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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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Part 2 › Section 2 › Chapter 9: Of Atonement or Reconciliation.
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The external essential works of God are wrought jointly, immediately and formally by all the persons; ⟨p. 264⟩because the principle of them is the divine essence,1 which is common to all the three persons; the Son is God of himself, the holy Ghost is God of himself, the denial hereof argueth no little ignorance of the nature of God.
The externall essentiall works of God are wrought jointly, immediatly and formally by all the persons; ⟨p. 264⟩because the principle of them is the divine essence,1 which is common to all the three persons; the Son is God of himself, the holy Ghost is God of himself, the deniall herof argueth no little ignorance of the nature of God.
- 1Essentiae in personis non discrepat potentia. Aug. in Joan. tract. 20.
The Father (father being taken essentially) forgiveth sin formally and authoritatively as the Supreme Lord, Christ as Mediator formally and authoritatively by an authority derived as a subordinate Lord. When we say Christ forgiveth sin formally, the meaning is, he actually taketh away sin by an authoritative and judicial discharging the sinner from the guilt and punishment thereof, and doth not only declare the forgiveness of sin, as the Ministry doth.
The Father (father being taken essentially) forgiveth sinne formally and authoritatively as the Supreme Lord, Christ as Mediatour formally and authoritatively by an authority derived as a subordinate Lord. When we say Christ forgiveth sin formally, the meaning is, he actually taketh away sin by an authoritative and judiciall discharging the sinner from the guilt and punishment thereof, and doth not only declare the forgivenesse of sinne, as the Ministery doth.