A89732:1138
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. The blood of Jesus Christ doth cleanse us from all sin, 1 Joh. 1.7. by a Synecdoche; for the Apostle doth not say that his blood alone without any thing doth cleanse us from all sin (as M. Forbes would have him speak) but he names his blood as a Synecdoche of his death or as a Synecdoche of his Mediatorial obedience, which also he sealed with his blood, when he made his soul a Mediatorial Sacrifice.
Dialogu. The bloud of Jesus Christ doth clense us from all sin, 1 Joh. 1.7. by a Synecdoche; for the Apostle doth not say that his bloud alone without any thing doth cleanse us from all sin (as M. Forbes would have him speak) but he names his bloud as a Synecdoche of his death or as a Synechdoche of his Mediatoriall obedience, which also he sealed with his bloud, when he made his soul a Mediatoriall Sacrifice.
Answ. M. Forbes so far speaketh the truth as he interprets blood synecdochically of Christs passive obedience imputed: he erreth 1. In limiting his passive obedience imputed to that of his death only. 2. In excluding his active obedience wholly from imputation. The Dialogues Mediatorial Obedience is confuted before, and therewith its interpretation.
Answ. M. Forbes so far speaketh the truth as he interprets bloud synechdochically of Christs passive obedience imputed: he erreth 1. In limiting his passive obedience imputed to that of his death only. 2. In excluding his active obedience wholly from imputation. The Dialogues Mediatoriall Obedience is confuted before, and therewith its interpretation.
Dialogu I grant that all mankind are one with Adam by a natural union, as proceeding from the same root and fountain of nature; but I fear your Author doth stretch out natural union with Adam unto a personal union (I mean M. Forbes doth so by consequence) to the end that he might make Adams personal action to be ours by imputation.