A89732:491
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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The typical reason excepted, namely, of signifying Christ bearing the moral curse upon the tree, there can be no sufficient nor probable reason given, why hanging upon a tree should infame and fasten upon the person hanged this special curse, whence followed the defiling of the Land, in case the body continued unburied after Sun-set, above all other capital sufferings. For were all received which is said by the Hebrew Doctors, that is not repugnant unto Scripture, yet it is certain that some crimes for which they were hanged, were not so great as some crimes which were punished according to other capital sentences without hanging. As also that hanging after the manner of the Jews, was not ⟨p. 95⟩so painful as some other deaths in use with them. Add hereunto, which is also acknowledged by you, that the Jews manner was often to hang them not alive, but after they were dead, yet not he that is stoned alive to death is accursed, but he that is hanged (though first stoned to death) is accursed; hanging after stoning, though it be acknowledged, yet it is not so clearly expressed in Scripture, as burning after stoning is, Josh. 7.25. burning the body to ashes, was as sore an execution in it self, as hanging up the body for a short space.
The typicall reason excepted, namely, of signifying Christ bearing the morall curse upon the tree, there can be no sufficient nor probable reason given, why hanging upon a tree should infame and fasten upon the person hanged this speciall curse, whence followed the defiling of the Land, in case the body continued unburied after Sun-set, above all other capitall sufferings. For were all received which is said by the Hebrew Doctors, that is not repugnant unto Scripture, yet it is certain that some crimes for which they were hanged, were not so great as some crimes which were punished according to other capitall sentences without hanging. As also that hanging after the manner of the Jews, was not ⟨p. 95⟩so painfull as some other deaths in use with them. Adde hereunto, which is also acknowledged by you, that the Jews manner was often to hang them not alive, but after they were dead, yet not he that is stoned alive to death is accursed, but he that is hanged (though first stoned to death) is accursed; hanging after stoning, though it be acknowledged, yet it is not so clearly expressed in Scripture, as burning after stoning is,