A90278:500
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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But is it from hence, because by his Death, he Purchaseth for them, the completing of that Condition in them? Thus, he pays a Price with Intention that those for whom he pays it, shall be freed, by enjoying that freedom under such a Condition as he procures for them; and thereupon knows, That at the appointed time, it shall be wrought in them. What differs this in the Close from absolute freedom?
But is it from hence, because by his Death, he Purchaseth for them, the compleating of that Condition in them? Thus, he payes a Price with Intention that those for whom he payes it, shall be freed, by enjoying that freedom under such a Condition as he procures for them; and thereupon knows, That at the appointed time, it shall be wrought in them. What differs this in the Close from absolute freedom?
Further: Feign some of them for whom Christ died to fulfil this Condition, others not; and it will be more evident, That the greatest uncertainty possible, as to the Issues of his Death, must be assigned to him in his dying. The pretence of an effectual discriminating purpose of free Grace, following the Purpose of giving Christ, promiscuously for all, will not salve the Contradictions of this Assertion.
Further: Feign some of them for whom Christ died to fulfil this Condition, others not; and it will be more evident, That the greatest uncertainty possible, as to the Issues of his Death, must be assigned to him in his dying. The pretence of an effectual discriminating purpose of free Grace, following the Purpose of giving Christ, promisuously for all, will not salve the Contradictions of this Assertion.
But the Truth is, This whole figment of Conditional freedom, is every way unsavoury: That very thing which is assigned for the Condition of our freedom, being it self the chiefest part of it: the whole indeed as here begun: Potential, Conditional, not actual, not absolute Issues and Effects of the Death of Christ, have been abundantly disproved already.