A89732:536
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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Answ. As you mistook Ursin, so you mistake Polanus, the same answer is to be repeated in the same case. Polanus in opposition to Bellarmine, and some other late Popish Writers, who teach, that Christ suffered not the wrath of God in his soul, propounds this question, v. Whether the alone passion and death of the body of Christ was sufficient punishment for us, and the satisfaction of an infinite price? and resolveth it negatively, proving the satisfactory passion of Christ to be both outward and inward of both body and soul, as is plain to the Reader, though (the nature of the dispute so requiring) he applieth himself principally to prove the soul-sufferings of Christ. You have not yet produced an Orthodox Author that saith Christ suffered the wrath of God in his soul only.
Answ. As you mistook Ʋrsin, so you mistake Polanus, the same answer is to be repeated in the same case. Polanus in opposition to Bellarmine, and some other late Popish Writers, who teach, that Christ suffered not the wrath of God in his soul, propounds this question, v. Whether the alone passion and death of the body of Christ was sufficient punishment for us, and the satisfaction of an infinite price? and resolveth it negatively, proving the satisfactory passion of Christ to be both outward and inward of both body aad soul, as is plain to the Reader, though (the nature of the dispute so requiring) he applieth himself principally to prove the soul-sufferings of Christ. You have not yet produced an Orthodox Authour that saith Christ suffered the wrath of God in his soul only.
Dialogu. We see but in part and know but in part; God hath some truth to bring to light in every age; the common doctrine of imputation hath much obscured the meritorious price of our redemption and justification.
Answ. We doubt not but God doth clear his truth more and more in every age, neither do we doubt of fundamental truth continuing the same to his in all ages. As at the coming of Christ, Satan opposed the true Christ with raising up false Christs, so at the breaking forth of the light, he opposeth the true light by false lights. If the doctrine of the Dialogue brought to the fiery trial be found to be darkness, and ours to be light; it deeply concerneth the Author timeously to remember that of the Prophet;