A90278:424
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
He for whom a Ransom is paid, hath a Right unto his Liberty by virtue of that Payment.
He for whom a Ransome is paid, hath a Right unto his Liberty by vertue of that Payment.
3: 2 Pet. 1. 1. The Saints are said to obtain precious Faith through the righteousness of God. It is a righteous thing with God, to give Faith to them for whom Christ died; because thereby they have a Right unto it: Faith being amongst the most precious Fruits of the Death of Christ, by virtue thereof, becometh their due for whom he died.
3: 2 Pet. 1. 1. The Saints are said to obtain precious Faith through the reghteousness of God. It is a righteous thing with God, to give Faith to them for whom Christ died; because thereby they have a Right unto it: Faith being amongst the most precious Fruits of the Death of Christ, by vertue thereof, becometh their due for whom he died.
4: The Condition of Persons under Merit, and de-Merit, in respect of Good or Evil is alike. The Proportion of things requires it. Now men under de-Merit are under an Obligation unto Punishment: and it is a righteous thing with God, to recompense tribulation unto them: 2 Thess. 1. 6. It being the judgement of God that they who do such things are worthy of death: Rom. 1. 32. They then who are under ⟨p. 74⟩