A90278:553
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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The like also I am enforced to say of the Two other that follow, being of the same length and breadth with those foregoing, too short & narrow to cover the things in Question so that though they may have their strength to their own proper End, yet as to the things proposed to be proved, there is nothing in their Genuine Conclusions looking that way.
If I might take the Liberty of guessing, I should suppose the Mistake which lead this Author to all this labour in vain, is, That the immediate Effects of the Death of Christ must be immediately enjoyed by them for whom he died. Which Assertion hath not indeed the least Colour of Truth. The Effects of the Death of Christ are not said to be immediate, in reference to others enjoyment of them, but unto their Causality by that Death. Whatever it be, that in the first place is made out to Sinners for the Death of Christ, when ever it be done, that is the immediate Effect thereof, as to them: As to them I say, for in its first tendency, it hath a more immediate Object.
If I might take the Liberty of ghessing, I should suppose the Mistake which lead this Author to all this labor in vain, is, That the immediate Effects of the Death of Christ must be immediatly enjoyed by them for whom he died. Which Assertion hath not indeed the least Colour of Truth. The Effects of the Death of Christ are not said to be immediate, in reference to others enjoyment of them, but unto their Causality by that Death. Whatever it be, that in the first place is made out to Sinners for the Death of Christ, when ever it be done, that is the immediate Effect thereof, as to them: As to them I say, for in its first tendency, it hath a more immediate Object.
If Mr Baxter go on with his Intentions about a tract concerning universal Redemption, perhaps we may have these things cleared: and yet we must tell him before hand, That if he draw forth nothing on that Subject but what is done by Amiraldus, and like things to them, he will give little Satisfaction to learned and stable men, upon the Issue of his undertaking.