A89732:640
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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In some cases, saith D. Willet, 1by the Law of God the surety gave life for life, as the Prophet showeth unto Ahab by this Parable, A man was taken in battle and committed to another to keep, under this condition, ⟨p. 132⟩If he be lost, thy life shall go for his life, or else thou shalt pay a Talent of silver: A price of equal value to his life that went away. But in the application of this Parable, the Prophet leaveth out the Talent because God cannot be waged with money, and saith unto Ahab precisely, thy life shall go for his life, 1 Kin. •0.39.42. The justice whereof Ahab himself (not yet considering it to be his own case) readily acknowledgeth and pronounceth sentence accordingly, ver, 40.
In some cases, saith D. Willet, 1by the Law of God the surety gave life for life, as the Prophet sheweth unto Ahab by this Parable, A man was taken in battel and committed to another to keep, under this condition, ⟨p. 132⟩If he be lost, thy life shall go for his life, or else thou shalt pay a Talent of silver: A price of equall value to his life that went away. But in the application of this Parable, the Prophet leaveth out the Talent because God cannot be waged with money, and saith unto Ahab precisely, thy life shall go for his life, 1 Kin. •0.39.42. The justice whereof Ahab himself (not yet considering it to be his own case) readily acknowledgeth and pronounceth sentence accordingly, ver, 40.
- 1Willet cen. 5. gen. cont. 20. part. 7. qu. 3.
Hostages or pledges, whose lives with their consent are legally engaged for the security of the faith of that state whereof they are members, may lawfully be put to death, in case the state, whose fidelity they are to secure, break their faith; for the consequence or inconsequence of securing or not securing the fidelity of States, is a greater good or evil then the life or death of a pledge.