A89732:646
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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Neither do Histories afford instances only in public, but also in personal cases wherein the surety hath suffered the punishment of another, and by so suffering delivered the person suffered for, and that not only in inferior grievances,1 but even in the matter of life it self. Quintilian makes mention of one friend that redeemed another by vice-labour, i. e. by doing that servile work in his friends stead, which he was to have done l and in another place, of a son that redeemed his father by vice-handiwork, that is, by doing with his own hands that work which his father was to have done.2 And Chamier reports out of others of one Paulicus Nolanus, who enslaved himself unto the King of the Vandals for the redemption of a certain widows son, Gregory telleth us of one Sanctulus a Presbyter that offered himself to be beheaded for a certain Deacon that was to be put to death by the Longobards.
Neither do Histories afford instances only in publike, but also in personal cases wherein the surety hath suffered the punishment of another, and by so suffering delivered the person suffered for, and that not only in inferiour grievances,1 but even in the matter of life it self. Quintilian makes mention of one friend that redeemed another by vice-labour, i. e. by doing that servile work in his friends stead, which he was to have done l and in another place, of a son that redeemed his father by vice-handywork, that is, by doing with his own hands that work which his father was to have done.2 And Chamier reports out of others of one Paulicus Nolanus, who enslaved himself unto the King of the Vandals for the redemption of a certain widows son, Gregory telleth us of one Sanctulus a Presbyter that offered himself to be beheaded for a certain Deacon that was to be put to death by the Longobards.
- 1Quint. Declam. 5. & 9. Idem, Declam. 6.
- 2Cham. de desecnsu. l. 5. c. 21. Greg. lib. Dial. c. 37. referent Estio.