A89732:577
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. Now come we to examine the particulars, and whether Christ did suffer these torments of hell for our Redemption. 1. Did Christ suffer these torments of hell for our Redemption? Did Christ suffer the second death? Was he spiritually dead in corrupt and sinful qualities without any restraining grace? and did God leave him to the liberty of these corrupt and sinful qualities, to hate and blaspheme God, for his justice and holiness, as inseparable companions of Gods total separation? for these sinful qualities are inseparably joined to them that suffer hell-torments, as the effect is to the cause. Did Christ suffer this pain of loss when he said, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Dialogu. Now come we to examine the particulars, and whether Christ did suffer these torments of hell for our Redemption. 1. Did Christ suffer these torments of hell for our Redemption? Did Christ suffer the second death? Was he spiritually dead in corrupt and sinfull qualities without any restraining grace? and did God leave him to the liberty of these corrupt and sinfull qualities, to hate and blaspheme God, for his justice and holinesse, as inseparable companions of Gods totall separation? for these sinful qualities are inseparably joyned to them that suffer hell-torments, as the effect is to the cause. Did Christ suffer this pain of losse when he said, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Answ. Except the Dialogue had laid a better foundation for the disproving of Christs suffering the penal wrath of God flowing from the curse as such, without any consideration of the condition of the Patient, that is the essential punishment, then such a description as disproveth only his suffering of the circumstantial part of the punishment, these vain and reasonless interrogatories, as so many triumphs before the victory might well have been spared.
Answ. Except the Dialogue had laid a better foundation for the disproving of Christs suffering the paenal wrath of God flowing from the curse as such, without any consideration of the condition of the Patient, that is the essentiall punishment, then such a description as disproveth only his suffering of the circumstantiall part of the punishment, these vain and reasonlesse interrogatories, as so many triumphs before the victory might well have been spared.