A89732:653
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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CHAP. I. Of the nature of Mediatorly obedience, both according to the Dialogue and the Orthodox.
Dialogu. That which Christ did to redeem us from the curse of the Law, was not by bearing of the said curse really in our stead (as the common doctrine of imputation doth teach) but by procuring his Fathers atonement by the invaluable price or performance of his own Mediatorial obedience whereof his Mediatorial sacrifice of atonement was the finishing master-piece, this kind of obedience was that rich thing of price which the Father required and accepted ⟨p. 136⟩as satisfactory for the procuring of his atonement for our full Redemption, Justification and Adoption.
Dialogu. THat which Christ did to redeem us from the curse of the Law, was not by bearing of the said curse really in our stead (as the common doctrine of imputation doth teach) but by procuring his Fathers atonement by the invaluable price or performance of his own Mediatoriall obedience whereof his Mediatoriall sacrifice of atonement was the finishing master-piece, this kinde of obedience was that rich thing of price which the Father required and accepted ⟨p. 136⟩as satisfactory for the procuring of his atonement for our full Redemption, Justification and Adoption.
Answ. The Dialogue having hitherto denied and contended against Christs suffering of the wrath of God due unto the Elect for their sins in way of satisfaction to divine justice, as also against the imputation of the sins of the elect unto Christ (the latter whereof, the order of cause and effect would have placed first, the imputation of the sins of the Elect unto Christ being the cause of his suffering the wrath of God due to them) which passive obedience the Orthodox believe and teach to be essential unto the Mediatorly obedience of Christ, a truth of no less moment then the Redemption and salvation of souls: The Dialogue I say thus engaged feeleth a necessity lying upon it to present the Reader with some Mediatorly obedience, because without it at least in appearance no Christian who is in earnest concerning his Redemption, will be satisfied. It concerneth us then (the received Mediatorly obedience being denied) diligently to attend what this new Mediatorial obedience is.