A89732:787
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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Two of your instances hold not, viz. Exo. 8.18. which the diligent Reader may easily perceive, and Numb. 14.40. where the words are better read by Learned Translators, And they rose up early in the morning that they might ascend, &c. A third, viz. Exo. 17.16. is expounded with as good reason against you. That also Esth. 8.7. might be troubled if not taken from you, the true meaning of places is to be attended. Your number of instances, if need were, I doubt not, may be made up elsewhere.
'Tis true, the will is in diverse places put for the deed, but not therefore in every place, nor consequently in this. So to argue were a non-consequence proceeding from particulars to an universal.
Where in Scripture the will is put for the deed, there it is also manifest that though there was the will, yet there was not the deed, as in your instances of Abraham, Saul, and Haman, if yet the last will hold as here alleged. But you cannot produce any Scripture where the will is put for the deed, when there was a sufficient physical cause exerted to produce that effect, and also the effect followed; it were indeed an implicate, i.e. a contradiction, yet such is the case here. 'Tis true, no torments though in themselves killing could kill Christ until he pleased, and 'tis also true, that torments killing in themselves could kill him when he pleased.
Where in Scripture the will is put for the deed, there it is also manifest that though there was the will, yet there was not the deed, as in your instances of Abraham, Saul, and Haman, if yet the last will hold as here alledged. But you cannot produce any Scripture where the will is put for the deed, when there was a sufficient physical cause exerted to produce that effect, and also the effect followed; it were indeed an implicate, i.e. a contradiction, yet such is the case here. 'Tis true, no torments though in themselves killing could kill Christ until he pleased, and 'tis also true, that torments killing in themselvs could kill him when he pleased.