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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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The true nature of the satisfaction of Christ, with the kind of Payment of our Debt by him made and accomplished, is doubtless worthy of our most serious enquiry: The right Constitution of the immediate Effects of the Death of Christ, the relation of men to the Election of God, and the Redemption of Christ, with their several states and Conditions in reference unto those Works of Grace, ought to be of no less esteem: And that not only for the nature and excellency of the things themselves, but also because a right disposal of them, gives more light into the stating and settling many other Controverted Truths about Faith, Justification, Vocation, and the like: These are the Subjects about which I am called forth in my own, or rather Truths defence.
The true nature of the satisfaction of Christ, with the kind of Payment of our Debt by him made and accomplished, is doubtless worthy of our most serious enquiry: The right Constitution of the immediate Effects of the Death of Christ, the relation of men to the Election of God, and the Redemption of Christ, with their several states and Conditions in reference unto those Works of Grace, ought to be of no lesse esteem: And that not only for the nature and excellency of the things themselves, but also because a right disposal of them, gives more light into the stating and settling many other Controverted Truths about Faith, Justification, Vocation, and the like: These are the Subjects about which I am called forth in my own, or rather Truths defence.
For the Treatise, and Subject thereof, whose latter part gives Rise to this; I shall say no more, but as there are in it many footsteps of Commendable Learning, Industry, and Diligence; so to my present Apprehension the chief Intendments of it, with very many occasional Expressions of the Authors Judgement in sundry Particulars, are obnoxious to just Opposition from Truth it self.
It is not at all in my thoughts, to engage my self into the chief Controversy there agitated; though I could desire, That some to whom Providence hath given more leisure, and opportunities for such employments, would candidly examine those Aphorisms, for the further advantage of Truth and Light.