A89732:121
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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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.
And though you would seem to qualify and hide your vast and sad difference from us, saying, you differ from us in respect of the manner, yet you cannot but know full well that you differ from us not only in the manner, but also in the matter of ⟨p. 17⟩Christs satisfaction. Whilst you deny and oppose what you know we affirm and defend, namely, Christs suffering of the wrath of God, and that in way of satisfaction to divine justice. For the confirmation whereof, give me leave upon this occasion to insert an argument, otherwise somewhat out of its place.
And though you would seem to qualifie and hide your vast and sad diff•rence from us, saying, you differ from us in respect of the manner, yet you cannot but know full well that you differ from us not only in the manner, but also in the matter of ⟨p. 17⟩Christs satisfaction. Whilest you deny and oppose what you know we affirm and defend, namely, Christs suffering of the wrath of God, and that in way of satisfaction to divine justice. For the confirmation whereof, give me leave upon this occasion to insert an argument, otherwise somewhat out of its place.