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JOHN OWEN, D.D.
EDITED
BY THE REV. WILLIAM H. GOOLD,
EDINBURGH.
YOL. X.
. NEW YORK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS,
285 BROADWAY.
M.DCCC.IJI.
CONTENTS OF VOLUME X.
eEOMAXIA ATTESOTSIASTIKir
OE.
i DISPLAY OF ARMINIANISM.
Chap. Page
Prefatokt Note by the Editoe, ...... 2
Epistle Dedicatorj', ....... 6
To the Christian Reader, . _ . . . . . . 8
Btofia^ias AuTS^ouiriaa'Tixvs specimen, ..... 10
I.— Of the two main ends aimed at by the Arminians, by their innovations
in the received doctrine of the reformed churches, ... 11 II.— Of the eternity and immutability of the decrees of Almighty God, denied
and overthrown by the Arminians, ..... 14
III. — Of the prescience or foreknowledge of God, and how it is questioned and
overthrown by the Arminians, ..... 22
IV. — Of the providence of God in governing the world diversely, tlu'ust from
this pre-eminence by the Ai'minian idol of free-will, . . 30 V. — Whether the will and purjjose of God may be resisted, and he be frus- trate of his intentions, ...... 43
VI. — How the whole doctrine of predestination is corrupted by the Arminians, 53
VII. — Of original sin and the corruption of nature, .... 68
VIII. — Of the state of Adam before the fall, or of original righteousness, . 82
IX. — Of the death of Christ, and of the efficacy of his merits, . . 87
X. — Of the cause of faith, grace, and righteoiisness, , . . . 100 XL — Whether salvation may be attained without the knowledge of, or faith
in, Christ Jesus, ....... 108
XII. — Of free-will, the nature and power thereof, .... 114
XIII. — Of the power of free-will in preparing us for our conversion unto God, 123
XIV.— Of our conversion to God, ..,.,. 129
SALUS ELECTORUM, SANGUIS JESU;
THE DEATH OE DEATH IN THE DEATH OF CHRIST.
Prefatory Note by the Editor, ..... 140
Epistle Dedicatory, . . . . . . . .145
Two Attestations touching the ensuing Treatise, .... 147
To the Reader, 149
IV CONTENTS.
BOOK I.
Chap. 1'age
I. — In pcncral of the end of the death of Christ, as it is in the Scriptuie
proposed, . . . . . . . .157
II. — Of the nature of an end in general, and some distinctions about it, . I'JO III. — Of tlie aj^ent or cliief author of the Tvork of our redemption, and of the
lil•^*t thing distinctly ascribed to the person of the Father, . . 16.3
IV. — Of those things whicli in the work of redemption are peculiarly ascribed
to the person of the Son, ...... 174
V. — The peculiar actions of the Holy Spirit in this business, . . 178
VI.— The means used by the fore-recounted agents in this work, . . 179
VII. — Containing reasons to prove the oblation and intercession of Christ to be one entire means respecting the accomplishment of the same proposed end, and to have the same i)ersonal object, .... 182
VIII.— Objections against the former proposal answered, . . . 187
BOOK II.
I. — Some previous considerations to a more particular inquiry after the pro- per end and efl'ect of the death of Christ, .... 200
II.— Containing a removal of some mistakes and false assignations of the end
of the death of Chri.st, ....... 203
III. — More particularly of the immediate end of the death of Chi'ist, with the
several ways whereby it is designed, ..... 208
IV. — Of the distinction of impetration and application — The use and abuse thereof; with the opinion of the adversaries upon the whole matter in controversy unfolded, and the question on both sides stated, . 222
V. — Of application and impetration, . . . . . . ' 232
BOOK III.
I. — Arguments against the universality of redemption — The two first ; from
the nature of the new covenant, and the dispensation thereof, . 236
II. — Containing three other arguments, . . , . . 240
III.— Containing two other arguments from the person Christ sustained in this
business, ......... 216
IV. — Of sanctification, and of the cause of faith, and the procurement thereof
by the death of Christ, ....... 249
V. — Being a continuance of arguments from the nature and description of the
tiling in hand ; and first, of redemption, .... 258
VI. — Of the nature of reconciliation, and the argument taken from thence, 261
VII.— Of the nature of the satisfaction of Chnst, with arguments from thence, 265 VIII. — A digression, containing the substance of an occasional conference con- cerning the satisfaction of Christ, ..... 274
IX. — Being a second part of the former digi-ession — Argumeats to prove the
satisfaction of Christ, ....... 279
X. — Of the merit of Christ, with arguments from thence, . . . 286
XI. — The last general argument, ....... 290
BOOK IV.
I.— Things previou.sly to be considered, to the solution of objections, . 294
II. — An entrance to the answer unto particular arguments, . . . 316
III. — An unfolding of the remaining texts of Scripture produced for the con-