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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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If the fear of death which he expressed to his Disciples in the night before his death, had risen on the sense of his fathers wrath inflicted upon him for our sin, then you must also say, that he suffered his fathers wrath for our sins six days before this, for six days before this he spake those words, Luk. 12.50. where our Saviour doth express as much distress of mind as here: yet I know no expositor that ever gathered so much from this place of Luke.
If the fear of death which he expressed to his Disciples in the night before his death, had risen on the sense of his fathers wrath inflicted upon him for our sinne, then you must also say, that he suffered his fathers wrath for our sins six daies before this, for six daies before this he spake those words, Luk. 12.50. where our Saviour doth expresse as much distresse of minde as here: yet I know no expositor that ever gathered so much from this place of Luke.
Answ. Expositors do generally agree, that as in Matthew and Mark, so also Luke 12.50. Christ speaks of his passion, as likewise that the wrath of God was the principal matter thereof; in Luke he's troubled at the remembrance of his future passion of his fathers wrath, the sense of that wrath had at present in great degree taken hold upon him. Christ doth not express so much distress of mind in Luke, as here; he saith he was straitened, but here he professeth his sorrowfulness unto death, together with consternation and expavefaction; of which straightway.
Answ. Expositors do generally agree, that as in Mathew and Mark, so also Luke 12.50. Christ speaks of his passion, as likewise that the wrath of God was the principal matter thereof; in Luke he's troubled at the remembrance of his future passion of his fathers wrath, the sense of that wrath had at present in great degree taken hold upon him. Christ doth not expresse so much distresse of minde in Luke, as here; he saith he was straightned, but here he professeth his sorrowfullnesse unto death, together with consternation and expavefaction; of which straightway.