A90278:326
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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Moral Causes do never immediately acting their own ⟨p. 55⟩Effects, nor have any immediate influence into them: There is between such Causes, and their Effects, the intervention of some 3d Thing, previous to them both, viz. Proportion, Constitution, Law, Covenant, which takes in the Cause, and lets out the Effect: And this for all Circumstances of where, how, when, suitable to the limitations in them expressed, or implied: with the Nature of the things themselves.
Moral Causes do never immediately acting their own ⟨p. 55⟩Effects, nor have any immediate influence into them: There is between such Causes, and their Effects, the intervention of some 3d Thing, previous to them both, viz. Proportion, Constitution, Law, Covenant, which takes in the Cause, and lets out the Effect: And this for all Circumstances of where, how, when, suitable to the limitations in them expressed, or implyed: with the Nature of the things themselves.
The Death of Christ is a Moral Cause, in respect of all its Effects: Whether those subjects on which it is to have its Effects, be Existent, or not Existent, at the time of its performance, is nothing at all considerable: If it wrought Physically, and Efficiently, the Existence of the Subjects on which it were to work, were requisite. It is altogether in vain to enquire of the immediate Effects of Christs Death upon an Existent subject: By the way: That Adam and Eve only were Existent, when Christ undertook the work of Redemption, to me is not clear: no, nor yet the following Assertion, That as soon as we do Exist, we receive Benefit by it: taking benefit, for a benefit actually collated (as Mr Baxter doth) not for a right to a benefit, or the purpose of bestowing one, which will Operate in its due time: This is easily Affirmed; and therefore Eadem Facilitate is Denied.
The Death of Christ is a Moral Cause, in respect of all its Effects: Whether those subjects on which it is to have its Effects, be Existent, or not Existent, at the time of its performance, is nothing at all considerable: If it wrought Physically, and Efficiently, the Existence of the Subjects on which it were to work, were requisite. It is altogether in vain to enquire of the immediate Effects of Christs Death upon an Existent subject: By the way: That Adam and Eve only were Existent, when Christ undertook the work of Redemption, to me is not cleer: no, nor yet the following Assertion, That as soon as we do Exist, we receive Benefit by it: taking benefit, for a benefit actually collated (as Mr Baxter doth) not for a right to a benefit, or the purpose of bestowing one, which will Operate in its due time: This is easily Affirmed; and therefore Eadem Facilitate is Denyed.