A89732:537
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. 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; ⟨p. 109⟩Woe be to them that put darkness for light, and light for darkness, Isa. 5.20.
Answ. We doubt not but God doth clear his truth more and more in every age, neither do we doubt of fundamentall 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 triall be found to be darknesse, and ours to be light; it deeply concerneth the Authour timously to remember that of the Prophet; ⟨p. 109⟩Wo be to them that put darknesse for light, and light for darknesse, Isa. 5.20.