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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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Dialogu I never heard that ever any Turkish Tyrant did require such a double satisfaction of any Redeemer for the Redemption of Galley-slaves, I never heard that ever any Tyrant did require any Redeemer to pay both the full price that they demanded for their redemption of their Galley-slaves, and to bear their punishment of their curse and slavery also in their stead; I think no cruel Tyrant did ever exact such a double satisfaction: Therefore I cannot choose but wonder at the common doctrine of imputation, because it makes God the Father more rigid in the price of our Redemption, then ever Turkish Tyrant was, and to be a harder Creditor in the point of satisfaction, then ever any rigid Creditor was among men.
Dialogu I never heard that ever any Turkish Tyrant did require such a double satisfaction of any Redeemer for the Redemption of Gally-slaves, I never heard that ever any Tyrant did require any Redeemer to pay both the full price that they demanded for their redemption of their Gally-slaves, and to bear their punishment of their curse and slavery also in their stead; I think no cruell Tyrant did ever exact such a double satisfaction: Therefore I cannot choose but wonder at the common doctrine of imputation, because it makes God the Father more rigid in the price of our Redemption, then ever Turkish Tyrant was, and to be a harder Creditor in the point of satisfaction, then ever any rigid Creditor was among men.
Answ. This passionate blasphemy, not to be heard without the rending of our hearts, proceeds from the ignorance of the nature of the Redemption of Christ, which according to the constitution of the only blessed, wise, and just God, is by way of suretyship, not by way of mere price; which last is a fundamental error of the Author of the Dialogue throughout this part of the Controversy.
Answ. This passionate blasphemy, not to be heard without the rending of our hearts, proceeds from the ignorance of the nature of the Redemption of Christ, which according to the constitution of the only blessed, wise, and just God, is by way of suretiship, not by way of meer price; which last is a fundamentall errour of the Authour of the Dialogue throughout this part of the Controversie.