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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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christ_n in_o make_v satisfaction_n consider_v the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n in_o hand_n be_v as_o above_o lay_v down_o let_v we_o now_o see_v what_o mr_n baxter_n his_o judgement_n be_v of_o my_o success_n in_o that_o undertake_n concerning_o which_o he_o thus_o deliver_v himself_o yet_o here_o mr_n owen_n enter_v the_o list_n with_o grotius_n and_o 1_o he_o overlook_v his_o great_a argument_n 2_o he_o slight_o answer_v only_o two_o 3_o and_o when_o he_o have_v do_v he_o say_v as_o grotius_n do_v and_o yield_v the_o whole_a cause_n these_o three_o thing_n i_o will_v make_v appear_v in_o order_n append._n pag._n 139._o a_o most_o unhappy_a issue_n as_o can_v possible_o be_v imagine_v make_v up_o of_o deceit_n weakness_n and_o self-contradiction_n but_o how_o be_v all_o this_o prove_v to_o make_v the_o first_o thing_n appear_v he_o produce_v the_o argument_n overlook_v the_o chief_a argument_n of_o grotius_n and_o vossius_n say_v he_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o obligation_n and_o from_o the_o event_n the_o obligation_n charge_v punishment_n on_o the_o offender_n himself_o it_o say_v in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thou_o shall_v die_v and_o curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n now_o if_o the_o same_o in_o the_o obligation_n be_v pay_v than_o the_o law_n be_v execute_v and_o not_o relax_v and_o then_o every_o sinner_n must_v die_v himself_o for_o that_o be_v the_o idem_fw-la and_o very_a thing_n threaten_v so_o that_o here_o dum_fw-la alius_fw-la soluit_fw-la simul_fw-la aliud_fw-la solvitur_fw-la the_o law_n threaten_v not_o christ_n but_o we_o beside_o that_o christ_n suffer_v not_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n love_n nor_o his_o image_n and_o grace_n nor_o eternity_n of_o torment_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o treatise_n what_o say_v mr_n owen_n to_o any_o of_o this_o let_v the_o reader_n observe_v what_o it_o be_v we_o have_v in_o hand_n answ_n it_o be_v not_o the_o main_a of_o the_o 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