A89732:751
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. 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, Mat. 27.57. Mar. 15.52, 53. and that was at Sun-set, it could not be when the first Evening was come; but Christ was dead long before this, for he gave up the ghost at the ninth hour, which was about three hours before the two thieves were killed, and yet by the course of his nature he might have lived in his torments as long as the two thieves did, for ⟨p. 160⟩the Roman Soldiers did crucify all three alike.
Dialogu. The Centurion did plainly see a manifest difference between the manner of Christs death, and the death of the two theeves 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, Mat. 27.57. Mar. 15.52, 53. and that was at Sun-set, it could not be when the first Evening was come; but Christ was dead long before this, for he gave up the ghost at the ninth hour, which was about three hours before the two theeves were killed, and yet by the course of his nature he might have lived in his torments as long as the two thieves did, for ⟨p. 160⟩the Romane Souldiers did crucifie all three alike.
Answ. Put case Joseph of Arimathea begged not the body of Christ until Sunset-Evening, and that he died three hours before the thieves; this disproveth not the Jews as procurers, Pilate as a Commander, and the Roman soldiers as Executioners to have effectually put Christ to death; neither doth all being granted touch the question; mans not putting Christ to his natural death, no way disproving Gods putting of him to a supernatural death: so impertinent are these new assertions though true.