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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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We must observe the due time of every action, the manner, the place, and the persons, and all other circumstances to fulfil every circumstance just as the Prophets had foretold nothing must fail; if he had failed in the least circumstance he had failed in all: and his humane nature could not be exact in these circumstances without the concurrence of the divine nature: in all these respects his natural fear of death could not choose but be very often in his mind, and as often to put him unto pain till he had overcome it.
We must observe the due time of every action, the manner, the place, and the persons, and all other circumstances to fullfill every circumstance just as the Prophets had foretold nothing must fail; if he had failed in the least circumstance he had failed in all: and his humane nature could not be exact in these circumstances without the concurrence of the divine nature: in all these respects his naturall fear of death could not chuse but be very often in his minde, and as often to put him unto pain till he had overcome it.
Answ. As things were foretold by the Prophets concerning ⟨p. 65⟩Christ, so he fulfilled them, Act. 3.18. Luke 22.37. that there might be a ready concurrence of the divine nature with the humane, for the enabling of it unto the fulfilling of them, he was both God and man, Heb. 9.14. Rom. 1.4. there could not therefore be in Christ any fear, as concerning his failing to fulfil his office to the utmost. Your mentioning other causes (though false) of Christs fear, besides his natural death, is a secret acknowledgement that his conflict with the fear of natural death only was not a sufficient cause of his exceeding sorrows felt before his death.