A89732:563
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. Then the pain of loss consists not in the mere want of the favour or love of God; for the Reprobates ⟨p. 114⟩whether men or devils in this life, or in the air, are always hated of God. Gods love and hatred are eternal and immutable.
Answ. Then the pain of losse consists not in the meer want of the favour or love of God; for the Reprobates ⟨p. 114⟩whether men or devils in this life, or in the air, are alwaies hated of God. Gods love and hatred are eternall and immutable.
1The devils being deprived of the image of God after which they were created, and being under a degree of eternal death, in respect of their malice, final despair, and present sufferings in part, their condition doubtless is rather a condition of death then of life.
1The devils being deprived of the image of God after which they were created, and being under a degree of eternal death, in respect of their malice, final despair, and present sufferings in part, their condition doubtlesse is rather a condition of death then of life.
- 1Vide Pisc. in 2 Pet. 2.4.
The Dialogue needlessly here ventureth to tell us that the devils are not in hell, though Peter saith, God cast them down to hell, and John telleth us,