A89732:149
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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The whole essential properly-penal death of the curse, that is, the whole essential punishment thereof was executed upon Christ.
The whole essentiall properly-poenall death of the curse, that is, the whole essentiall punishment thereof was executed upon Christ.
The whole properly-penal death of the curse is executed upon the reprobate both in respect of the essential and accidental parts thereof.
The whole properly-poenal death of the curse is executed upon the reprobate both in respect of the essential and accidental parts thereof.
Adam then standing as a public person containing all mankind (and which is more: so standing as that the first Adam a public person containing all mankind disobeying, was a figure of Christ the second Adam a public person containing all the Elect obeying; so Paul expressly, who is the figure of him that was to come, Rom. 5.14.) the meaning of these words, In the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt die, is this: If man sin man shall die, either in his own person as the Reprobate, or in the person of the man Christ Jesus their surety, as the elect, according to the distribution above: so is the Text a full and universal truth, Man sins, and man dies.
Adam then standing as a publike person containing all mankinde (and which is more: so standing as that the first Adam a publike person contaiing all mankinde disobeying, was a figure of Christ the second Adam a publike person containing all the Elect obeying; so Paul expresly, who is the figure of him that was to come,