A89732:1116
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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The Legal obedience of Christ is to be considered formally and virtually, as considered formally it is an ingredient into the meritorious cause of our justification, as considered virtually it is the material cause thereof. Of which before.
The Legall obedience of Christ is to be considered formally and virtually, as considered formally it is an ingredient into the meritorious cause of our justification, as considered virtually it is the materiall cause thereof. Of which before.
Dialogu. And thus Christ is our Righteousness in one respect, the Father in another, and the holy Ghost in another. Each person is a sinners righteousness in several respects, The manner how Christ should justify the many was by bearing their iniquities, and how else did he bear their iniquities but by his sacrifice of Atonement? and in this sense Christ is said to justify us with his blood, Rom. 5.9. that is to say, by his Sacrifice of Atonement; therefore his righteousness cannot be the formal cause of a sinners righteousness; it is but the procuring cause of the Fathers atonement, which is the only formal cause of a sinners righteousness.
Dialogu. And thus Christ is our Righteousnesse in one respect, the Father in another, and the holy Ghost in another. Each person is a sinners righteousnesse in severall respects, The manner how Christ should justifie the many was by bearing their iniquities, and how else did he bear their iniquities but by his sacrifice of Atonement? and in this sense Christ is said to justifie us with his bloud, Rom. 5.9. that is to say, by his Sacrifice of Atonement; therefore his righteousnesse cannot be the formall cause of a sinners righteousnesse; it is but the procuring cause of the Fathers atonement, which is the only formall cause of a sinners righteousnesse.