a 40 Of the dentb of cbriJt. the well idee of his being reconciled in the blood of left's, whillt eve are ene- soies, and totally alienated front him. It vill not be requihte at all, as to our purpofe in Hand, to make particular enquiry into the fate and.Londìtien of them, towards whom loch are the aft- üigs of God, as webefo defcribed. What it is that gives them the hrO real alteration of condition, and difinguifhmcnt from others, 1 have now no oc- cation to handle. So far as advantage lath been offered, I have laboured to diflinguilh aright thole things, whole confufion and mifapprehenlon lies at the bottom of very many dangerous miftakes: how the foregoing difcourfe may be accommodated and improved for the removeal of thole mtliakes, I !hall leave to the confidera- tionot others. P.A., w, fit` a 41,Z,Aa If fA;^.3` C H A P. XIII. The renmval of Íundry objeflions to forks things formerly taúwht, about the dekts 'of Chrift, upon the principles now de/avered. Blilil AVI N G fully declared, not only what was my intendment in the H expreffrons fo exceedingly miftaken by Mr. Baxter, as bath in part al- e ña ready been made manifeft, and will inftantly more fully appear ind 4100 01 'Ihall now take a view of what is impofed on me. as my. j the oppofition made thereunto, fo far as may be needful for the clearing of tire one, and removing of the other, at lean inwhat they may really concernwhat I did deliver in the treatiCe impugned. In page 46. of his Appendix, Mr. Baxter endeavours to vOrdicSte a Thha. of his from Tome exceptions, that he was by his friend pointed to, unto which it feemed liable and obnoxious. The Theft he lays down, is, That noman is atluidly and abfolutely jujlred upon the mere payment of the debt byChriff, 'till they become believers. Aggggggainn this Article, ashe calls it, he produceth tome objé&ions of Maecoyím, his etal; his totherttexprelliiod abhorred, fame purpofe. r. T am now by the providence of God in a condition of feparation fron n tions fof mhaall t nottat all infi. g thisfcontent y d Imuf needs fay, (r.) I did not formerly account Masco-vim to be fo feúfeldfs and weak a dit- partant, as here he is reprefented to be. (a.) That for Mr. Baxter's anfwer to that argument where the debt is paid, there difcharge mutt follow ; by alerting thepayment made by Chrift to be fomane of the condition ; I have fully before in both parts p of purely demonnrated (in- ners in they payment made by Chrift, atfuch and fuch a feafon,is from the fo- vereignty of God,. and his free engagement fab termino for this end; lath been alto fully manifefed. a. But Mr. Baxter affirms; That to thefe arguments of Maccovias, Mr. Owen adds fame in the placeagaintt Grotiuo whereunto he was referred To what end, you will fay, cloth Mr. Owen add. thefe arguments ments? Why to of prove that men are aftually, and abfolutely, 'j upon the debt by Chrif before believing. But, fiden, team ! Is there any one argument in my whole book ailed to never fuch purpofe? Do I labour to prove that which I never affirmee death thought? never believed ? In what fettle I affirmed that by is es Aerie", grin, we are aftuall'y, and rpfo fablo, delivered from death, we
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