A89732:171
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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Though it be granted that death in sin be here understood primarily; yet if death for sin be understood secondarily, then this argument concludes not against Christs suffering any death intended, but only against his suffering the death primarily intended in the text.
Though it be granted that death in sin be here understood primarily; yet if death for sinne be understood secondarily, then this argument concludes not against Christs suffering any death intended, but only against his suffering the death primarily intended in the text.
Though death in sin compared with eternal death be primarily intended in regard of Adams reprobate posterity; yet it cannot be said it was primarily intended in respect of Adam himself (if you will yield him to be saved) and his elect posterity; because that would imply eternal death to be secondarily intended, which was never at all intended as concerning them. Howsoever, certain it is, that death for sin as concerning the essential penal part thereof, is solely intended concerning Christ; and death in sin, not at all.
Though death in sin compared with eternal death be primarily intended in regard of Adams reprobate posterity; yet it cannot be said it was primarily intended in respect of Adam himself (if you will yield him to be saved) and his elect posterity; because that would imply eternall death to be secondarily intended, which was never at all intended as concerning them. Howsoever, certain it is, that death for sin as concerning the essentiall poenall part thereof, is solely intended concerning Christ; and death in sin, not at all.
Dialogu. Calvin in Gen. 2.17. demandeth what kind of death it was, that God threatened to fall upon Adam in this Text; he answereth to this purpose, It seemeth to me (saith he) that we must fetch the definition thereof from the contrary: Consider (saith he) from what life Adam fell, at the first (saith he) he was created in every part of his body and soul with pure qualities after the image of God, therefore on the contrary (saith he) by dying the death is meant, that he should be emptied of all the image of God, and possessed with corrupt qualities as soon as ever he did but eat of the forbidden fruit.