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A discussion of that great point in divinity, the sufferings of Christ; and the…
A discussion of that great point in divinity, the sufferings of Christ; and the question about his righteousness active, passive : and the imputation thereof. Being an answer to a dialogue entitled The meritorious price of redemption, justification, &c. / By John Norton teacher of the church at Ipswich in New-England. Who was appointed to draw up this answer by the general court.A discussion of that great point in divinity, the sufferings of Christ; and the question about his righteousnesse active, passive : and the imputation thereof. Being an answer to a dialogue intituled The meritorious price of redemption, justification, &c. / By John Norton teacher of the church at Ipswich in New-England. Who was appointed to draw up this answer by the generall court.
London: printed by A.M. for Geo. Calvert, 1653
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Those words [by which will] Heb. 10.10. signify the will of the Father who appointed his son to take our nature upon him, to make satisfaction for our sins: or we are to understand will with its correlate, viz. the fulfilling thereof by the obedience of his Son [we are sanctified] that is, we are made perfect. Sanctification here is taken largely for all the benefits of Christ.
Those words [by which will] Heb. 10.10. signifie the will of the Father who appointed his son to take our nature upon him, to make satisfaction for our sins: or we are to understand will with its correlate, viz. the fullfilling thereof by the obedience of his Son [we are sanctified] that is, we are made perfect. Sanctification here is taken largely for all the benefits of Christ.
Dialogu. Or thus, Christ purchased or procured such a righteousness of his Father for sinners, as shall last to all Eternity by the same way and means by which he purchased their eternal redemption, but he did not purchase their redemption and freedom from sin by his active Legal Obedience, but by his active Mediatorial Obedience, when he made his soul a Mediatorial Sacrifice of Atonement for poor sinners. Compare Heb. 9.12.14. with Dan. 9.24. therefore Christ purchased and procured such a righteousness for sinners as shall last to all Eternity by no other way or means, but by his Mediatorial Sacrifice of Atonement, therefore his Fathers Atonement is a sinners Righteousness.
Dialogu. Or thus, Christ purchased or procured such a righteousnesse of his Father for sinners, as shall last to all Eternity by the same way and means by which he purchased their eternal redemption, but he did not purchase their redemption and freedom from sin by his active Legall Obedience, but by his active Meditoriall Obedience, when he made his soul a Mediatoriall Sacrifice of Atonement for poor sinners. Compare