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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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That this weak Treatise cometh forth under your Name cannot seem strange to him who remembers Natures Off-spring by instinct sheltering it self under those wings from whence it received life and breath.
THat this weak Treatise cometh forth under your Name cannot seem strange to him who remembers Natures Off-spring by instinct sheltring it self under those wings from whence it received life and breath.
Reluctances from personal unfitness to undertake this Service, Religion forbade me to hearken after, whilst I considered the call of the Court thereunto to be the call of God; and how unworthy it would be for any of Aaron's Sons so far as lieth in them to fail Moses leading on and calling to follow in a Cause immediately concerning the Lord Jesus, especially at such a time when to be silent were not only to deny a joint-witnessing with you ⟨image 3⟩to the truth; but in appearance tacitly to strengthen the adversary in bearing false witness against the power of the Christian Magistrate concerning the Defence of the Truth: Seeing Donatus now crieth aloud again,1 What hath the Emperor to do with the Churches? Notwithstanding that position concerning the Magistrates power in matters of Religion be attested to by Civill-Law, Common-Law, Nature, Scripture, Reason and Testimony both old and new.
Reluctances from personall unfitnesse to undertake this Service, Religion forbad me to hearken after, whilest I considered the call of the Court thereunto to be the call of God; and how unworthy it would be for any of Aarons Sons so far as lieth in them to fail Moses leading on and calling to follow in a Cause immediately concerning the Lord Jesus, especially at such a time when to be silent were not only to deny a joynt-witnessing with you ⟨image 3⟩to the truth; but in appearance tacitely to strengthen the adversary in bearing false witnesse against the power of the Christian Magistrate concerning the Defence of the Truth: Seeing Donatus now crieth aloud again,