A89732:166
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 Text must needs proceed according to this interpretation in respect of the elect. There i• as good and greater reason why it should so proceed in respect of Christ, it being much more impossible that he should suffer death in sin, that is, become a sinner, then that the elect sinners should suffer penal i. e. properly-penal death for sin: that is, be damned, though both be impossible.
The Text must needs proceed according to this interpretation in respect of the elect. There i• as good and greater reason why it should so proceed in respect of Christ, it being much more impossible that he should suffer death in sinne, that is, become a sinner, then that the elect sinners should suffer poenall i. e. properly-poenall death for sinne: that is, be damned, though both be impossible.
Dialogu. The death here threatened must be understood primarily of a spiritual death or death in sin.
Dialogu. The death here threatned must be understood primarily of a spirituall death or death in sin.
Answ. All that you say concerning spiritual death befalling Adam in the day that he sinned, and therefore primarily inflicted, is vain and impertinent; for that denieth not the inflicting of eternal death to be intended afterward, nay, it rather argueth eternal death to be primarily intended, because not executed; according to that Proposition, That which is first in intention is last in execution.
Answ. All that you say concerning spiritual death befalling Adam in the day that he sinned, and therefore primarily inflicted, is vain and impertinent; for that denyeth not the inflicting of eternall death to be intended afterward, nay, it rather argueth eternall death to be primarily intended, because not executed; according to that Proposition, That which is first in intention is last in execution.