A89732:823
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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Though the Decalogue or moral Law were written in Adams heart, yet it is not therefore called the moral Law, because it was written in his heart. Neither is it so proper to say it was written in our Nature, mans nature remained when Adam was deprived of Gods image. The image of God after which Adam was created was a Divine not a Humane Nature.
If the term Moral extend not to the Latitude of the Law in all considerations, the Law is not therefore contracted unto the term; neither in it self nor in the intention of the Authors thereof, who have many more names to express the Law by.
If the term Moral extend not to the Latitude of the Law in all considerations, the Law is not therefore contracted unto the term; neither in it self nor in the intention of the Authours thereof, who have many more names to expresse the Law by.
Dialogu. But the truth is, they are greatly deceived, for the ten Commandments do require faith in Christ as well as moral duties: but faith in Christ was not engraven in Adams nature in the time of his innocency, he knew nothing concerning faith in Christ, till after his fall; therefore the ten Commandments in the full latitude of them were not given to Adam in his innocency: they were not given till after Christ was published to be the seed of the woman, to break the devils head-plot, therefore the ten Commandments do require faith in Christ as well as moral duties.
Dialogu. But the truth is, they are greatly deceived, for the ten Commandments do require faith in Christ as well as morall duties: but faith in Christ was not engraven in Adams nature in the time of his innocency, he knew nothing concerning faith in Christ, till after his fall; therefore the ten Commandments in the full latitude of them were not given to Adam in his innocency: they were not given till after Christ was published to be the seed of the woman, to break the devils head-plot, therefore the ten Commandments do require faith in Christ as well as morall duties.