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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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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.
Dialogu. If the circumstances of his agony be well weighed, it will appear that it did not proceed from his fathers wrath but from his natural fear of death only: because he must be stricken with the fear of death as much at his true humane nature could bear; he must be touched with the fear of death in a great measure (as the Prophets did foretell.) Add to these pains of ⟨p. 64⟩his mind, his earnest prayers to be delivered from his natural fear of death: the fear of death doth often cause men to sweat, and earnestly pray; as he was man he must be touched with the fear of death, as he was Mediator he must fully and wholly overcome his natural fear of death by prayers: therefore there was a necessity for him to pray, and to strive in prayer until he had overcome it, as I shall further explain the matter by and by, in Heb. 5.7.
Dialogu. If the circumstances of his agony be well weighed, it will appear that it did not proceed from his fathers wrath but from his naturall fear of death only: because he must be stricken with the fear of death as much at his true humane nature could bear; he must be touched with the fear of death in a great measure (as the Prophets did foretell.) Adde to these pains of