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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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As they killed their own Prophets so they killed Christ, 1 Thes. 2.15. but they killed their own Prophets not only in appearance, but effectually: Neither Christs being active, as concerning his death, sc. as voluntarily permitting or giving way and consenting unto it, neither the inability of man to take away his life till himself pleased; neither his not dying either sooner or later then the very punctual hour in which God had appointed, deny the sense of those pains which the Roman Soldiers inflicted upon him to have instrumentally, and as next external causes separated his soul from his body when he pleased, by suspending the assistance of the Divinity to give way unto the course of nature in the appointed hour. By the last reason no man dieth a violent death, because no man dieth sooner or later then his appointed time,
As they killed their own Prophets so they killed Christ, 1 Thes. 2.15. but they killed their own Prophets not only in appearance, but effectually: Neither Christs being active, as concerning his death, sc. as voluntarily permitting or giving way and consenting unto it, neither the inability of man to take away his life till himself pleased; neither his not dying either sooner or later then the very punctual hour in which God had appointed, deny the sense of those pains which the Romane Souldiers inflicted upon him to have instrumentally, and as next externall causes separated his soul fron his body when he pleased, by suspending the assistance of the Divinity to give way unto the course of nature in the appointed hour. By the last reason no man dieth a violent death, because no man dieth sooner or later then his appointed time,
Dialogu. The Centurion did plainly see a manifest difference between the manner of Christs death, and the death of the two thieves that were crucified with him, for as yet they did still continue alive in their torments till after the time that Joseph of Arimathea had begged our Saviours dead body of Pilate, at the Sun-set Evening: for Joseph did not go to Pilate to beg our Saviours body until the Evening was come,