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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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The counsel of peace shall be between them both. As the sacred power is likened to Heaven, so is the civil power compared to Earth: Man cannot continue without either: Both policies acted according to the Word with Christs Spirit in respect of the external means of our welfare, hold forth a happy Analogy with the concreated Image of God, and assisting grace (together with what superiority then became) ⟨image 5⟩in the state of innocency, and are a resemblance of what the renewed image of God and immediate assistance of Christ shall be in the state of glory. They are that unto the People of God throughout the Metaphorical Sea and Wilderness of this Life, which that man of God and Saint of the Lord were unto Israel throughout that natural Sea and Wilderness unto the Land of Canaan. This is that Moses and Aaron.
The counsell of peace shall be between them both. As the sacred power is likened to Heaven, so is the civil power compared to Earth: Man cannot continue without either: Both policies acted according to the Word with Christs Spirit in respect of the external means of our welfare, hold forth a happy Analogy with the concreated Image of God, and assisting grace (together with what superiority then became) ⟨image 5⟩in the state of innocency, and are a resemblance of what the renewed image of God and immediate assistance of Christ shall be in the state of glory. They are that unto the People of God throughout the Metaphoricall Sea and Wildernesse of this Life, which that man of God and Saint of the Lord were unto Israel throughout that naturall Sea and Wilderness unto the Land of Canaan. This is that Moses and Aaron.
Both Powers are Gods way to mans well-being and all good, the polity of heaven. The violation of them is Satan's method to mans woe and all evil; the treachery of Hell. Whereby is legible the constant Antipathy between Dogmatists and Order; together with the reason of the present insurrection by the Spirit of Error against both Policies;