A90278:456
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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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, Mat. 11. 25, 26. but of the proximate procuring Cause, which is the blood of Christ.
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 somwhat strange. Yea he must be our Christ, before it is given to us for him to beleeve: Why else is it not given to all others so to do. I speak not of the supream distinguishing Cause, Mat. 11. 25, 26. but of the proximate procuring Cause, which is the bloud of Christ.
Neither yet do I hence assert complete Justification to be before believing.
Neither yet do I hence assert compleat Justification to be before beleeving.
Absolution in Heaven, and Justification differ as part and whole.