A89732:103
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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Arg. 8 If justifying faith establish the Law, then Christ the object of faith hath established, that is, fulfilled the Law, for otherwise the Law cannot be established by faith: But justifying faith establisheth, Rom. 3.31. Do we then make void the Law through faith God forbid: yea we establish the Law.
1Christ suffering the essential punishment of the curse, i.e. the wrath of God, containeth nothing derogatory from the worth of his person, nor prejudicial unto Redemption.
- 1Willet. Synops. Cent. 5 gen. contr. 20.
The denial then of Christ to have satisfied the wrath of God, in that it renders the Mediatorship of Christ insufficient, takes away the being of the Justification of a sinner, and leaves the elect to suffer the wrath of God in their own persons, which who can exempt (to use Peters words) from the charge of a damnable heresy? and if so, in that it so denies Christ to have suffered the wrath of God as therewithal it not only exceedingly diminisheth the love of God and the love of Christ; but also imputes injustice and untruth unto God, leaves the Law for ever unsatisfied, made void by the Gospel, and not established by faith: one and the last of which Paul looketh at as abomination, Rom. 3.31. I see not how it can be pronounced less then both an abominable and damnable heresy.
The denyall then of Christ to have satisfied the wrath of God, in that it renders the Mediatorship of Christ insufficient, takes away the being of the Justification of a sinner, and leaves the elect to suffer the wrath of God in their own persons, which who can exempt (to use Peters words) from the charge of a damnable heresie? and if so, in that it so denies Christ to have suffered the wrath of God as therewithall it not only exceedingly diminisheth the love of God and the love of Christ; but also imputes injustice and untruth unto God, leaves the Law for ever unsatisfied, made void by the Gospel, and not established by faith: one and the last of which Paul looketh at as abomination,