A90278:454
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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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. Gods absolving a Sinner in Heaven, by accounting Christ unto him, and then bestowing him, upon him, and for his sake enduing him with Faith to believe.
Perhaps also this may be the Iustification of the ungodly mentioned, Rom. 4. Gods absolving a Sinner in Heaven, by accounting Christ unto him, and then bestowing him, upon him, and for his sake enduing him with Faith to beleeve.
That we should be blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ, and yet Christ not ours in a peculiar manner before the bestowing of those blessings on us, is somewhat strange. Yea he must be our Christ, before it is given to us for him to believe: Why else is it not given to all others so to do. I speak not of the supreme distinguishing Cause,