A89732:741
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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2. Our Saviour in his answer declared wherein the true force and efficacy of his sacrifice did lie, namely, in these two things.
1. In the Personal union of his humane nature with his divine nature.
2. It lies in his Priestly offering up of his humane nature by his divine nature.
Answ. Though neither the flesh nor the actions of his flesh considered alone can profit us, it doth not thereupon follow that his legal obedience cannot profit us: the consequent is as false as the antecedent is true: for the legal obedience of Christ is not only humane obedience, as the Dialogue speaks, but the obedience of God-man: of the error of this distinction of legal and mediatorial obedience, hath been spoken before.
Answ. Though neither the flesh nor the actions of his flesh considered alone can profit us, it doth not thereupon follow that his legall obedience cannot profit us: the consequent is as false as the antecedent is true: for the legall obedience of Christ is not only humane obedience, as the Dialogue speaks, but the obedience of God-man: of the errour of this distinction of legal and mediatorial obedience, hath been spoken before.