A89732:119
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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What to judge of your mediatorial obedience we saw before, which being null, its merit, price and sacrifice must needs perish with it.
What to judge of your mediatoriall obedience we saw before, which being null, its merit, price and sacrifice must needs perish with it.
Dialogu. I agree with others in this, that divine wrath is fully satisfied for the sins of the Elect, by the merit of Christs. Mediatorial obedience; I differ from others in this, namely, in the manner of his satisfaction, I say, that Christ did not suffer Gods wrath for our sins, by suffering the extremity of his wrath, neither did he suffer the torments of hell neither in his body, nor in his soul nor any degree of Gods wrath at all.
Dialogu. I agree with others in this, that divine wrath is fully satisfied for the sins of the Elect, by the merit of Christs. Mediatoriall obedience; I differ from others in this, namely, in the manner of his satisfaction, I say, that Christ did not suffer Gods wrath for our sins, by suffering the extremity of his wrath, neither did he suffer the torments of hell neither in his body, nor in his soul nor any degree of Gods wrath at all.
Answ. No, no; you agree not with us in this, that divine wrath is fully satisfied; but deal therein like Epicurus, who in his disputation concerning the Gods, abused the hearers with yielding that verbally which he took away really; so while you yield verbally that divine wrath is fully satisfied, you steal away the truth from the less wary Reader really; for in the very next line but one, you say, Christ did not satisfy Gods wrath for our sins by suffering so much as any degree of Gods wrath at all.
Answ. No, no; you agree not with us in this, that divine wrath is fully satisfied; but deal therein like Epicurus, who in his disputation concerning the Gods, abused the hearers with yeelding that verbally which he took away really; so while you yeeld verbally that divine wrath is fully satisfied, you steal away the truth from the lesse wary Reader really; for in the very next line but one, you say, Christ did not satisfie Gods wrath for our sins by suffering so much as any degree of Gods wrath at all.