A89732:493
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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For otherwise (saith Junius) neither according to the Law of nature, nor according to civill Law,1 nor in respect of the thing it self, is he that is hanged, accursed; seeing therefore the cause why the carcass of him that is hanged, must not continue all night unburied, is ceremonial; Christ being the body, and fulfilling of the ceremonies, it is no doubt but in this ceremonial curse (Moses himself being a Type of our eternal Mediator) had respect unto our eternal and perfect mediation. This Exposition making the man that was hanged ⟨p. 96⟩upon a tree, a ceremonial curse, and Christ hanged upon a tree a moral curse, is both generally received, and every way agreeing to the analogy of faith, which is a rule of interpreting Scripture.
For otherwise (saith Iunius) neither according to the Law of nature, nor according to civill Law,1 nor in respect of the thing it self, is he that is hanged, accursed; seeing therefore the cause why the carcasse of him that is hanged, must not continue all night unburied, is ceremoniall; Christ being the body, and fullfilling of the ceremonies, it is no doubt but in this ceremoniall curse (Moses himself being a Type of our eternall Mediatour) had respect unto our eternall and perfect mediation. This Exposition making the man that was hanged ⟨p. 96⟩upon a tree, a ceremoniall curse, and Christ hanged upon a tree a morall curse, is both generally received, and every way agreeing to the analogy of faith, which is a rule of interpreting Scripture.
- 1Nam alioqui neque secundum naturae legem, &c. Junius paral. lib. 2. par. 52.
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