A89732:680
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 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.
Dialogu The ways of Redemption are ranked into three sorts. 1. By exchange of one captive for another; but we are not thus redeemed, for God did not give his Son into the hands of Satan to redeem us from under the power of Satan. 2. There is a Redemption by force and strength, but this may be called a deliverance rather then a Redemption, but however Christ did not thus redeem us from Gods wrath; for then Christ must be stronger then his Father, Joh. 14.28. 3. Therefore Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law, and so consequently ⟨p. 143⟩from his Fathers wrath, by no other way or means, but by that rich and invaluable price or merit of his Mediatorial obedience.
Dialogu The waies of Redemption are ranked into three sorts. 1. By exchange of one captive for another; but we are not thus redeemed, for God did not give his Son into the hands of Satan to redeem us from under the power of Satan. 2. There is a Redemption by force and strength, but this may be called a deliverance rather then a Redemption, but however Christ did not thus redeem us from Gods wrath; for then Christ must be stronger then his Father,