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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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Answ. His confidence that he should not be moved by his sufferings, either from his hope, state, or the good hoped for; but that it should be with him as ver. 10. showeth us his certainty of victory; which doth not oppose but rather suppose the matter of his sufferings, which the Scripture manifests to be the wrath of God. Neither can we apprehend that Christs fear exceeded the bounds of natural fear, understanding by natural fear regular fear, in which sense this distinction is used by Divines after Damascene; who distinguished fear into a fear according to nature (this was in Christ) and a fear besides nature, adverse to reason, this was not in Christ.
Answ. His confidenee that he should not be moved by his sufferings, either from his hope, state, or the good hoped for; but that it should be with him as ver. 10. sheweth us his certainty of victory; which doth not oppose but rather suppose the matter of his sufferings, which the Scripture manifests to be the wrath of God. Neither can we apprehend that Christs fear exceeded the bounds of naturall fear, understanding by natural fear regular fear, in which sense this distinction is used by Divines after Damascene; who distinguished fear into a fear according to nature (this was in Christ) and a fear besides nature, adverse to reason, this was not in Christ.
Dialogu. These sentences of M. Calvin may advise us how we do attribute such a kind of fear to Christ as might ⟨p. 61⟩disorder his pure natural affections, which doubtless would have fallen upon him, if he had undergone the pain of loss for our sins, such as the damned do feel in hell, as the common Doctrine of Imputation doth teach.
Dialogu. These sentences of M. Calvin may advise us how we do attribute such a kinde of fear to Christ as might ⟨p. 61⟩disorder his pure naturall affections, which doubtlesse would have fallen upon him, if he had undergone the pain of losse for our sins, such as the damned do feel in hell, as the common Doctrine of Imputation doth teach.