A90278:364
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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1 For the first then, upon the Issue of the Death of Christ, something being supposed in God beyond his mere Purpose, of which before, somethings being actually procured, and purchased by it, which yet they for whom they are so purchased, neither do, nor possibly can upon the Purchase immediately possess, and enjoy: It is enquired, Wherein resteth the Efficacy of his Death, which in due Time causeth the making out of all those spiritual Blessings, which by it are so procured.
1 For the first then, upon the Issue of the Death of Christ, something being supposed in God beyond his meer Purpose, of which before, somethings being actually procured, and purchased by it, which yet they for whom they are so purchased, neither do, nor possibly can upon the Purchase immediately possess, and enjoy: It is enquired, Wherein resteth the Efficacy of his Death, which in due Time causeth the making out of all those spiritual Blessings, which by it are so procured.
Now this must be either in those for whom he Died, or in Himself as Mediator, or in his Father who sent him.
1 That it is not in them for whom he Died, is apparent: Upon the Death of Christ, in Purpose, and Promise, ⟨p. 63⟩when first its Efficacy took place. they were not: I mean actually Existent: True! They were Potentially in the Purpose of God: but will that make them a meet subject for the Residence of this Right, and Merit whereof we speak? as is the Thing, such are all its Affections, and Adjuncts: but possible, if it be no more. This is something actual whereof we speak.