A90278:453
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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How Christ is said to be received by Faith, if he be ours before Believing, is easily resolved. Christ is ours before and after Believing in a different sense. He who is made ours, in an Act of Gods Love, that for him we may have Faith, may be found and made ours in a Promise of Reconciliation by Believing.
How Christ is said to be received by Faith, if he be ours before Beleeving, is easily resolved. Christ is ours before and after Beleeving in a different sense. He who is made ours, in an Act of Gods Love, that for him we may have Faith, may be found and made ours in a Promise of Reconciliation by Beleeving.
I offer also, Whether Absolution from the guilt of sin, and obligation unto death, though not as terminated in the Conscience for complete Justification, do not proceed our actual Believing. For, What is that Love of God which through Christ is effectual to bestow Faith upon the Unbelieving? And how can so great Love in the actual exercise of it producing the most distinguishing Mercies, consist with any such Act of Gods Will, as at the same instant should bind that Person under the Guilt of sin?
I offer also, Whether Absolution from the guilt of sin, and obligation unto death, though not as terminated in the Conscience for compleat Iustification, do not proceed our actual Beleeving. For, What is that Love of God which through Christ is effectual to bestow Faith upon the Unbeleeving? And how can so great Love in the actual exercise of it producing the most distinguishing Mercies, consist with any such Act of Gods Will, as at the same instant should bind that Person under the Guilt of sin?
Perhaps also this may be the Justification of the ungodly mentioned, Rom. 4