A90278:527
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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Answ. 1 If at so many years distance it may not be allowed, he had done well to express at how many it might. For my part, placing this Right upon the Purchase of Christ, (as before,) and Possession in the actual Enjoyment of the Fruits of that Purchase; then referring the distance between them to the Good pleasure of God, who had granted and established that Right to an Enjoyment sub termino, I see no difficulty, no perplexity in this at all.
Answ. 1 If at so many yeers distance it may not be allowed, he had done well to express at how many it might. For my part, placing this Right upon the Purchase of Christ, (as before,) and Possession in the actual Enjoyment of the Fruits of that Purchase; then refering the distance between them to the Good pleasure of God, who had granted and established that Right to an Enjoyment sub termino, I see no difficulty, no perplexity in this at all.
2 That no small portion of favour consists in a sense and knowledge of the kindness of God in its Actings terminated upon the Conscience,1 I must believe, whatever Mr Baxter be pleased to Censure.2 It is far more facile to give the hardest Censures, then to Answer the easiest Arguments.
2 That no small portion of favour consists in a sense and knowledge of the kindness of God in its Actings terminated upon the Conscience,1 I must beleeve, whatever Mr Baxter be pleased to Censure.2 It is far more facile to give the hardest Censures, then to Answer the easiest Arguments.