A89732:684
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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Christ died for us as a Vice-sufferer, not for our good only, as Socinus would have it, but also in our ⟨p. 144⟩place and stead:1 thus the particle [For] is often taken in the Scripture, whatsoever he rashly affirmeth to the contrary. See Joh. 10.11. Rom. 5.7. & 8.26. & 9.1. Joh. 12.50, 51, 52. 2 Sam. 18.33.
- 1Mortuus est non tantum nostro bono sed etiam nostro loco & nostra vice. Paraeus in Rom. cap. 3 dub. 10. instantia. 10. Et cap. 5. dub. 5. Grotius de satisfact. cap. 1. Wolleb. compend. l. 1. c. 38.
Christ died for us as an expiatory sacrifice for our sin, that is, he so died for us as that he suffered what was due to us for our sins, Heb. 10.12, 14. He died for us as a Priest, therefore according to the type he offered his oblation not only for us but also in our stead. (His oblation was himself, Heb. 7.27. & 9.11.12.) and that as our surety that satisfied vindicative justice in our place, which else we must have suffered.