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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. 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, Rom. 3.26. God suffereth multitudes of sins to be unpardoned, but he suffereth not one sin to be unpunished.
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 satisfie 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 beleeveth in Jesus, Rom. 3.26. God suffereth multitudes of sins to be unpardoned, but he suffereth not one sin to be unpunished.
Quaere 1 What is Vindicative justice strictly taken?
Answ. It is an execution of relative justice rewarding sin with the punishment due thereunto according to the Law. Justice in God (as was said before) is either essential, which is in him necessarily hence he can do no wrong: Or relative which is in him freely, that is, it hath no necessary connection with the Being of God: This Relative or Moral justice is an act of Gods good pleasure, whence