A89732:495
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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This Proposition then, Cursed is every one that hangeth upon a tree, is a typical proposition, and containeth in it these two truths. 1. That every one that hangeth upon a tree in Judea from the promulgation of that curse until the Passion of Christ inclusively, is ceremonially accursed, i. e. all that are hanged shall be infamed with this special infamy, that the carcasses of such, in case they be not buried before Sun-set shall defile the Land. 2. That Christ in testimony that he redeemed us by beating the moral curse should be hanged upon a tree.
This Proposition then, Cursed is every one that hangeth upon a tree, is a typicall proposition, and containeth in it these two truths. 1. That every one that hangeth upon a tree in Iudea from the promulgation of that curse untill the Passion of Christ inclusively, is ceremonially accursed, i. e. all that are hanged shall be infamed with this speciall infamy, that the carcasses of such, in case they be not buried before Sun-set shall defile the Land. 2. That Christ in testimony that he redeemed us by beating the morall curse should be hanged upon a tree.
1For Christ our Saviour by this manner (saith Junius, speaking of hanging upon the cross) is figured by a ceremony proper, appointed of God and singular, who as the Apostle excellently delivereth, Gal. 3.13. was made a curse for us. They that were hanged for a capital crime amongst the Israelites typified Christ, who was to be hanged upon a tree for the sins of the Elect, Piscator, Parker, in his learned discourse of the Descent of Christ into hell, not only owneth and useth the distinction of the judicial and moral curse, but saith also that the malediction of the moral Law may be proved by ⟨p. 97⟩the malediction of the judicial Law. How far M. Ainsworth, 2who (though the Dialogue often quote him) in this controversy is wholly ours, is like minded, judge by his ensuing words upon