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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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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.
Answ. It is vain labour to write so much out of Calvin to prove against us that the fear which was in Christ was pure, and not impure; it being the professed and known judgement of all: the inference of impure and vicious fear in Christ from his undergoing of the pain of loss for our sins, is your own,1 and an error: nor have you any greater adversary then Calvin therein, who not only affirms the fear and affections in Christ to be pure according to your citations, but also that in his soul he suffered the terrible torment of the damned and forsaken men. Yet because the sufferings of the damned differ in some things from the sufferings of Christ, later Writers choose rather upon just reason to say, he suffered the punishment of the elect, who deserved to be damned, then that he suffered the punishment of the damned.
Answ. It is vain labour to write so much out of Calvin to prove against us that the fear which was in Christ was pure, and not impure; it being the professed and known judgement of all: the inference of impure and vicious fear in Christ from his undergoing of the pain of losse for our sins, is your own,