A89732:1029
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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Dialogu. And to this tenor the Apostle Paul doth explain the use of faith in the point of a sinners justification, Phil. 3 9. and in Rom. 10.4, 6, 10. With the heart saith ⟨p. 229⟩he man believeth unto righteousness. He doth not say faith is a sinners righteousness, but that by it a sinner believeth unto righteousness.
Dialogu. And to this tenour the Apostle Paul doth explain the use of faith in the point of a sinners justification, Phil. 3 9. and in Rom. 10.4, 6, 10. With the heart saith ⟨p. 229⟩he man beleeveth unto righteousnesse. He doth not say faith is a sinners righteousnesse, but that by it a sinner beleeveth unto righteousnesse.
Answ. A bare denial especially strengthened with the reasons thereof that are readily obvious out of the foregoing discourse, is a sufficient answer to your bare allegation of Phi. 3 9. The righteousness whereof Paul speaks, Rom. 10.10. because it hath faith foregoing it, as is evident out of the words alleged, must needs be such as followeth faith, and may be either understood of Gods declaration of the righteousness of a believer in the Court of conscience, or of the believers declaration of his righteousness unto others, as works are said to justify declaratively, which latter interpretation the context seemeth to favour: Paul doth not say, atonement is a sinners righteousness, which is the question, but he doth say, that visible confession, namely, external profession, worship, and conversation, is the effect of that faith which is accounted unto righteousness, and brings salvation, though it self be invisible and in the heart. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.