A89732:1060
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. Divers Orthodox Divines handling the doctrine of justification, distribute the matter of justification into the matter taken actively, that is, one of the essential causes by which we are justified, viz. the active and passive obedience of Christ: and the matter taken passively, i. e. the Subjects which are justified, viz. believing sinners. In the last you follow them, in the first you leave them. Your leaving out one of the essential causes both renders and leaveth your justification a non-ens, a nullity, there being no created being, but consists at least of a logical matter and form.
Answ. Divers Orthodox Divines handling the doctrine of justification, distribute the matter of justification into the matter taken actively, that is, one of the essentiall causes by which we are justified, viz. the active and passive obedience of Christ: and the matter taken passively, i. e. the Subjects which are justified, viz. beleeeving sinners. In the last you follow them, in the first you leave them. Your leaving out one of the essentiall causes both renders and leaveth your justification a non-ens, a nullity, there being no created being, but consists at least of a logicall matter and form.
Atonement or pardon and forgiveness, i. e. the judicial declaration of a believer to be discharged from the guilt and condemnation of sin is an effect of a sinners righteousness, which also hath been showed before; so far is it from being the formal cause thereof.
Atonement or pardon and forgivenesse, i. e. the judiciall declaration of a beleever to be discharged from the guilt and condemnation of sin is an effect of a sinners righteousnesse, which also hath been shewed before; so far is it from being the formall cause thereof.
The meritorious procuring cause not only of our atonement, but also of our righteousness, is Christs Mediatorly Sacrifice, but not in the sense of the Dialogue, for there is no such Mediatorly obedience as it imagines.