A89732:1044
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. If any Orthodox writer say faith justifieth in stead of the Law, their meaning is, we are made partakers of the righteousness of the Law Evangelically, that is to say, by faith, which we cannot be partakers of legally, that is to say, by works. The righteousness of Christ (in respect of which faith is said to justify) consisting both of original righteousness and actual obedience, justifieth us as well from original as from actual unrighteousness; We receive by faith the righteousness of the Law, namely, that righteousness which the Law requireth, Rom. 8.3, 4. And so Evangelical righteousness, or the righteousness which is by faith, is given to us in stead of Legal righteousness. We are through sin uncapable of the righteousness of the Law legally,1 in the stead whereof we are made partakers of the righteousness of the Law Evangelically, without which we cannot attain eternal life.
Dialogu. If any Orthodox writer say faith justifieth in stead of the Law, their meaning is, we are made partakers of the righteousnesse of the Law Evangelically, that is to say, by faith, which we cannot be partakers of legally, that is to say, by works. The righteousnesse of Christ (in respect of which faith is said to justifie) consisting both of originall righteousnesse and actuall obedience, justifieth us as well from originall as from actuall unrighteousnesse; We receive by faith the righteousnesse of the Law, namely, that righteousnesse which the Law requireth, Rom. 8.3, 4. And so Evangelicall righteousnesse, or the righteousnesse which is by faith, is given to us in stead of Legall righteousnesse. We are through sin uncapable of the righteousnesse of the Law legally,1 in the stead whereof we are made partakers of the righteousnesse of the Law Evangelically, without which we cannot attain eternall life.
- 1Haec propositio, side justificamur legaliter intollecta cum papistis non est vera, sed blasphema-correlative: autem accepta est vera. Ursin. exp. Cat.