. 8. 1 Joh. 4. 9. Being indeed as properly Love, as love can be assigned unto God. His Love is but an act of his Will, whereby, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. And in respect of Effects, (in which respect, chiefly Affections are ascribed unto God) it hath the most eminent possible. Now this being discriminating, can no way be reconciled with the common affection before disprov'd.
For the Order, and Series of the Purposes of God, as most natural for our apprehension, and agreeable to his own infinite Wisdom, tending to the completing of this Love, in all its Issues, and Fruits, as it is more curious (perhaps) in the framing, then necessary to be known, so certainly, it would be too long and intricate a work for me to discuss at present, in reference to this Intendment. Only in general, this must be granted, that all the Thoughts of God, concerning the way of accomplishing this Act of his Will, must be subordinate hereunto, as comprising the End, and Co-ordinate among themselves, as being concerning the Means.