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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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These sufferings in the soul were not by way of sympathy, his soul suffered properly and immediately, Isa. 53.10. Mat. 26.37. the cause of his sufferings required that his soul should suffer as well as his body; we sinned in soul properly, therefore our surety must suffer in soul properly. The greatest of the sufferings of Christ were spiritual, and such as immediately seized on his soul.
These sufferings in the soul were not by way of sympathy, his soul suffered properly and immediatly, Isa. 53.10. Mat. 26.37. the cause of his sufferings required that his soul should suffer as well as his body; we sinned in soul properly, therefore our surety must suffer in soul properly. The greatest of the sufferings of Christ were spirituall, and such as immediatly seized on his soul.
As his active obedience was as properly spiritual as bodily: so his passive obedience was as properly spiritual as bodily.
As his active obedience was as properly spirituall as bodily: so his passive obedience was as properly spirituall as bodily.
Much rather is their judgement to be embraced, who say, The body suffered by way of sympathy, because the soul is sensible of sufferings without the body, but not the body without the soul.