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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. 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.
Dialogu. Our Saviour tells the two sons of Zebedee they must drink of his cup, and be baptized with his baptism, by these two expressions, which are Synonima's or equivalent, our Saviour doth inform the two sons of Zebedee what the true nature of his sufferings should be, viz. no other but such only as they should one day suffer from the hands of tyrants.
Answ. Herein is a fallacy, confounding such things as should be divided, this Text (saith Piscator) is to be ⟨p. 63⟩