A89732:396
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Unwillingness to die in Christ had been a sin, he having received a command to lay down his life,1 Joh, 10.17. Heb. 4.15. Natural fear is either pure, and without vice, this was in Christ; or impure, adverse to reason, this was not in Christ. So Damascene long since.
Unwillingnesse to die in Christ had been a sin, he having received a command to lay down his life,1 Joh, 10.17. Heb. 4.15. Naturall fear is either pure, and without vice, this was in Christ; or impure, adverse to reason, this was not in Christ. So Damascene long since.
- 1Damasc. de fide orthod. l. 3. c. 23.
This spoiling of the mediatorly efficacy of this oblation is a supposition of impossibility, therefore ⟨p. 74⟩could not be an object of fear to him who was only subject to pure and reasonable fear.1
- 1Significat timorem rationabilem. Cham. de descen. l. 5. c. 5.
Dialogu. The word [Greek or Hebrew] is noted to signify a reasonable fear.