A89732:548
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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Pain of loss and Pain of sense make up the torments of hell. Pain of loss then being but a part of the curse or punishment, the part is to be distinguished according to the whole, as the punishment is taken either essentially for such executions of justice as flow from the curse, as such, viz. the not enjoying of ought of the good of the promises, and the suffering of all the substantial positive evil of the curse, without any respect unto the condition of the Patient, or accidentally for such executions of justice as are inseparable concomitants of the state of the damned, yet flow not from the simple nature of the curse, but in respect of the condition of the patient, viz. total and final separation from God, &c. of which oft above.
Pain of losse and Pain of sense make up the torments of hell. Pain of losse then being but a part of the curse or punishment, the part is to be distinguished according to the whole, as the punishment is taken either essentially for such executions of justice as flow from the curse, as such, viz. the not enjoying of ought of the good of the promises, and the suffering of all the substantiall positive evill of the curse, without any respect unto the condition of the Patient, or accidentally for such executions of justice as are inseparable concomitants of the state of the damned, yet flow not from the simple nature of the curse, but in respect of the condition of the patient, viz. total and final separation from God, &c. of which oft above.
The Favour of God is taken largely for the effects of his common bounty; so the wicked are for their sin separated from the favour of God; or it is taken properly for the special love of God, namely Election: so the wicked cannot be said to be separated from him: the Legal discovenanting of the Reprobate for their sin which they have committed, is the effect of justice; that being discovenanted they fall into the bottomless pit, is also an effect of justice; but totality and finality of their disunion with God without recovery by the covenant of grace, is a consequent of Reprobation.
The Favour of God is taken largely for the effects of his common bounty; so the wicked are for their sin separated from the favour of God; or it is taken properly for the speciall love of God, namely Election: so the wicked cannot be said to be separated from him: the Legall discovenanting of the Reprobate for their sin which they have committed, is the effect of justice; that being discovenanted they fall into the bottomlesse pit, is also an effect of justice; but totality and finality of their disunion with God without recovery by the covenant of grace, is a consequent of Reprobation.