A89732:1142
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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We consent to M Forbes as concerning the argument taken from the comparison, we dissent from him as concerning the restrictions, the reason of the comparison being founded upon the condition of the persons and divine institution, it holds between such acts as the first and second Adam acted as public persons: Adam therefore being in that act of disobedience only a public person, hence that act only is imputed unto his seed; but Christ being in all his acts of obedience a public person, hence therefore all the acts of Christs obedience are imputed to his seed. As upon the supposition of Adams continuing in obedience (because he had then continued a public person) all the acts of his obedience even unto the finishing of perfect righteousness, had been imputed unto his seed, according to the nature of the Covenant of works, unto their attaining of justification by the Law.
We consent to M Forbes as concerning the argument taken from the comparison, we dissent from him as concerning the restrictions, the reason of the comparison being founded upon the condition of the persons and divine institution, it holds between such acts as the first and second Adam acted as publike persons: Adam therefore being in that act of disobedience only a publique person, hence that act only is imputed unto his seed; but Christ being in all his acts of obedience a publique person, hence therefore all the acts of Christs obedience are imputed to his seed. As upon the supposition of Adams continuing in obedience (because he had then continued a publick person) all the acts of his obedience even unto the finishing of perfect righteousnesse, had been imputed unto his seed, according to the nature of the Covenant of works, unto their attaining of justification by the Law.
The union between Adam and his posterity was not personal, nor only natural, but mystical. It was a conjunction of the person of Adam, and all contained then in his loins, in one spiritual body, by the institution of God, whereby he was as their head, they as his members, to stand or fall with him standing or falling.
The union between Adam and his posterity was not personall, nor only natural, but mysticall. It was a conjunction of the person of Adam, and all contained then in his loins, in one spiritual body, by the institution of God, whereby he was as their head, they as his members, to stand or fall with him standing or falling.