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A90278 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. Owen, John, 1616-1683. 1650 (1650) Wing O783; Thomason E614_2; ESTC R206527 67,152 109

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25._o chap._n 20._o 15._o so_o then_o when_o god_n will_v one_o thing_n for_o another_o as_o our_o salvation_n for_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n the_o one_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o other_o neither_o move_v the_o will_n of_o god_n hence_o six_o all_o alteration_n be_v in_o the_o thing_n concerning_o which_o the_o act_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v none_o in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n its_o self_n these_o thing_n be_v premise_v what_o be_v before_o propose_v i_o shall_v now_o in_o order_n make_v out_o beginning_n with_o the_o eternal_a act_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n towards_o we_o antecedent_n to_o all_o or_o any_o consideration_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n cap._n vii_o in_o particular_a of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o for_o who_o christ_n die_v and_o their_o state_n and_o condition_n as_o consider_v antecedanous_a to_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o all_o efficiency_n thereof_o first_o then_o the_o habitude_n of_o god_n towards_o man_n antecedent_n 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the_o scheme_n which_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n we_o assign_v unto_o god_n he_o be_v atone_v appease_v actual_o reconcile_v at_o peace_n with_o those_o for_o who_o christ_n die_v and_o in_o due_a time_n for_o his_o sake_n will_v bestow_v upon_o they_o all_o the_o fruit_n and_o issue_n of_o love_n and_o renew_a friendship_n this_o possible_a may_v give_v some_o light_n into_o the_o immediate_a effect_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n which_o though_o i_o shall_v not_o purposely_o now_o handle_v yet_o mr_n baxter_n with_o much_o diligence_n have_v employ_v himself_o in_o the_o investigation_n thereof_o i_o shall_v turn_v aside_o a_o little_a to_o consider_v his_o assertion_n in_o this_o particular_a cap._n ix._o a_o degression_n concerning_o the_o immediate_a effect_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a and_o noble_a question_n in_o our_o controvert_a divinity_n what_o be_v the_o immediate_a effect_n of_o christ_n death_n he_o that_o can_v 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