A89732:435
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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Dialogu. The holy Ghost hath indited this Psalm by the Prophet David in the Person of Christ. If so, then all the words of this Psalm must have relation to the person of Christ. The Psalm it self hath two principal parts, the first is from ver. 1. to 21. in all which Christ doth complain to his father of his unjust usage by his malignant Adversaries: the 2d part of the Psalm is from the 22. ver. to the end.
Answ. The inditing of the Psalm by David with the distribution thereof, nothing disproveth the desertion mentioned vers. 1. to proceed from the wrath of God.
In this Psalm Christ complaineth of his unjust usage by his malignant adversaries, but not of that only nor principally.
The passions whereof Christ complaineth in this Psalm, may be conveniently distributed into four ⟨p. 82⟩heads. The suffering the wrath of God, ver. 1.2.11. The grief of his spirit by reproaches, ver. 6, 7, 8, 17, 18. His fear from the cruelty of his enemies, vers. 12, 13, 16, 20, 21. The torture of his body by crucifying, ver. 14.15, 16, 17. the greatest whereof was the sense of the wrath of God.