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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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Part 1 › Chapter 8: The Vindication of Mat. 26.37. Mar. 14.33. Luke 22.53.
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All mankind ought to desire and endeavour to preserve their natural lives as much as lies in them in the use of means, Dialogu. and therefore seeing Christ as he was true man, could not prevent his death by the use of means: he was bound to be troubled for the sense of death as much as any other man.
All mankinde ought to desire and endeavour to preserve their naturall lives as much as lies in them in the use of means, Dialogu. and therefore seeing Christ as he was true man, could not prevent his death by the use of means: he was bound to be troubled for the sense of death as much as any other man.
Answ. But it was more then manifest that his trouble exceeded the trouble of any other man as concerning mere natural death.
Answ. But it was more then manifest that his trouble exceeded the trouble of any other man as concerning meer naturall death.
Other men conflicting with death by reason of sin, do not conflict only with death: other men conflicting with natural death conflict also often with eternal death, Christ according to you conflicted only with a natural death: how do you say then without any distinction he was bound to be troubled with fear of death as much as any other man?
Other men conflicting with death by reason of sin, do not conflict only with death: other men conflicting with naturall death conflict also often with eternall death, Christ according to you conflicted only with a naturall death: how do you say then without any distinction he was bound to be troubled with fear of death as much as any other man?