A89732:41
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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That you have been amongst the first of Magistracies which have approved and practised that Congregational way; no small favour from God, nor honour to your selves with the generations to come, when that shall appear to be the way of Christ.
I have no more to add, but that poor New-Englands superadding hereunto the concurring Testimony of the Synod, Court, and Churches respectively, to what shall be found to be the Truth concerning Doctrine and Discipline (according as you were lately stirred up) shall thereby doubtless witness a good confession, a service of a high nature, which God will not forget, and posterity will remember, gain to it self not the least name among the two Witnesses: Such work was worthy of Christ, and both the work and worth of those that during the Reign of Antichrist were and are designed to prophesy in Sack-cloth.
I have no more to adde, but that poor New-Englands superadding hereunto the concurring Testimony of the Synod, Court, and Churches respectively, to what shall be found to be the Truth concerning Doctrine and Disciplihe (according as you were lately stirred up) shall thereby doubtlesse witnesse a good confession, a service of a high nature, which God will not forget, and posterity will reremember, gain to it self not the least name among the two Witnesses: Such work was worthy of Christ, and both the work and worth of those that during the Reign of Antichrist were and are designed to prophesie in Sack-cloth.
And lastly, help to prepare that choice weapon of bearing witness to the Truth, an Engine fitter to do execution then Goliath's Sword; which together with the rest of like nature held forth in the Ages of the Patience of Saints, the true David hath promised to make use of and prosper unto victory, not only in the lighter skirmishes of the Lord, but in the great day of Battle of God Almighty at the ⟨image 8⟩