A89732:65
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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Prop. VI The demerit or desert of man by reason of sin being death according to Relative justice, the rule of proceeding between God and him, Justice now requireth that man should dye. As God (with reverence ⟨p. 4⟩be it spoken of him, who cannot be unjust) in case man had continued in obedience, had been unjust if he had denied him life: so in case of disobedience, he should be unjust in case he should not inflict death.
Prop. VII The elect then having sinned, the elect must di•• if they die in their own persons, Election is frustrate, God is unfaithful; if they die not at all, God is unjust, the Commination is untrue: If elect men die in their own persons, the Gospel is void, if man doth not die the Law is void; they die therefore in the man Christ Jesus, who satisfied Justice as their Surety, and so fulfilled both Law and Gospel. As Gods will is the rule of righteousness, so Gods will is the rule of the temperature of righteousness.
Prop. VII The elect then having sinned, the elect must di•• if they die in their own persons, Election is frustrate, God is unfaithfull; if they die not at all, God is unjust, the Commination is untrue: If elect men die in their own persons, the Gospel is void, if man doth not die the Law is void; they die therefore in the man Christ Jesus, who satisfied Justice as their Surety, and so fulfilled both Law and Gospel. As Gods will is the rule of righteousness, so Gods will is the rule of the temperature of righteousness.
Prop. VIII Though God by his absolute power might have saved man without a Surety, yet having constituted that inviolable rule of relative justice, In the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die; he could not avoid in respect of his power now limited to proceed by this rule; but man having sinned, man must die, and satisfy the Law that man may live Justice requireth that the Surety should die, th the Debtor may live, That he might be just, and the Justifier of him that believeth in Jesus,