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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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The person obeying was God-man. The first Adam was by Gods institution a public person, hence in him sinning the world sinned, The second Adam is not only by Gods institution a public person, but also an infinite person, because God: This public and infinite person doing and suffering, was as much as if the world of the Elect had suffered. If the first Adam a finite person, was by Gods institution in that act of disobedience, A ⟨p. 6⟩world of men; why should it seem strange that the second Adam being an infinite person should be by Gods institution in the course of his obedience, As the world of the Elect? He being an infinite person there needed no more then Gods pleasure to have made him The world of men, yea ten thousand-thousand worlds. That which is infinite knoweth no bounds but Gods will.
The person obeying was God-man. The first Adam was by Gods institution a publick person, hence in him sinning the world sinned, The second Adam is not only by Gods institution a publick person, but also an infinite person, because God: This publick and infinite person doing and suffering, was as much as if the world of the Elect had suffered. If the first Adam a finite person, was by Gods institution in that act of disobedience, A ⟨p. 6⟩world of men; why should it seem strange that the second Adam being an infinite person should be by Gods institution in the course of his obedience, As the world of the Elect? He being an infinite person there needed no more then Gods pleasure to have made him The world of men, yea ten thousand-thousand worlds. That which is infinite knoweth no bounds but Gods will.
The kind of his obedience was Legal, the same in nature and measure which we by the first Covenant stood bound unto.
The kinde of his obedience was Legal, the same in nature and measure which we by the first Covenant stood bound unto.