A90278:349
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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Which, first makes the suspension of the Law to be so far from being the first effect of the Death of Christ: that the last reacheth not so far: And 2dly, the fond absurdity of this Conditional Acceptation I have before declared.
Neither am I clear to which of those Assertions, that of Page 92, (where he affirms, That some benefit by Christ the Condemned did receive) is most accommodate: neither can I easily receive what is here Asserted; if by Benefit you understand that which in respect of them is intentionally so.
For, First, Condemned Persons, as condemned Persons surely receive no Benefit by Christ, for they are Condemned.
Secondly, The delay of the Condemnation of Reprobates, is no part of the Purchase of Christ: The Scripture says, Nor more, nor less of any such thing: but peculiarly assigns it to another Cause. Rom. 9.
Secondly, The delay of the Condemnation of Reprobates, is no part of the Purchase of Christ: The Scripture sayes, Nor more, nor less of any such thing: but peculiarly assigns it to another Cause.