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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. Consider what was his Priestly action, and that was the sprinkling of his own blood by his own Priestly nature, that is to say, by his divine nature. Isa. 53.12. namely, by the active power of his own divine Priestly nature, Heb. 9.14. that is to say, he separated his soul from his body by the power of his Godhead when he made his soul a trespass-offering for our sin, Isa. 53.10. and the manner of sprinkling of blood by the Priests upon the Altar, must be done with a large and liberal quantity, and therefore it is called pouring out, and this sprinkling with pouring out did typify the death of the Mediator; a large quantity of bloodshed must needs be a true evidence of death.
Dialogu. Consider what was his Priestly action, and that was the sprinkling of his own bloud by his own Priestly nature, that is to say, by his divine nature. Isa. 53.12. namely, by the active power of his own divine Priestly nature, Heb. 9.14. that is to say, he separated his soul from his body by the power of his Godhead when he made his soul a trespasse-offering for our sin, Isa. 53.10. and the manner of sprinkling of bloud by the Priests upon the Altar, must be done with a large and liberall quantity, and therefore it is called pouring out, and this sprinkling with pouring out did typifie the death of the Mediatour; a large quantity of bloudshed must needs be a true evidence of death.
Answ. Christ considered as a Priest was obliged in the state of his humiliation to fulfil the Law in our stead, and consequently the sacrifice that he offered as our Priest, was the whole work of his active and passive obedience; the Priests who were a type of Christ stood severally charged with the custody of the Ark, wherein the Decalogue distinguished into two Tables was laid up. Duties of active as well as passive obedience are ordinarily called Sacrifices,