A89732:182
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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Christ suffered death as inflicted upon him by the justice of the curse, Gal. 3.13. 1 Pet. 2.24. hanging on the tree was a type, therefore a divine testimony of a cursed death: The curse notes the execution of justice, and that executed upon sin in our stead, Rom. 5.25. Who was delivered for our offences.
The bodily death of Christ alone did not redeem our bodies, nor the spiritual death of Christ alone redeem our souls, but the whole suffering of that person who was God; In respect of his humane nature both body and soul from the instant of his incarnation to the instant of his death redeemed our whole persons, both bodies and souls. Those places of Scripture, which attribute our redemption unto his blood, are to be understood synecdochically, mentioning a more visible part of his sufferings for the whole.
The bodily death of Christ alone did not redeem our bodies, nor the spirituall death of Christ alone redeem our souls, but the whole suffering of that person who was God; In respect of his humane nature both body and soul from the instant of his incarnation to the instant of his death redeemed our whole persons, both bodies and souls. Those places of Scripture, which attribute our redemption unto his bloud, are to be understood synechdochically, mentioning a more visible part of his sufferings for the whole.
Dialogu. My reasons why Christ could not suffer eternal death for our redemption therefrom, are first, Then he must have suffered all other curses of the Law to redeem us from them, but I have showed that utterly impossible immediately before. 2. Then he did descend locally into hell it self to suffer it there: for no man can suffer death eternal in this life: no man can suffer the second death till after this Life is ended.