A90278:405
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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This being That which I Aimed at, and being by Mr Baxter Opposed, I will further Consider it, that it may appear whether any thing in this Assertion be justly blamable.
I said, That by the Death of Christ, we have actual Right to the good things purchased by that Death: That Right which is not actual (to speak a word to that Term) is not. The Contradistinct Affection hereunto, is Potential. And this is totally destructive to the Nature of a Right. All Right is actual, or not at all.
To evince the main Assertion; I shall, 1, Show the Nature and Quality of this Right. 2, The Bottom or Foundation of it; And 3, Prove the Thesis.
To evince the main Assertion; I shall, 1, Shew the Nature and Quality of this Right. 2, The Bottome or Foundation of it; And 3, Prove the Thesis.
1 By Right I understand, Jus in general, now jus est, quod justum est: Aug. in Psal. 144. sub. Fon. That is right, which it is just should be. And Quiquid rectum est, justum est: A•sel. de verit. Cap. 13. it is just, all that should be,