A89732:649
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. This distinction of the case of the body in this life liable, and the case of the soul not liable unto punishment is grounded upon presumption of that which is not, namely, such an act wherein the body is guilty, and the soul both guiltless and uncapable of guilt either inherently or imputatively.
Answ. This distinction of the case of the body in this life liable, and the case of the soul not liable unto punishment is grounded upon presumption of that which is not, namely, such an act wherein the body is guilty, and the soul both guiltlesse and uncapable of guilt either inherently or imputatively.
M, Reynolds distinguisheth between inherent and imputative guilt, and concludes Christ was guilty imputatively, that is, obnoxious unto the punishment that others had deserved.
1The arguments whereby he proveth that Christ (though inherently innocent) might be guilty imputatively, and suffer the punishment that others had deserved, they that please to examine shall find solid and in effect much the same with what Ursin and Paraeus had taught before.
1The arguments whereby he proveth that Christ (though inherently innocent) might be guilty imputatively, and suffer the punishment that others had deserved, they that please to examine shall finde solid and in effect much the same with what Ʋrsin and Paraeus had taught before.