A89732:109
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. Neither the merit of Christ without his mediatorly obedience, nor his mediatorly obedience without his merit, but both conjoined are the meritorious price: whence according to the language of the Orthodox the mediatorly obedience of Christ is the meritorious price of our redemption; ⟨p. 14⟩but this manner of speech the Dialogue declines, choosing rather to express it self by affected if not ambiguous terms, viz. [Christ payed the price of our redemption by the merit of his Mediatorial obedience] the meaning of which Sibboleth we shall soon see.
Answ. Neither the merit of Christ without his mediatorly obedience, nor his mediatorly obedience without his merit, but both conjoyned are the meritorious price: whence according to the language of the Orthodox the mediatorly obedience of Christ is the meritorious price of our redemption; ⟨p. 14⟩but this manner of speech the Dialogue declines, chusing rather to expresse it self by affected if not ambiguous terms, viz. [Christ payed the price of our redemption by the merit of his Mediatoriall obedience] the meaning of which Sibboleth we shall soon see.
The Question between the Orthodox and the Dialogue is not whether the Mediatorly obedience of Christ be a meritorious price of redemption, but whether the Mediatorial obedience of Christ in the Dialogue be the Mediatorly obedience of Christ; So that hitherto you do but beg not state the Question, or rather boast of a question begged, then state a Question to be disputed. That part of the Controversy which concerns Mediatorly obedience shall be truly stated in its due place.
The Question between the Orthodox and the Dialogue is not whether the Mediatorly obedience of Christ be a meritorious price of redemption, but whether the Mediatorial obedience of Christ in the Dialogue be the Mediatorly obedience of Christ; So that hitherto you do but beg not state the Question, or rather boast of a question begged, then state a Question to be disputed. That part of the Controversie which concerns Mediatorly obedience shall be truly stated in its due place.