A90278:284
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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4 If the designation of that way of life, and salvation, which is administered by the Gospel, be antecedent to the satisfaction of Christ, then the satisfaction of Christ is ⟨p. 46⟩not antecedent to the New Covenant: for nothing can be before, and after the same thing: Understand the designation of the way of life, and the satisfaction of Christ, in the same order of Decree, or Execution. Now the supposal is manifest: The satisfaction of Christ being appointed as the means of accomplishing that way of life.
4 If the designation of that way of life, and salvation, which is administred by the Gospel, be antecedent to the satisfaction of Christ, then the satisfaction of Christ is ⟨p. 46⟩not antecedent to the New Covenant: for nothing can be before, and after the same thing: Understand the designation of the way of life, and the satisfaction of Christ, in the same order of Decree, or Execution. Now the supposal is manifest: The satisfaction of Christ being appointed as the means of accomplishing that way of life.
If Mr Baxter intendeth those latter words (There could be no treating on new terms, before the OLD OBLIGATION was satisfied, or suspended) as a proof of his former Assertion, he will fail in his intendment, as I suppose. For,
If Mr Baxter intendeth those latter words (There could be no treating on new terms, before the OLD OBLIGATION was satisfied, or suspended) as a proof of his former Assertion, he will fail in his intendment, as I supose. For,
1 Treating on new terms, denoteth either consilium in eundi foederis, or exequendi: If the First, it is nothing but the Purpose of God to save his Elect by pardoning Mercy, for the praise of his glorious Grace: This is wholly Antecedent to any Efficiency of the death, and Satisfaction of Christ, as being of mere, and absolute Grace,