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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 the denial of Christs Legal obedience to have place in the meritorious cause, forced the Author to find out a new Mediatorly obedience, as the price of our redemption; which we have already examined: so the denial of his Legal obedience to be the matter of our justification, forceth him to invent a new way of justifying (I cannot say a new matter ⟨p. 177⟩of Justification, for he doth not present any though that was excepted) of which now (Christ who is our righteousness assisting) we are to consider.
As the denial of Christs Legal obedience to have place in the meritorious cause, forced the Authour to finde out a new Mediatorly obedience, as the price of our redemption; which we have already examined: so the denial of his Legal obedience to be the matter of our justification, forceth him to invent a new way of justifying (I cannot say a new matter ⟨p. 177⟩of Justification, for he doth not present any though that was excepted) of which now (Christ who is our righteousnesse assisting) we are to consider.
Dialogu. Before I can speak any thing touching Christs obedience to the Moral Law, it must be understood what you mean by this term moral Law: By the term moral Law you mean the Decalogue or ten Commandments, and call it the moral Law, because every one of these ten Commandments were engraven in our nature in the time of innocency: but in my apprehension in this sense the term moral Law is very ill applied, because it makes most men look at no further matter in the ten Commandments but at moral duties only: or it makes them look no further but at sanctified walking in relation to moral duties.
Dialogu. Before I can speak any thing touching Christs obedience to the Morall Law, it must be understood what you mean by this term morall Law: By the term morall Law you mean the Decalogue or ten Commandments, and call it the morall Law, because every one of these ten Commandments were engraven in our nature in the time of innocency: but in my apprehension in this sense the term moral Law is very ill applied, because it makes most men look at no further matter in the ten Commandments but at morall duties only: or it makes them look no further but at sanctified walking in relation to moral duties.