A89732:1021
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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Answ. We readily acknowledge that Paul Rom. 4.3. proveth that Abraham's faith was accounted to him for righteousness out of Moses Gen. 15.6. the scope of the Apostle in citing Psal. 32.1, 2. is not to prove the personal justification of Abraham by faith, but to prove justification in the general both ⟨p. 227⟩of the Father of the faithful, and all others to be by faith, and the reason why the Apostle cites the testimony of David Rom. 4.6, 7, 8. is to strengthen his doctrine of justification by faith without works, which he having proved by the example of Abraham, proceedeth to confirm it from the testimony of David,: His argumentation or manner of reasoning lying thus, justification is by imputation, therefore by faith without works: the not-imputation of sin presupposeth imputation of righteousness, ver. 6, 7. Evangelical imputation of righteousness supposeth the righteousness that is imputed to be another's subjectively and inherently, therefore to be applied as ours by faith. Touching Abraham's apprehending the Fathers Atonement by faith, and the imputing o• accounting his faith unto him for righteousness, we saw before; but that Abraham's faith was accounted unto him for righteousness in the sense of the Dialogue, is by us still denied, and disproved, by you still said and not proved.
Answ. We readily acknowledge that Paul Rom. 4.3. proveth that Abrahams faith was accounted to him for righteousnesse out of Moses Gen. 15.6. the scop of the Apostle in citing Psal. 32.1, 2. is not to prove the personall justification of Abraham by faith, but to prove justification in the generall both ⟨p. 227⟩