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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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Christ died after three of the clock, Mat. 27.45 50. the thieves were taken down and buried out of the way before Sunset, and 'tis probable Christ and they were taken down together, whose body being wound up in linen clothes with the spices, and carried into Josephs own sepulchre in a garden upon the same mount must necessarily take up some time, neither is there reason to think they would put themselves upon any danger of entrenching upon the Sabbath. The case thus standing, and it being not set down what space there was between the death of Christ and of the thieves, the Dialogue ventures too far, in saying Christ died not only long, but three hours before them. But be it what it was, let us see what the Dialogue infers from thence.
Christ died after three of the clock, Mat. 27.45 50. the theeves were taken down and buried out of the way before Sunset, and 'tis probable Christ and they were taken down together, whose body being wound up in linnen clothes with the spices, and carried into Iosephs own sepulchre in a garden upon the same mount must necessarily take up some time, neither is there reason to think they would put themselves upon any danget of entrenching upon the Sabbath. The case thus standing, and it being not set down what space there was between the death of Christ and of the theeves, the Dialogue ventures too far, in saying Christ died not only long, but three hours before them. But be it what it was, let us see what the Dialogue infers from thence.
Dialogu. What then was the true reason why Christ died three hours before the thieves? had he less strength of nature to bear his torments then they? or did the Roman soldiers add more torment upon his body then upon the two thieves? or did the Fathers wrath kill him sooner then the two thieves, as some think? surely none of all these things did hasten his death before the two thieves, but the only true reason was because he did actuate his own death as a mediatorial sacrifice of atonement (at the just hour appointed by his Father) by the joint concurrence of both his natures.